NIKKEI MICRODEVICES April 2006 vol. 251 -- Tech-On!

NIKKEI MICRODEVICES June 2006 vol. 251

Cover Story
Flash memory breaks through the year 2009 problem

LSI

[Inside]High-speed multi-function DFM technology fills in lithography's gap of weakness
[Report]EUV lithography technology shows steady progress in development as alpha tool resolution is unveiled
[Report]Olympus cuts down digital camera SoC chip area by 30 percent

FPD

[Report]Where commercialization of Toshiba's SED television is headed

[Report]Flip chip bonder developed to accelerate the move to smaller LEDs with higher efficiency
[Report]Low-power drive technology for LCD television aims at "40-inch, 100W"

Tutorial

Overview of process equipment technology analyzed through the front-runner (3): Lithography technology

Emerging Technology

A total reversal in approach to create mask pattern realizes transfer characteristics that exceed OPC

Key Word

SystemVerilog

Key Person

How Samsung charts its way to flash memory scaling

Key Person

Funai Electric, an unorthodox Japanese manufacturer's global strategy in flat panel television

Interview

"Vacuum technology enables cost reduction", ULVAC President and CEO

Challenger

Achieving low cost in next-generation display without using MEMS

Watcher/International

Worlds latest news

New Products

LCD Contoroller LSI/Toshiba Corp.
Image Checker/Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
RISC core family/MIPS Technologies
OPC system/Brion Technologies, Inc.
Failure Analysis System/Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
DRIE tool/Alcatel Vacuum Technology France

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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.	Nikkei Electronics (biweekly) The magazine for electronics designers and managers. Cover Story Electronic Books: Opening the Door to Major Participants Nikkei Monozukuri (monthly) Design You Won't Regret - How to Reduce the Risk of Accidents Cover Story Time to Focus on Human-Resources Development Nikkei Microdevices (monthly) The most comprehensive technical journal for makers and users of LSIs and LCDs. Cover Story Optical interconnection on electronic equipment Nikkei Automotive Technology (bimonthly) The comprehensive automotive technology magazine. Cover Story Impact of Honda Insight

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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.