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NEC Electronics received the ET Excellence Award at Embedded Technology 2004, an exhibition held at Pacifico Yokohama in Japan from November 17-19, 2004.

With the advent of terrestrial digital broadcasting in Japan's metropolitan areas, the digital TV market is heating up. And one system LSI chip is playing an important role in broadening its appeal.

Power MOSFETs are the key to simplifying and lightening the equipment used in automobile electrical systems such as power steering systems. NEC Electronics found itself lagging behind a rival manufacturer in capitalizing on the potential value in performance of power MOSFETs. It was then and there that the company decided to reverse the tides and embark on the challenge of becoming the industry leader.

NEC Electronics is actively transmitting information about its involvement in environmental activities. Here, we will introduce our most recent information disclosure activities.

Demand is growing for mobile phones designed for videophoning and moving image transmission use. Here we will introduce NEC Electronics' mobile current mode advanced differential signaling (Mobile CMADS™), a high-speed serial interface that provides manufacturers with more freedom when designing mobile telephones.

The majority of rewritable DVD drives currently available on the market are 8x speed, and there are multiple standards. Here we will introduce our new system LSI for dual convertible DVD±R drives that supports 16x recording speed-the fastest in the industry-as well as discuss our future plans.

A new project got its start when a customer requested that NEC Electronics find a way to equip an ASIC with a V850 core. Even though the differing cultures for microcontroller and ASIC design caused confusion at times, the engineers involved made a tremendous effort and overcame their differences.

At the 11th annual "LSI of the Year" awards ceremony on July 7, 2004, NEC Electronics was awarded the Excellence Award in the Device Category for its audio-video processing LSI (µPD61181) for DVD recorder applications.

Here we introduce the 8-bit microcontroller and the role it plays to ensure our safety in gas meters-with no need for replacement for up to ten years.

Here we will introduce the role that the 8-bit microcontroller has played in the remarkable evolution of the digital still camera.

Due to increasing concern over environmental issues and safety, automobile manufacturers began looking to make improvements in every aspect of performance. NEC's sales, design & development and production departments came together to focus on realizing a microcontroller with high reliability and quality.

Making the transition from 16-bit to 32-bit and the shift from CISC to RISC... This is a chronicle of the continuing story of the young engineers who took on the task of creating a low-cost, single-chip microcontroller with high performance.

There was a growing demand in the market for further reductions in size and price. However, the journey made by the development team was by no means a smooth one. After the successful development of SOI, they began to work toward the realization of TCP.

3G mobile phones are beginning to show signs of full-fledged diffusion. Here we will introduce semiconductor technologies developed by NEC Electronics that are being utilized in service area expansion.

The 192-output PDP data driver IC that won the Advanced Display of the Year (ADY) 2003 Grand Prize: The resolute commitment of the engineers led to what would become their first attempts at developing the SOI process and realizing TCP.

As environmental awareness grows, semiconductors employed in electronic control systems are in the spotlights by the automotive industry. This article introduces power MOSFETs from NEC Electronics that contribute to environmentally friendly automobile production.

For five days from October 7-11, 2003, NEC Electronics participated in CEATEC JAPAN held at Tokyo's Makuhari Messe.