Nikkei Electronics Asia -- January 2008

Nikkei Electronics Asia-January 2008
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Cover Story

Regenerative Power on the Rise

Regenerative power technology is finding application in low-output equipment running at only a few hundred watts, such as hybrid vehicles, power-assisted bicycles and AC-DC converters.

Analysis

DRAM Makers Cut Cost by 30% a Year to 2011

DRAM manufacturers are set to reduce costs by 30% annually until 2011. To do so they are persisting with miniaturization efforts, and making fundamental alterations to memory cell layout.

Analysis

Succeeding in China's Automotive Market

The Chinese automobile market is now the world's second largest, with annual sales exceeding seven million vehicles. Makers of automobiles and electrical parts are getting very serious about competing there.


Latest

Frequency Wavebands Adopted for 4G Phones

Canon Acquires Tokki for OLEDs, Solar Cell Start

Feature

Toshiba Develops RF CMOS IC for Bluetooth, WLAN

Intel's Entry into mmWaves Provokes Industry Upsets

Alps Adopts MDD, TDD for Automotive Software

Rohm's Prototype SiC Inverter Operates at 200°C

IBM's Magnetic Memory "Cheaper than NAND"

Design View from Japan

Using EDA Tools to Develop Noise Countermeasures

Wireless Focus

Wireless Climate Systems Reach Home

Pins & Vias

Nanoscale ICs Challenge Manufacturing Processes

Report

TSMC: Global Brand in Manufacturing

Competitive Pricing "Top Priority" with PS3

Intel's High-End Processors Extend Moore's Law

Chinese Baseband Makers Ready for TD-SCDMA Race

Altera, TSMC Collaborate on 45nm FPGA Production

IME, Fujikura to Develop CDC Devices

India Focus

Infineon's MCUs Target India's Motorbikes, Cars

SiRF Navigates Mobile Domain

SoC Designers Need Right Video IP

Insights

Managing Power LEDs Efficiently

Functional Power Solutions for Powertrain Applications

Configurable IC for Motion, Power Management

Low-Cost SMPS for Single Rail, Consumer Applications