Nikkei Electronics Asia -- July 2007

Nikkei Electronics Asia-July 2007 Cover Story

Blue-Violet Lasers Evolve toward Next-Gen DVDs

For next-generation DVD drives to become "standard equipment" they will need to cost less and deliver faster recording speeds. This article looks at some of the measures being taken to achieve this.

Analysis

Medical, Health Care Drive Wireless Innovations

The use of wireless communication in the medical and health care sectors is set to increase rapidly, improving patient care, staff efficiency, and the ease with which equipment can be used.

Analysis

HDMI 1.3 Chips Appear in Mobile Devices

The HDMI interface, capable of transmitting AV through a single cable, has become an indispensable feature with AV appliances. A number of send/receive chips for HDMI 1.3 are now available.


Design View from Japan

Fujitsu Strengthens SoC Business with Cedar-ESL

Wireless Focus

RF, NFC Open Way for New Medical Applications

Pins & Vias

New Packaging Technology Stacks Up

Feature

TSMC Takes Lead in 45nm IC Mass Production

Boosting Carrier Mobility with Nanotube "Paint" Transistor

Optical Plastic Makes Displays More Readable

SK Develops Li-Polymer Batteries for Hybrid Cars

Murata Filter Uses Boundary Elastic Waves; No Air Cores

Rethinking Copy Protection for Digital Terrestrial Broadcasts

Insights

Issues in Deployment of Wireless Sensor Networks

Driving External Displays from Handheld Devices

Advanced Power Packages Improve Performance

Reports

New Discoveries Lead to Nanoscale Pasta, Nanoglue

LCD Fabs Roll Back Capacity Expansion

Yankee Group Examines "Anywhere" Connectivity

Alereon Sets Up India R&D Facility for UWB Chipsets