The D9001LF from Destiny Technology could take care of much of the problem. The chip can function within GDI, QuickDraw, PostScript Level II, and other printer languages. It even has a feature called TonrSavR that is intended to extend the life of the toner by allowing degrees of darkness. Destiny has also released another new ASIC, the D8805, intended to provide multifunction peripheral and laser printer designers with an inexpensive solution. Both the D9001LF and D8805 are available.
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DesignBook, intended to make working in HLDA simpler, is based on the concept of an engineer's notebook. It presents the designer with an integrated set of design capture and design management tools encompassing design intent capture, including functionality, implementation constraints, simulation stimulus, and library elements. DesignBook supports all implementation technologies capable of using HLDA techniques, from FPGAs, CPLDs, and ASICs, to structured custom devices. Its graphically oriented editors include StateMachine Designer for control logic, Block Designer for block diagrams for data path, Equation Designer for Boolean equations, and VHDL Designer for VHDL entry. CPLDs AMD has a new range of CPLDs targeted at a broad range of applications like random logic, high-speed control functions, synchronous and asynchronous logic, and gate array replacement functions and control.