history
| 1980-1989 |
1982 |
- Hitachi Europe Ltd. established
- Succeeded in world's first micro-level observation of magnetic field by the use of electron beam holography
- Listed on New York Stock Exchange
|
*figure6 |
| 1984 |
- Started mass production of 256-kilobit DRAMs
*figure6
|
| 1985 |
- Completed the"T-60" large-scale Tokamak device for break-even plasma experiments
- Established the Hitachi Foundation to promote cultural, educational and scientific exchanges between Japan and the U.S.
|
| 1988 |
- 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
|
 *figure7 *figure8 |
| 1991 |
- Developed inverter-controlled electric locomotive with the world's largest control capacity
- Developed highly sensitive image pickup tubes
|
| 1993 |
- Developed Shinkansen (Bullet Train) with new maximum service speed of 270 km/h
- Developed capillary array DNA sequencer
|
| 1994 |
- Hitachi (China) Ltd. established
- Developed the original 32-bit RISC processor SuperH family
|
| 1995 |
- Developed Super TFT LCD module featuring ultra-wide viewing angles
*figure7
- Developed 10 Gbit/s fiber optic transmission equipment
|
| 1998 |
- Developed 320 Gbit/s optical data transmission system
- Developed the experimental 128-megabit single-electron memory
*figure8
|
| 1999 |
- Established dependable autonomous hard real-time management technology
|
