Cover Story
Making China’s Technology Development Strength into an Ally
China is no longer simply the “factory of the world.” But what technological and product development capabilities does China possess? How many Chinese corporations like Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Vimicro Corp. and TechFaithWireless Inc. are able to take on the rest of the world?
Suggestion
Relationships with Chinese companies are dramatically changing, from subcontracting to coexistence
Analysis
Globetrotting Chinese startups—the secret to their strength and lingering weaknesses
Trends
China concentrating energy on its own standards—TD-SCDMA about to be implemented
Contribution
Japanese companies not adapting to China should learn from long-term strategies of western firms
Special Feature
The Sinking Domestic Cellular Phone: Yearly Sales Go to 2/3 at Worst
More than 10 manufacturers of mobile phone terminals are wrestling for a slice of this 95 million-subscriber market, and highly sophisticated models are literally flying off the shelves. The Japanese mobile phone market has sometimes been ridiculed as a “remote island” for nurturing its own distinct ecosystem within a unique business environment. That island is now going through major environmental change after discussions by the Mobile Business Study Group of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have pushed toward a rethink of the sales incentives system, a core element propping up this particular environment. Environmental change would have a huge impact on the island’s ecosystem.
Special Feature
The “Unification Era” of the Web and Desktop Starts
Computer technology is about to change. Now that the World Wide Web (WWW) has become a popular medium for provision of application software, technologies used for both WWW software development and general program development are starting to have more in common. Rather than use different technologies for different operating systems, the latest trend is to develop programs with the same technology as used in development of WWW content, or vice versa, apply technology for developing PC programs to WWW content development.
Special Feature
The Leading Edge of Li-ion Rechargeable Battery Development for Automobiles
In 2006, a series of accidents involving the ignition of lithium ion rechargeable batteries used in notebook computers and mobile phones severely damaged the credibility of such batteries and stalled efforts to incorporate them into hybrid vehicles. What would a lithium ion rechargeable battery able to endure automotive conditions be made of? Durability, lifespan and cost are just three of the issues, not to mention safety. We delved into the frontline of development at this conference on automotive power systems.
Special Feature
Looking to Reduce “Obvious Patents,” the US Supreme Court Upends Patent Criteria
The Supreme Court of the United States in April 2007 delivered a controversial ruling rejecting a set of standards that have been used for more than 20 years to determine patent validity. It seems like the ruling is going to weaken the effectiveness of patents.
Documentary
Contactless IC Card FeliCa (Part 2): Taking on Both “Ticket Gates” and “Entering and Leaving”
Keyword
SIM Lock Free
Key Person
Apple Inc., Toshiyuki Masui: “I Want to Reduce GUI as much as Possible”
NE Interview
Analog Devices, Inc.,Chairman of the Board, Ray Stata: “To Make Greater Strides,Human Resources are the Starting Point”
Academy
Tutorials of Embedded System (Part 11):Finite State Machine
Tutorial
Introduction to Mobile Power Electronics (Part 2): Power Supplies Determine the Shape and Features of Mobile Equipment
Mobile equipment has to contain a power supply for its own electrical energy. The type of power supply is influenced by characteristics of the mobile product, such as external dimensions, operating time, lifespan and safety. The second installment takes a look at current items of note, including lithium ion rechargeable batteries, electric double-layer capacitors and fuel cells, explaining their characteristics and how they work.
Tutorial
An Intellectual Property Course (Part 5): Protecting Copyright and Business Secrets
In this tutorial, we explain the intellectual property basics for engineers by solving problems at the level of an intellectual property exam (level 2) run by a private sector organization. In the fifth tutorial, we look at copyright and the Unfair Competition Prevention Law. This knowledge is essential for engineers, for example when they choose to quote papers written by others in presentations to scientific gatherings
Tutorial
Understanding Color Space (Part 4): Towards Reproducing Ultimate Color
Faithful reproduction of color is an extremely important element in developing imaging systems, for example in fields such as telemedicine and e-commerce. The final tutorial in this series introduces spectrum-based color reproduction, in addition to ICC Profiles color management, as a system for achieving the ultimate in color reproduction.
Watcher / Samsung
Analysis of Latest Results: Is it Possible to Escape from the Strong Won and Encirclement?
News
- Report on 2007 Automotive Engineering Exposition
- SOFTBANK MOBILE Announces a Mobile Phone Platform Using Khronos’ OpenKODE NHK
- Science & Technical Research Laborat3ories Held an “Open House 2007” IBM’s New
- Semiconductor Process Using Vacuum to Insulate Between Wires
