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NEC Electronics has published its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report outlining CSR activities carried out during fiscal year 2004. Through customer satisfaction (CS) promotion, compliance, global environment conservation and other activities, our company is working to fulfill its social responsibilities. This article introduces some of the activities being undertaken.

As more and more driving information becomes available, consumers are seeking dashboard designs that make it easier to view a vast array of content. This article introduces our company's efforts to meet these consumer needs.

Inverter control is increasingly being adopted for use in a broad array of popular products such as air conditioners. This article introduces how inverter control microcontrollers work to make products more energy efficient.

A seminar aimed at providing information on 8-bit "all flash" microcontroller solutions and answering questions about these devices was held in Tokyo on July 15, and in Osaka on July 22, 2005.

On June 29, 2005, NEC Electronics' mobile phone application processor (MP211) won the 12th Annual LSI of the Year Excellence Award in the Device Category.

From June 14 to 18, the 2005 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits was held at the Rihga Royal Hotel in Kyoto, where a number of scientists made presentations about the state -of -the art in device, process and circuit technology. This article summarizes the research results presented by NEC Electronics in collaboration with NEC at the symposia this year.

NEC Electronics' concurrent design flow makes it possible for engineers to verify chip and package designs very precisely in the early stages of the design process. This article explains how the revolutionary flow helps shorten development periods and accelerate time to market.

NEC Electronics has an extensive lineup of power management devices designed for a broad range of applications. This article introduces our power MOSFET products.

T-Engine development kits are essential for embedded systems, which are evolving as we move toward the realization of a network society. Here we will introduce T-Engine activities being carried out by NEC Electronics.

NEC Electronics beat its competitors to market with the industry's first EMI measurement method for semiconductors, a technology that can enable customers to reduce the EMI noise generated by electronic devices. The path to delivering this technology, however, was by no means a smooth one.

In this edition, we will introduce a system LSI chip for TV function-equipped PCs that enables the realization of clear TV images.

What to do with the many millions of transistors that fit into today's chips? If you design those chips, you probably want to use huge numbers of transistors to make memory, because every system-on-a-chip (SoC) needs lots of it. Using external DRAM-like the memory chips in PCs-slows an SoC down and uses more power. Putting the memory inside the SoC also shrinks everything by reducing the overall number of components and the number of pins on the SoC.

By working with partner companies toward the adoption of inline programming, a method used to perform write operations on mass production lines, NEC Electronics is making it possible for customers to have peace of mind when using 8-bit all-flash MCUs.

As the computerization of automotive control systems advances, finding a way to make software development more efficient has become a challenge. Here we will introduce the V850 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) in conjunction with MATLAB®, a product that is fast becoming the mainstream in control system development.

The IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) each year presents the latest advances in integrated circuit technology. This year's ISSCC was held in San Francisco February 6 through 10 and featured some results from the research conducted jointly by NEC Electronics and NEC Corporation.

In Japan, mobile phone sounds are becoming increasingly diversified as a result of the popularization of Chaku-melo™ (ring tone melodies) and Chaku-uta® (ring tone songs). In this article, we will introduce our new melody LSI chip, a device that is sure to further enrich the sounds heard on today's mobile phones.

In collaboration with NEC Kansai Factory, NEC Electronics began a project to develop history-making power MOSFETs that would break 2m ohm on-resistance. It was an uneasy start with no basis for reaching its target, and the difficult requirements needed for automotive use gave project team members a premonition of troubles ahead.