NEC Corp.
History
Year | Detail |
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1899 | Nippon Electric Co. Limited was established. |
1919 | First large-scale common-battery switching system and delivered it to Tokyo Central Office. |
1928 | Developed NE-type phototelegraphic equipment |
1936 | Opened the Tamagawa-mukai Plant |
1943 | Changed company name to Sumitomo Communication Industries Co. Ltd. |
1950 | Started research and development of transistors |
1956 | Completed first domestic-made XB automatic switching system for telephone offices |
1958 | Completed first domestic-made transistorized computer "NEAC-2201" |
1960 | Started development of integrated circuits (ICs) |
1963 | Established Nippon Electric New York |
1968 | Released color TV first model "Auto Color Sun" |
1969 | Opened the Yokohama Plant |
1971 | Developed fully automated mail processing system "NS-100" |
1975 | New Central Research Laboratories opened in Kawasaki City |
1979 | Released personal computer "PC-8001" |
1982 | Opened the Abiko Plant |
1988 | Released the world's smallest chip type solid tantalum electrolytic capacitor |
1989 | Opened the Tsukuba Research Center |
1991 | Released the world's first TFT color LCD laptop "PC- 9801NC" |
1999 | Established NEC-Hitachi Memory, Inc. through joint investment with Hitachi, Ltd. |
2002 | Released NeoFace face recognition solution |
2002 | Established NEC Electronics Corporation |
2009 | Established NEC Casio Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. |
2010 | NEC Electronics Corporation merged with Renesas Technology Corp. and launched Renesas Electronic Corporation |
2011 | Established NEC Personal Computers, Ltd. through merger with Lenovo Corporation |
2018 | Announced biometric authentication technology brand “Bio-IDiom” |
2018 | NEC acquires UK-based IT services company Northgate Public Services |
2023 | "NEC Security" launched |