Nikkei Electronics Asia -- March 2005




Cover Story
LED Backlights Boost LCD TV Color
Mass production of LCD television sets that use light-emitting diodes as the light source for the backlight looks set to begin in 2005. If practical application can be achieved, color expression will be greatly boosted.


Tech Analysis
H.264 Encoding Set for SDTV / HDTV Recording
Development of the H.264 real-time encoding LSI and software is proceeding rapidly, possibly leading to the best combination of image quality and compression ratio.


Columns
Design View: SoC Engineer ScrutinizesLarge-Scale Development
Wireless Focus: Delivering Mobile Video:DVB-H, MediaFLO
Pins & Vias: Processing for High-Volume MEMS


Features
Three Firms Back IPS for LCD Futures
Strained Si Enters Practical Use with Both nMOS, pMOS
Li-Ion Batteries Target High-Output Applications
HDD Recording Makes Switch to Perpendicular
Trends from CES: Smaller Products, Richer Features
Plasma vs LCD: the Flat TV Shootout
Behind Sony-Samsung Cross-Licensing Agreement


Monthly Special
Oscilloscope Waveform Update Rates Determine Probability of Capturing Elusive Events
Progression of PXI from Measurements to Automation


Industry & Market
Taiwan's IT Companies Enjoy High Profile at CES
G6 TFT-LCD Production On Track for March
NIDays Kicks Off in Singapore
Samsung Launches 3DMovement Recognition Phone
Citect Secures ChinaGas Contract
Philippines Eyes OpticalDisk Drive, HDD Market
Sony to Build ProductionLine for Digital Cameras
Perspective: Agere Sets Sights on China's Storage, Gbit Ethernet Markets


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