History：Hitachi in Taiwan

history
1980-1989	1980	Completed 300-MW AC/DC converter for electricity link between Hokkaido and Honshu	figure8 figure9
	1982	Hitachi Europe Ltd. established Succeeded in world's first micro-level observation of magnetic field by the use of electron beam holography
	1983	Developed air conditioner with scroll compressor
	1984	Completed first improved standard BWR to be made in Japan Started mass production of 256-kilobit DRAMs *figure8
	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
	1986	Compared HITAC M-68X series
	1987	Practical application of predictive fuzzy control Completed large display using color liquid crystal projection
	1988	Developed quadrapedal robot Hitachi Asia Pte. Ltd. established
	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
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	*figure10
	1991	Developed inverter-controlled electric locomotive with the world's largest control capacity Developed highly sensitive image pickup tubes
	1992	Completed core network 500-kV substation system Developed core technology for atomic manipulation and observation of atomic arrangement using scanning tunneling microscope
	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
	1994	Hitachi (China) Ltd. established Developed the original 32-bit RISC processor SuperH family Developed clean ATM Successful prototype of 1-Gbit DRAM
	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
	1997	Developed core technology for 4.7-Gbyte DVD-RAM Developed magnetocardiography technology for scanning cardiac patients Developed small proton accelerator for cancer treatment
	1998	Developed 320-Gbit/s optical data transmission system Developed refrigerator/air conditioner with PAM control
	1999	Commercialized lithium secondary battery using manganese system

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