NIKKEI MICRODEVICES February 2006 vol. 249 -- Tech-On!

NIKKEI MICRODEVICES June 2006 vol. 249

Cover Story
MEMS sensor
Implemented in Volume in Mobile Handsets

Special Feature
Proposals for the revitalization of Japan(3)

LSI

[Inside]IBM develops timing analysis and at-speed test for 65nm ASIC that take into consideration process variation
[Inside]IEDM report:A series of novel nonvolatile memory technologies make their debut
[Report] RET extends the life of ArF immersion; coordination with DFM becomes more important
[Report] Neutral beam process controls damage, improving device property beyond 32nm
[Report] Featured SoC development（2）:Hitachi's LSI for DVD recorders

FPD

[Inside]Technology to produce large-screen displays at low cost
[Report] Matsushita Electric Industrial to build a new PDP plant

[Report]CES report:A number of 100-inch scale living room televisions make an appearance; specifics on mobile televisions unveiled

Tutorial

Overview of process equipment technology analyzed through the front-runner（1）: Introduction

Emerging Technology

Intel Corp. uses InSb to realize high-speed operation that surpasses silicon-based FET

Key Word

LER/LWR

Key Person

SanDisk "NAND flash memory demand will continue to grow still further"

Interview

Sanyo Aqua Technology's wastewater treatment business strategy for LSI plants

Challenger

JeVEC "We will not let EDA development engineers disappear from Japan"

Watcher/International

Worlds latest news

New Products

Automated wafer inspection system/KLA-Tencor Corp.
Wafer analyzer tool/Mizuho Information & Research Institute
Memory LSI tester with separately operated two test heads/Yokogawa Electric Corp.
UV thermal processing system/Novellus Systems, Inc.
Polymer ring frame/Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
Automatic vacuum tape mounter/NEC Engineering,Ltd.

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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

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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.