Currently, mesh networks are attracting attention as a next-generation
broadband wireless communication infrastructure for the future society
with ubiquitous access to information. Transmission and distribution of
4k video is essential to implement, for example, high quality on-demand
home theater, tele-conferencing, and sharing medical data between hospitals.
However, current wireless communication infrastructure are not able to
provide wireless channels which are safe, secure and reliable and at the
same time ensures the 1Gbps transmission rate required for 4k video streaming.
Under the motto "Affordable Home-Cinema", we developed a wireless
4k video transmission system based on a mesh network. By using multiple
antennas, this system is able to transmit data simultaneously to multiple
terminals and with a transmission rate of more than 7Gbps, it is currently
the world's fastest MIMO wireless LAN system. Based on this system, our
department leads the LSI design and development necessary to deploy safe,
secure and reliable high-speed communication technology.
Recent power ICs and sensor chips to control the robots and cars are required
to ensure the stability of operation even in the severe environment, such
as wide ambient temperature range (-40℃ 〜 125℃) and long service life (up
to 20 years). In this research division, advanced circuits techniques to
overcome the device characteristic fluctuations, the aging degradation
of elements and severe ambient temperature conditions are developed to
achieve highly reliable memory and analog LSI circuits. The circuit simulator
incorporating the device aging degradation and device characteristics variation
is also developed to design device variability and aging degradation immune
circuits. The ratio-less SRAM technology was developed from the diversion
of the design concept from the securing the margin to the margin-free.
It is expected to be the breakthrough for highly reliable systems because
the operation of the ratio-less SRAM is completely independent of the device
characteristics.
Highly reliable LSI circuit are the foundation for a safe and secure information
society. It is very important to test LSI circuits for manufacturing defects,
which would disrupt the correct function of the systems in the long run.
Because it is necessary to complete an accurate test tens seconds even
for LSI circuits operating at frequencies in the GHz range and have tens
of millions of logic elements, very sophisticated LSI testing techniques
are required. This research department has been developing world-leading
power safe testing techniques for high-precision delay fault test, test
compression, and low-power LSI. Leading-edge LSI technology fundamentally
suffers from reduced reliability due to aging. In order to use them in
mission-critical systems automotive, aerospace, medical equipment, or networks,
we develop designs and IP for temperature-invariant high-precision path
delay measurement in order to closely monitor degradation and detect imminent
failures before they affect the system.
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