NIKKEI MICRODEVICES May 2006 vol. 252 -- Tech-On!

NIKKEI MICRODEVICES June 2006 vol. 252

Cover Story
Earning profit with ASSPs instead of ASIC

Special Feature

The reason why the competitiveness of semiconductor production has deteriorated

LSI

[Report]Toshiba to build a new NAND flash memory plant
[Report]Shaking up Japan's semiconductor R&D framework - Selete and MIRAI set out to join forces
[Report]Seiko Epson and JSR succeed in manufacturing Si-TFT using inkjet technology
[Report]ROHM starts sample shipment of MOS FET using SiC

FPD

[Inside]Prolonging the life of EEFL technology - LG.Philips LCD's backlight strategy

[Report]The focus of improving FPD television image quality shifts to pursuing "viewability"

Tutorial

Overview of process equipment technology analyzed through the front-runner(4): Gate process

Emerging Technology

Using protein to manufacture nonvolatile memory

Key Word

R&D foundry

Key Person

Nokia's display strategy for mobile phones

Key Person

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

Interview

Cymer expands business to the flat panel display market

Challenger

Surpassing the limits of the white LED's luminous efficiency

Watcher/International

Worlds latest news

New Products

LED chip sorter/NEC Engineering,Ltd.
Liquid crystal alignment layer check system/Moritex Corp.
Programmable video signal generator/ASTRODESIGN, Inc.
UWB device analyzer/LeCroy Corp.
Hardware-software co-verification software/CoWare, Inc.
PCB auto-routing management tool/Mentor Graphics Corp.

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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

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.