Nikkei Electronics Asia --September 2008

Nikkei Electronics Asia-September 2008
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Cover Story

Antenna Technologies Advance for MIMO Era

As the era approaches when multiple wireless methods will use MIMO, technologies for making ultra-small antenna elements are beginning to emerge. Smart antenna technology is also poised for wider commercialization.

Analysis

Struggle in Automotive Li-ion Battery Market

To cope with the tightening restrictions on CO2 emissions, automakers need to move toward vehicles that use Li-ion rechargeable batteries. It is now definite that Li-ion rechargeable batteries will be installed in cars in 2009.

Analysis

HAN Communication Goes Commercial

Human area network (HAN) communication, which uses the human body to transmit signals, may soon make it possible to make purchases, step through a ticket wicket, etc, simply by touching a device with one's hand.


Feature

Omron Develops Ultra-Thin Backlight for LCD Panels

Audience IC Mimics Hearing to Separate Speaker's Voice

3D Package-on-Package: Lower; Better Stackability

NEC Circuit Boosts Picture Resolution

Latest

E3 Media & Business Summit: Makers Clarify Strategies

Wireless Focus

RF4CE Drives Replacement of IR by RF Remote Control

Design View from Japan

Synopsys CEO Discusses Firm's Rise to Top Slot

Pins & Vias

Silicon Engineered Substrates Benefit RF, Opto, Solar Cells

Reports

Quanta Computer: Making Products that Win

Fab-Light Model Key to MPS's Strategy

Cypress Solution Offers All-Point Multi-Touch Input

Micrel Grows in Tandem with Digital TV Market

Proliferation of Wireless Presents New Challenges

NXP Focuses on Energy-Saving, "Green" Approach

Technologies for More Advanced Lithography

India Focus

SemIndia Sees Profit in Broadband Manufacturing

IIT Bombay Works on NAND Flash, Molecular Switches

India to Account for 20% of WiMAX Subscribers by 2012

Insights

Correct Methodology for Efficient Verification

Transistor-Level Verification on Phase-Locked Loops

Timing, Visibility Crucial in Chip Design

Putting More Wireless Connectivity into Devices

Solutions

Using Current Monitor IC to Simplify Precision Rectifier Design

External PNP Transistor to Boost LDO's Output Current