KEY SONY SEMICONDUCTOR "FIRSTS"
1950s
— Transistor research begins. Japan's first transistor radio.
1960s
— World's first transistor television.
— Hybrid ICs.
— Audio ICs.
1970s
— CCD research begins.
— Multi-channel TV sound decoder IC.
1980s
— World's first CCD imager.
— ADC/DCAs for ultra-high-speed industrial use.
— High-speed, high-precision DSP ICs.
— Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) into production.
— One-chip signal processor for compact disks.
— High frequency tuner ICs, diodes, and GaAs FETs for SHF.
— 1W semiconductor laser with world's largest output.
— MOS PLL IC exceeding 1GHz operation.
— High-speed, large-capacity CMOS memory devices.
— Laser diodes and photo-detectors for optical disks.
— HEMT for high-performance satellite transmission receivers.
1990s
— Ultra-high-speed 2-3GHz ECL logic and gate arrays.
— Integrated video input model for multimedia.
— First single-chip remote control infrared receivers.
— First 16Mbit SRAM.
