History of Technology

1920~1969

Photo: Bifurcated socket

Double Cluster Socket

(1920)


Photo: Cannonball-type lamp

Bullet-shaped Battery-powered Bicycle Light

(1923)


Photo: Super Iron

Super Electric Iron

(1927)


Photo: Radio selector

First 3-tube Radio

(1931)


Photo: Surge absorber zinc oxide varistor "ZNR"

Zinc Oxide Varistor ZNR

(1968)


Photo: Neo High Top long-life battery

Dry Battery "NEO Hi-Top"

(1969)


1970~1999

Photo: Direct drive record player

Direct-drive Turntable

(1970)


Photo: Ultra-thin radio "Pepper"

Thin Radio

(1977)


Photo: Video camera with image stabilization

Camcorder with Automatic Image Stabilizer

(1990)


Photo: Aspherical lenses made using ultra-pure glass

Ultraprecision Glass-Molded Aspheric Lens

(1996)


Photo: 2nd generation mobile phone

2nd generation mobile phone

(1996)


Photo: HIT solar battery

HIT structure solar cell

(1997)


2000~2004

Photo: Phase change optical disc drive DVD video recorder

DVD Recorder

(2000)


Photo: In-aircraft full AVOD entertainment system

In-flight full AVOD entertainment system

(2002)


Photo: IH cooking heater compatible with all metals

All-metal Induction Heating Cooker

(2002)


Photo: Angular velocity sensor

Gyro Sensor

(2004)


Photo: Dual layer blu-ray disc recorder

Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc Recorder

(2004)


Photo: Inclined drum washer/dryer

Slanted Drum-Type Washer-Dryer

(2004)


2005~2009

Photo: IPS LCD TV

IPS liquid crystal display TV

(2005)


Photo: Multilayer board material for high-speed data transmission

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

(2006)


Photo: System LSI UniPhier

System LSI "UniPhier"

(2007)


Photo: 0.18μm FeRAM for contactless cards

0.18μm FeRAM for contactless cards

(2007)


Photo: Home-use fuel cells

Household fuel cell

(2009)


Photo: Nano E air purifier

"nanoe" Air Purifer

(2009)


2010~2014

Photo: Ultra-high precision coordinate measuring device

Ultra Accuracy 3-D Profilemeter

(2010)


Photo: Flexible crystalline graphite sheet

Flexible crystalline graphite sheet

(2010)


Photo: Ni-MH battery for hybrid vehicles

Ni-MH Battery for HEVs

(2011)


Image: CO2 refrigerant system

CO2 Refrigeration System

(2013)


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

Ultra-short-throw lens for Projectors

(2014)


Photo: 3D blu-ray disc recorder

3D Blu-ray Disc Recorder

(2014)


2015~2019

Photo: Ultra-high brightness 4K+ laser projector

4K+ Laser Projector

(2015)


Photo: Autonomous transportation robot HOSPI®

Autonomous Delivery Robot®

(2016)


Photo: Power choke coil for large electric vehicle batteries

Large current Power Choke Coil

(2016)


Photo: Nano EX device

nanoe™ X device

(2016)


Illustration: Facial recognition engine

Face Recognition Engine(2017)

(2017)


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

(2018)


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

(2019)


2020~

Photo: Cellulose fiber composite resin

Cellulose Fiber composite resin

(2020)


Photo: Robotic mobility PiiMo

Robotic Mobility PiiMo

(2020)


Photo: Vacuum insulated glass "Glavenir"

Vacuum heat insulating glass “Glavenir”

(2021)


Conductive polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor

(2021)