history
| 1980-1989 |
1980 |
- Completed 300-MW AC/DC converter for electricity link between Hokkaido and Honshu
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| 1982 |
- Hitachi Europe Ltd. established
- Succeeded in world's first micro-level observation of magnetic field by the use of electron beam holography
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| 1983 |
- Developed air conditioner with scroll compressor
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| 1984 |
- Completed first improved standard BWR to be made in Japan
- Started mass production of 256-kilobit DRAMs *figure8
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| 1985 |
- Completed the "JT-60" large-scale Tokamak device for break-even plasma experiments
- Developed CAD/CAE system with ultra-high resolution color display *figure9
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| 1986 |
- Compared HITAC M-68X series
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| 1987 |
- Practical application of predictive fuzzy control
- Completed large display using color liquid crystal projection
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| 1988 |
- Developed quadrapedal robot
- Hitachi Asia Pte. Ltd. established
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| 1989 |
- Developed world's fastest superconductive computer
- Developed superconductive MR imaging equipment
- Established two R&D centers in the U.S. and two laboratories in Europe
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| 1990-1999 |
1990 |
- Released very large-scale computer with the world's fastest processing speed at that time
- Developed high-resolution TFT color liquid crystal display
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| 1991 |
- Developed inverter-controlled electric locomotive with the world's largest control capacity
- Developed highly sensitive image pickup tubes
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| 1992 |
- Completed core network 500-kV substation system
- Developed core technology for atomic manipulation and observation of atomic arrangement using scanning tunneling microscope
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| 1993 |
- Developed Shinkansen (Bullet Train) with new maximum service speed of 270 km/h
- First in world to successfully demonstrate operation of single-electron memory at room temperature
- Developed capillary array DNA sequencer
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| 1994 |
- Hitachi (China) Ltd. established
- Developed the original 32-bit RISC processor SuperH family
- Developed clean ATM
- Successful prototype of 1-Gbit DRAM
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| 1995 |
- Developed Super TFT LCD module featuring ultra-wide viewing angles *figure10
- Developed 10-Gbit/s fiber optic transmission equipment
- Developed MULTI 2 encryption algorithm
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| 1997 |
- Developed core technology for 4.7-Gbyte DVD-RAM
- Developed magnetocardiography technology for scanning cardiac patients
- Developed small proton accelerator for cancer treatment
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| 1998 |
- Developed 320-Gbit/s optical data transmission system
- Developed refrigerator/air conditioner with PAM control
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| 1999 |
- Commercialized lithium secondary battery using manganese system
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