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Bio-sensor that has been enabled by a combination of semiconductor technology and biotechnology.  According to this video, there will be a variety of applications considered while practical applications for mass production will be available in 2.5 to 3 years. Source: DigInfo via YouTube 3/23/09

There are a few good sites that well summarize a trend of Japanese science and technologies in English. This video site created by National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ( AIST ) is one of the good ones. Its URL is http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/video/ . More sites would be expected to be provided by many other organizations maintaining at least this level of quality in English. 3/5/09

Sugimoto Laboratroy of Chuo University presented on their newly developed technology of  2.5  Ghz CMOS differential LC VCO  (voltage controlled oscillator) at SEMICON Japan 2008.    It is expected that the new technology will  significantly improve S/N ratio voltage controlled oscillator.  Source:  DigInfo News via YouTube  2/5/09

The Peltier element is a semiconductor element that can control heat emission and absorption using electric current.  The supplier of the element, Ampere, newly developed a skeleton type Peltier element that eliminates thick ceramic covers to replace with ployimide  film material.  A proven survival rate of heat cycles is more than 100,000 which is significantly higher than conventional ones. Application fields of this product seems to be expected in manufacturing and inspection processes as well as medical and biological areas. Source: DigInfo News on YouTube Ampere's web site