History of Technology

1920~1969

Double Cluster Socket

(1920)

Photo: Bifurcated socket

Bullet-shaped Battery-powered Bicycle Light

(1923)

Photo: Cannonball-type lamp

Super Electric Iron

(1927)

Photo: Super Iron

First 3-tube Radio

(1931)

Photo: Radio selector

Zinc Oxide Varistor ZNR

(1968)

Photo: Surge absorber zinc oxide varistor

Dry Battery "NEO Hi-Top"

(1969)

Photo: Neo High Top long-life battery

1970~1999

Direct-drive Turntable

(1970)

Photo: Direct drive record player

Thin Radio

(1977)

Photo: Ultra-thin radio

Camcorder with Automatic Image Stabilizer

(1990)

Photo: Video camera with image stabilization

Ultraprecision Glass-Molded Aspheric Lens

(1996)

Photo: Aspherical lenses made using ultra-pure glass

2nd generation mobile phone

(1996)

Photo: 2nd generation mobile phone

HIT structure solar cell

(1997)

Photo: HIT solar battery

2000~2004

DVD Recorder

(2000)

Photo: Phase change optical disc drive DVD video recorder

In-flight full AVOD entertainment system

(2002)

Photo: In-aircraft full AVOD entertainment system

All-metal Induction Heating Cooker

(2002)

Photo: IH cooking heater compatible with all metals

Gyro Sensor

(2004)

Photo: Angular velocity sensor

Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Recorder

(2004)

Photo: Dual layer blu-ray disc recorder

Slanted Drum-Type Washer-Dryer

(2004)

Photo: Inclined drum washer/dryer

2005~2009

IPS liquid crystal display TV

(2005)

Photo: IPS LCD TV

High-Frequency capable material for multiple for multilayer printed witing boards

(2006)

Photo: Multilayer board material for high-speed data transmission

System LSI "UniPhier"

(2007)

Photo: System LSI UniPhier

0.18μm FeRAM for contactless cards

(2007)

Photo: 0.18μm FeRAM for contactless cards

Household fuel cell

(2009)

Photo: Home-use fuel cells

"nanoe" Air Purifer

(2009)

Photo: Nano E air purifier

2010~2014

Ultra Accuracy 3-D Profilemeter

(2010)

Photo: Ultra-high precision coordinate measuring device

Flexible crystalline graphite sheet

(2010)

Photo: Flexible crystalline graphite sheet

Ni-MH Battery for HEVs

(2011)

Photo: Ni-MH battery for hybrid vehicles

CO2 Refrigeration System

(2013)

Image: CO2 refrigerant system

Ultra-short-throw lens for Projectors

(2014)

Photo: Ultra-short throw lens for high-power projectors

3D Blu-ray Disc Recorder

(2014)

Photo: 3D blu-ray disc recorder

2015~2019

4K+ Laser Projector

(2015)

Photo: Ultra-high brightness 4K+ laser projector

Autonomous Delivery Robot®

(2016)

Photo: Autonomous transportation robot HOSPI®

Large current Power Choke Coil

(2016)

Photo: Power choke coil for large electric vehicle batteries

nanoe™ X device

(2016)

Photo: Nano EX device

Face Recognition Engine(2017)

(2017)

Illustration: Facial recognition engine

High voltage & high capacity cut-off DC contactor "EV Relay"

(2018)

IoT PLC (Broadband over Powerline Communication) Adopted as IEEE 1901a

(2019)

2020~

Cellulose Fiber composite resin

(2020)

Photo: Cellulose fiber composite resin

Robotic Mobility PiiMo

(2020)

Photo: Robotic mobility PiiMo

Vacuum heat insulating glass “Glavenir”

(2021)

Photo: Vacuum insulated glass

Conductive polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor

(2021)