NIKKEI Automotive Technology 2007 spring

Cover Story :
More steering and braking systems are adopting XBW

Key Person:

We are ready for by-wire technology

Technology Report:

Volkswagen’s TSI engine
CSM report:Toyota tops in the global production
BOSE develops an easy-to-use media system
Mazda’s new-model direct fuel-injection engine
Daihatsu Mira’s“stop idling”technology
AUTO EV sells an electric car imported from Italy
Kobe Steel develops a plated steel sheet with both workability and strength
dSPACE’s ECU integration tool
Aisin Group launches a new software company
Report from the automotive forum held in Kyushu
Volvo’s straight-six engine

Market Watch:

New cars are definitely improving in quality

News Index:

Toyota presents“FT-HS”at the Detroit Auto Show

Analysis:

Bearing technology that reduces friction in engines and transmissions

Analysis:

CCS - Volkswagen’s new combustion technology

The company and its technology:

AVEX’s spool valve processing technology

New Car Report:

Honda CROSSROAD
Mazda CX-7
Mitsubishi DELICA D:5
Toyota BLADE

Event Report:

77e Salon International de l’Auto et Accessoires(Geneva Motor Show 2007)
2007 North American International Auto Show
Automotive Technology Day 2007 winter

Basic Course:

Material/processing technology to cut cost and weight
Sensors update
PLM application in action

Inside Story:
Nissan’s 4-Wheel Active Steer

New Products:

Satellite tuner with recording

Letters from readers / From editors / Coming next issue

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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!
Magazine Subscription Information
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.