Toshiba America Research, Inc.
 
R&D History
 
History of Toshiba Corporation
 
Major Achievements
2008 10nm SONOS memory technology using double tunnel junction
Content-Centric User Interface
2007 Image Super-resolution
3D Wall Motion Tracking
2006 Ubiquitous Metadata Scouter
Hand Gesture Input Interface
2005 Super Charge ion Battery
2004 Low Barrier Schottky Source-Drain Technology
(for Aggressively Scaled Transistors)
2003 3-Dimensional Autostereoscopic Display (Integral-Imaging System)
High-Power and Low-Threshold Current Violet-Blue Laser Diode
2002 Vehicle-Mounted Imaging-Processor: Visconti™
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for PC
2001 DNA chip
Robotic Forceps System for Laparoscopic Surgery
▲ 2000  
1999 MPEG4 over Bluetooth
High Quality Text To Speech Software
1998 Decolorable Ink (e-blue™)
CO2- Absorbent Ceramics
MPEG-4 International Standardization
1996 CMOS Image Sensor
High Definition DVD
1995 GMR Head
Cell Switch Router
1994 MPEG-2 LSI
1993 0.04μm MOS FET
Small Cassette HD Digital VTR
1992 Oil Reclamation from Waste Plastics
1991 Er3Ni Regenerator Material GM Refrigerator
1990 ATM Switch
▲ 1990  
1989 Oxide Superconductor Coil
1988 Red Laser Diode
NAND-type EEPROM (Flash Memory)
1987 2 Million Pixel PSID Image Sensor
1985 1M-bit DRAM
1983 MRI
▲ 1980  
1978 Japanese Word Processor
1976 Electric Scan Ultrasonic Diagnostic Equipment
GTO
1975 SAW Device
▲ 1970  
1966 Automatic Zip Code Reader
▲ 1960  
1959 Helical Scan-type VTR
1957 1,500V DC Current Surge Arrester
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