Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sal, > Luggers, > Several people have questioned my statement, that the 14 > Megapixel chip > is Kodak owned. > While, I do not know what Kodak's stake is in FillFactory, my guess is > it is large. Where do you get information to conclude Kodak has ANY monetary "stake" in FillFactory? > In the news release Austin pointed too is.... and I quote.... > "This new device is an exclusive development for Kodak and will > therefore not be offered as a standard FillFactory product. However, > FillFactory can develop similar imaging devices for other interested third > parties." > To me, this means there is proprietary "stuff" (my technical term) in > this device and Kodak controls the rights to it not FillFactory. Perhaps, but perhaps not. What it typically means, in engineering land, is Kodak paid for the development of (NRE - Non-Recurring Engineering) this specific "configuration", and they simply won't offer it as a standard product. This doesn't mean there is anything "proprietary", per se...as the technology used to "design" this sensor is pretty much canned process for FillFactory. What FillFactory does, is take the building blocks they have developed and put them together in the configuration the customer asks for. Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html