| IEEE Medals | |
|---|---|
| IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies | |
| 吉野 彰 （旭化成） |
For developing the lithium-ion battery, which enables significant fuel conservation and reduced emissions as power storage for electric vehicles and for smartgrids incorporating renewables. |
| IEEE Technical Field Awards | |
|---|---|
| IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award | |
| 高橋 直也 （日立電子サービス） |
For leadership in the development of innovative storage systems for heterogeneous open and mainframe servers, business continuity solutions and virtualization of heterogeneous storage systems. |
| IEEE David Sarnoff Award | |
| 大野 英男 （東北大学） |
For seminal contributions and leadership in bridging semiconductor electronics with magnetism and spintronics. |
| IEEE Recognitions | |
|---|---|
| IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition | |
| パナソニック | For developing and commercializing high-performance heterojunction solar cell technology (HIT). |
| IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition | |
| 飯塚 哲哉 （ザインエレクトロニクス） |
For pioneering de facto standard video chips for moving images and nurturing entrepreneurship in Japan. |
| IEEE Honorary Membership | |
| 内海 善雄 （財団法人海外通信・放送コンサルティング協力、 トヨタIT開発センター） |
For leadership in policy and initiatives leading to the growth of information and communication technologies. |