The IEEE established the Electrical Engineering Milestones in 1983 to honor significant achievements
in the history of electrical and electronic engineering. In 2000, the name of the program was changed to
IEEE Milestones in Electrical Engineering and Computing, to make clear that achievements in all IEEE fields
were eligible for recognition. To be designated an achievement, it must be at least 25 years old, must have
involved a unique solution to an engineering problem, and must have had at least regional impact.
As of the end of October 2023, there are 40 Milestones in Japan as indicated in the following.
| Milestones |
Dedication Ceremony |
| TRON Real-time Operating System Family, 1984 |
Oct 14, 2023 |
| Perpendicular Magnetic Recording, 1977 |
Oct 9, 2023 |
| QR (Quick Response) Code, 1994 |
Sep 26, 2022 |
| Inverter-driven residential air conditioner, 1981 |
March 16, 2021 |
| Fiber optic connectors, 1986 |
March 5, 2021 |
| First Commercial Digital Signal Processor Chip, 1980 |
Dec 15, 2020 |
| First Operational Large-Scale Latent Fingerprint Identification System, 1982 |
Dec 15, 2020 |
| High Electron Mobility Transistor, HEMT, 1979 |
Dec 18, 2019 |
| Outdoor large-scale color display system, 1980 |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| Discovery of the Principle of Self-Complementarity in Antennas and the Mushiake Relationship, 1948 |
Jul 27, 2017 |
| Nobeyama 45-m Telescope, 1982 |
Jun 14, 2017 |
| Invention of a Temperature-Insensitive Quartz Oscillation Plate, 1933 |
Mar 6, 2017 |
| Map-Based Automotive Navigation System,1981 |
Mar 2, 2017 |
| Keage Power Station: The Japan’s First Commercial Hydroelectric Plant, 1890-1897 |
Sep 12, 2016 |
| High Definition Television System, 1964-1989 |
May 11, 2016 |
| Emergency Warning Code Signal Broadcasting System, 1985 |
May 11, 2016 |
| Vapor-phase Axial Deposition Method for Mass Production of High-quality Optical Fiber, 1977-1983 |
May 21, 2015 |
| The MU (Middle and Upper atmosphere) radar, 1984 |
May 13, 2015 |
| TPC-1 Transpacific Cable System, 1964 |
Nov 12,2014 |
| 20-inch Diameter Photomultiplier Tubes, 1979 – 1987 |
Nov 5, 2014 |
| Gapless Metal Oxide Surge Arrester (MOSA) for electric power systems, 1975 |
Aug 18, 2014 |
| Sharp 14-inch TFT LCD for TV,1988 |
Jun 10, 2014 |
| Line Spectrum Pair (LSP) for high compression speech coding, 1975 |
May 22, 2014 |
| Birth and Growth of Primary and Secondary Battery Industries in Japan, 1893 |
Apr 12, 2014 |
| Toshiba T1100, a Pioneering Contribution to the Development of Laptop PC, 1985 |
Oct 29, 2013 |
| International Standardization of G3 Facsimile, 1980 |
Apr 5, 2012 |
| First Practical Field Emission Electron Microscope, 1972 |
Jan 31, 2012 |
| First Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, 1984 |
Nov 18, 2011 |
| Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 1959 |
Apr 9, 2010 |
| Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-63 |
Apr 9, 2010 |
| First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite, 1963 |
Nov 23, 2009 |
| Development of Electronic Television, 1924-1941 |
Nov 12, 2009 |
| Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications, 1930-1945 |
Oct 13, 2009 |
| Yosami Radio Transmitting Station, 1929 |
May 19, 2009 |
| The First Word Processor for Japanese Language, 1971-1978 |
Nov 4, 2008 |
| Railroad Ticket Examining System, 1965-1971 |
Nov 27, 2007 |
| Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976 |
Oct 11, 2006 |
| Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973 |
Dec 1, 2005 |
| Electronic Quartz Wristwatch, 1969 |
Nov 25, 2004 |
| Tokaido Shinkansen, 1964 |
Jul 13, 2000 |
| Mount Fuji Radar System, 1964 |
Mar 6, 2000 |
| Directive Short Wave Antenna, 1924 |
Jun 17, 1995 |
