Nikkei Electronics Asia -- May 2008

Nikkei Electronics Asia-May 2008
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Cover Story

UI Sensors Mimic 5 Human Senses

Incorporating "five-sense sensors" makes electronic devices much easier to use; devices of the future may be able to recognize human emotions - a feat which would alter the way in which we relate to them.

Analysis

Protecting Content with Electronic Patterns

Media firms and creators are looking at a distribution system applying electronic fingerprints and electronic watermarks to identify content, enabling them to collect the fees that are due to them.

Analysis

Next Blu-ray Disc Goal: "Optical Disc + Network"

Toshiba has decided to discontinue its HD DVD business, ending the standards battle. But now the Blu-ray Disc standard faces a new challenge: achieving a seamless fusion of optical discs and network services.


Column:Design View from Japan

DATE '08: EDA Tools Take Center Stage

Wireless Focus

Codec Technology Improves Audio in Wireless Headphones

Pins & Vias

Nanotech Drives Clean, Green, Sustainable Electronics

Feature

Fuji Xerox Installs Dynamic Reconfiguration in Copier

Toyota Adds Value in Crown, Doubling Datacomm Traffic

Rohm, Qualcomm Develop New MDDI-Compliant IC

"Green IT" Development Takes Off in Japan, US

Continuous-Time Sigma-Delta ADCs Move to Practical Use

Latest

Demand for Small Electric Cars Drives Growth

Report

NICT: We Compete to Win

Flexible Optical PCBs for Mobile Electronics

Copolymers, Single-Crystal Wire Improve Electronics

Numonyx Enters Market on Full Head of Steam

SSDs for Mainstream: Still Not There Yet

Intersil: Local Services Key for China Market

HD Technology Creates New Opportunities

India Focus

India's Solar Energy Industry Gains Momentum

AMD "Uniquely Positioned" in Consumer Electronics

India "Critical" to NXP's Growth, Success

Briefs

Insights

Implementing OFDM for Communications Systems

RF as Alternative for Remote Control Applications

Zero-Defect Culture to Offer Quality Improvement