NIKKEI Automotive Technology 2007 July

Cover Story :
Powertrains trends in 2020

Key Person:

Synfuel made from wood shows great potential for reduction of CO2

Technology Report:

Toyota Lexus LS600h's powertrain
Lexus LS600h's LED headlamp
Nissan's VQ37VHR engine
JTEKT's EPS for Lexus LS460
NSK's small-sized, high-efficiency power steering motor
Kobe Steel's aluminum bonding technology
JNCAP test results
Siemens's electric brake
NTN's high-speed thrust bearing
Toyota's new G-book
NXP's semiconductor for immobilizers

Market Watch:

Reducing costs of hybrids and common rails

News Index:

Koito Manufacturing puts LED headlamps into practical use for the first time in the world

Analysis:

Seat technology to reduce whiplash

Analysis:

Japanese automakers increase their presence in the BRIC markets

Road to BRICs:

Japanese manufacturers pursue active inroads into the growing BRIC markets

Evolutionary Theory of Automotive Parts:

Evolutionary Theory of Automotive Parts: Alternators contribute to higher fuel efficiency

Must-Know New Standards and Regulations:

New fuel efficiency standards for 2015

Event Report:

AutoShanghai 2007
New York International Auto Show 2007

New Car Report:

Peugeot 207
New-model Civic Type R
Citroen C4 Picasso

Basic Course:

Material/processing technology to cut cost and weight
Sensors update

Inside Story:
Subaru's stereo camera technology

New Products:

PND with high-capacity memory

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NE Asia fulfills your needs by offering articles covering a wide spectrum of topics. In addition to the English edition, the local editions for Taiwan and Korea now offer editorial sections written by local editors.
Magazine Subscription Information

You can subscribe to the magazines of NikkeiBP from outside Japan at the same price as in Japan!
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The NE ASIA News Update e-newsletter

Nikkei Electronics Asia (monthly)

We are offering a magazine monthly to qualified engineers and managers free of charge.

In-depth Articles from Nikkei Electronics Asia

Cover Story SSDs Challenge HDDs, but Quality a Problem

Solid-state drives (SSD) using NAND Flash memory are beginning to show up in a variety of equipment as storage devices. Prices are dropping as semiconductor technology continues to evolve, accelerating adoption of the drives, but manufacturers must also deal with eroding quality.

Analysis Expanded Use of Silicon Tuners Transforms Tvs

With analog television broadcasting slated for the axe in about two years in Japan, TV broadcast tuners are evolving rapidly, replacing old radio frequency (RF) analog circuits with new integrated circuits (IC) called silicon tuners. Signal demodulators are evolving with them, and by tracing the direction of their evolution it is possible to delineate the shape of tomorrow's TV.

Convenience Stores Lead in Energy Conservation

Convenience store franchises are moving to slash energy consumption following the revision of the Japanese Act on the Rational Use of Energy, and are rapidly becoming showcases for cutting-edge energy-conservation technology. The technologies honed here will spread to other firms in the distribution industry, office buildings and more, eventually worldwide.