Cover Story
Surging Needs for Car Devices
Part1
From stable-growth period to exponential growth, the market is to face fierce
competition over "safety" features
Part2
Promoting hybrid cars, Toyota converts a vehicle into a large consumer of chips
Part3
With sensors embedded into tires, an attitude control system is enhanced
Special Feature
Japanese semiconductor industry needs to speed up restructuring
LSI
Inside Texas Instruments' process technology strategy, the thinning limit of gate insulating
films is overcome
Report Competition heats up in ArF immersion lithography, the issue for process is defects
caused by materials
Report Comprehensive look from high-k gate stack to quantum computer component technology
Report Texas Instruments changes its package strategy to focus its operation in Japan to
devel opment
Report IBM's 65nm ASIC brings innovation in EDA with technology to address variation
Report Ion implantation equipment using gas cluster ion beam technology
Report The age of DFM has arrived - what Japan should do in terms of intellectual property rights
FPD
Inside Samsung adopts maskless and non-sputtering technology, working towards becoming
the leader in production technology innovation
Report LCD for mobile phones with limited viewing angle - a simple mechanism that prevents
others from taking a peek at the display
New Technology
Report Sony to implement specialized MEMS production line for gyro-sensor production
Emerging Technology
High-quality Si thin film produced using biotechnology
Key Word
"Area control"
Key Person (1)
Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices' small- to mid-size LCD panel strategy with competitive cost
Interview
On-site service reduces test cost
Challenger
Mounting optical switch on silicon substrate to realize optical communication technology
