NIKKEI MICRODEVICES November 2006 vol. 257

Cover Story
The battle against imitation - how to prevent technology outflow

Special Feature
Flash report from "FPD International 2006"

LSI

[Inside] Understanding what really lies below the changing signs in the semiconductor industry
[Report] TSMC unveils their development roadmap
[Report] Immersion lithography ready for mass-production; expectations rise for materials with high refractive index targeting 32nm
[Report] IBM Corp. and Sharp Corp. unveil their new achievements in ReRAM development
[Report] Spansion Inc. brings 4bit/cell flash memory to market

MEMS

[Report] CEATEC flash report: A host of MEMS devices make their debut

EDA

[Inside] Fujitsu to commercially provide two statistical static timing analyzers
[Report] STARC developing a new design flow with focus on DFM

Tutorial

Overview of process equipment technology(9): SOI technology

Emerging Technology

Intel develops technology to integrate multiple lasers on a silicon substrate

Key Word

CTF:Charge Trap Flash

Key Person

SED's challenge to offer a new video environment

Key Person

Matsushita's PDP strategy does not shy away from cost

Interview

The new business strategy of Applied Materials, Inc.

Watcher/International

Worlds latest news

New Products

Wafer cleaning equipment/Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Sputter system,etching tool for PZT/ULVAC,Inc.
Inspection system for printed circuit boards/Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
4 channel functional generator/Tabor Electronics Ltd.
Transferring system for large size glass substrate/Hirata Corp.
Colorimeter for MPRT measurement/DELTA

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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.