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October 23 2006
Issue
Keyword . . . p. 10
mobile number portability
What’s New . . . p. 32
- Tearing Down a Fuel Cell
- Security Experts Argue about the Hash Function Crisis
- Fuji Xerox Applies Model Checking Technology to MDD and Finds Bugs Unnoticed
Before
- Bringing Popularization of Movie Downloads Closer; Services Using CSS to
Burn DVDs Are on the Way
- Nokia’s New “Wibree” Wireless Technology Achieves 1/10th the
Power Consumption of Bluetooth
Leading Trends
Latest Developments from CEATEC. . . p. 51
On display at CEATEC JAPAN 2006, held October 3-7, were the latest technologies
destined for application in televisions, HDTV recorders, mobile phones, and cars.
In the digital television field, broadband-compatible products are finally starting
to emerge.
With Prices of Raw Materials Rising, Electronic Devices Hold Out with
Design Improvements. . . p. 73
Electronics manufacturers are being exposed to the severity of escalating raw
material costs and the impact can no longer be contained by the efforts of procurement
departments alone. Unless design and manufacturing departments offer their support,
manufacturers could be in for a torrent of rising prices.
Buyers’ Guide
Miniature Wireless LAN Modules. . . p.
87
Competition is mounting in the development of compact wireless LAN modules for
installation inside various portable devices. Despite wireless LAN already being
incorporated in some devices such as portable game consoles and mobile phones,
the rise in competition is due to an expected jump in the number of models employing
the modules from 2007. Compact wireless LAN modules rolled out between 2006 and
2007 will be positioned as “second generation.” Compared to “first
generation” modules rolled out from around 2004, they are much smaller
and thinner and consume considerably less power.
Here we describe the trends
surrounding IEEE802.11b/g wireless LAN modules that require less than 100mm2
for mounting and as well as the criteria device manufacturers should be looking
at.
Cover Story
PetaFLOPS Computing Will Also Refine Consumer
Electronics. . . p.
111
Supercomputers and consumer appliances could be considered complete opposites
and yet they are fast coming closer to one another with a rapidly increasing
number of supercomputers incorporating microprocessors similar to those found
in consumer electronics. This development will evolve in time into the fusing
of mounting and network technologies.
Part 1 The Trends . . . p.
114
Versatile technologies rapidly advancing as different fields begin to merge
Part 2 The Technology. . . p.
118
Development begins with microprocessors—a path to performance improvements
and major cost cuts
Interview
Techwell, Inc.’s President and CEO, Hiro Kozato: “Japanese
Engineers, Won’t You Like Try and Make a Jump?” . . . p.
127
Techwell, Inc. is the first Silicon Valley semiconductor venture founded by a
Japanese person to have carried out an initial public offering on the NASDAQ
exchange in the US. We asked President and CEO, Hiro Kozato, about the company’s
road to the IPO achievement.
Tech Tale
Renewing Information Is the Key to a Car Navigation System
(Final): Progress Won’t Stop for a Long While Yet . . . p.
130
Guest Paper
Nokia Describes Its Approach to Software Testing. . . p.
135
Originally appearing in software engineering magazine, IEEE Software,
this is a Japanese translation of a paper on the TTCN-3 software testing technology,
as submitted by Finland’s Nokia Corporation. Although not yet well known
in Japan, application of TTCN-3 in Europe is spreading beyond the communications
field where it originated, for example to the automotive industry. TTCN-3 is
a type of programming language used for test case descriptions in place of existing
test scripts and which allows unified management of test results. Besides getting
actively involved in the standardization of TTCN-3, Nokia has played a leading
role in development of this technology by producing TTCN-3 tools internally and
extending application of the technology throughout the company. How do you introduce
a new testing technology to a large enterprise? TTCN-3 experts from Nokia explain
the process.
NETs Seminar
Interactive Interface Functionality for Next Generation
Optical Disks (Part 6): HDi Applications Are Composed of 5 Types of Files . . p.
148
The previous installment gave an outline and application examples of HD DVD’s
interactive interface functionality and explained the reasons behind the use
of standard World Wide Web (WWW) technologies in its development. The latest
installment provides an outline of the systems, file structure, and description
method used to realize the interactive interface functionality for the HD DVD
specification.
With an Increase of 20% in 2006, Sales of Mobile Phones Continue to Be Favorable . . . p.
155
The number of mobile phones produced worldwide rose approximately 20% year-on-year
in 2006, ensuring the figure ended above 900 million units. Oligopolization of
the market by major players such as Nokia Corporation and Motorola, Inc. continues.
In terms of transmission methods, W-CDMA phones are on the rise with an expected
63% year-on-year increase in 2006. The market share of Japanese companies, however,
is falling dramatically.
Basics of TDR/TDT Measurement (Part 1): Compute Characteristic Impedance Based
On Actual Measurements
. . . p. 159
An increasing number of consumer appliances and embedded devices are being given
high-speed interfaces such as PCI Express, Serial ATA, and HDMI, which boast
signal frequencies exceeding several hundred MHz. Particularly useful in the
design of these high-speed interfaces has been the measurement methods employed
for signal transmission paths, using time domain reflectometry (TDR) and time
domain transmission (TDT) techniques. US-based Tektronix, Inc., provides insight
into its measurement know-how.
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| Keyword: |
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| News Ranking |
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| What's New: |
32 |
| Selected Shorts: |
43 |
| Leading Trends: |
51 |
| Buyer’s Guide: |
87 |
| Cover Story: |
111 |
| Interview: |
127 |
| Tech Tale: |
130 |
| Guest Paper: |
135 |
| NETs: |
148 |
| Calendar: |
228 |
| From the Readers: |
232 |
| From the Editors: |
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