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Along with the demand for fast and beautiful printing of business documents and pictures taken with digital cameras, there are mounting needs for high-resolution color laser printers in a wide spectrum of areas ranging from business to personal use. NEC Electronics has developed a laser control core (pulse-width modulator, or PWM) for cell-based IC use that is essential to further increasing the speed and definition of printers and copy machines. Here we will introduce the capabilities of this laser control core as well as the advantages of its implementation at the time of printer development.

EMI noise is a source of frustration for many electronics manufacturers. This article introduces NEC Electronics' spread-spectrum clock generator (SSCG) macro for on-chips, which—using the concept of incorporating noise reduction functions into the actual LSI itself—realizes superior characteristics.

Due to the increasing prevalence of wireless LAN environments, it is now commonplace for notebook PCs, handheld game consoles and other such devices to come equipped with wireless transmission functions. This article introduces NEC Electronics RF devices that can be used not only to increase transmission clarity but also to extend battery life.

Digital movie cameras, which were developed by integrating digital camera and movie functions, are currently enjoying immense popularity. This article introduces NEC Electronics' motor driver ICs, which help reduce motor driving noise and enable the creation of slimmer, lighter and thinner products, and also presents a case study about how one of our customers has employed motor driver ICs in its digital movie cameras.

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

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

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