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World Firsts From Toshiba
2005
- Announced the world's first software supporting remote operation of a personal computer from a mobile phone - Ubiquitous Viewer
2004
- Developed the world's fastest elevator for the world's tallest building, Taipei 101 (Certified by Guinness World Records)
- Developed the world's smallest Direct Methanol Fuel Cell that can generate 100mW for handheld electronic devices
- Developed the smallest hard disk drive (HDD) in the world, 0.85 inches, as featured in the Guinness World Records Book
- Introduced the world's first SoC device with X Architecture.
- Developed a new 100GB 2.5-inch HDD offering the world's highest capacity
- Introduced the first 4-gigabit (Gb) single-die, multi-level cell (MLC), NAND flash memory to the semiconductor industry
- Developed 45-nanometer process technologies for next generation system LSI with Sony
- Announced development of the Next-Generation High-Definition DVD Player Prototype
- Developed the world's fastest 512-megabit XDR™ DRAM, which has a data transfer speed of 3.2GHz
- Developed the world's first 0.85-inch HDD to deliver multi-gigabyte data storage to a sub one-inch form factor (Certified by Guinness World Records)
2003
- Toshiba develops the world's first prototype of small-sized direct method fuel cells (DMFC) for portable PC's
- Toshiba launches it's Corporate Social Responsibility Division.
- Toshiba enters a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric for industrial electric and automation systems.
- Toshiba introduces the world’s smallest and thinnest single-gate logic devices that save space and reduce power consumption.
- Toshiba, convergence and galaxis collaboration sees development of single-chip Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) and Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) processor for next generation set top boxes
- Toshiba Electronics and Green Hills Software strengthen partnership around royalty-free software tools for TX family of RISC processors
2002
- Industry's highest density Psuedo-SRAM provides lower power, space-saving alternative to SDRAM in PDAs and handsets
- World's smallest I2C Bus serial E2PROM offers space savings of up to 50% in mobile applications
- Toshiba introduces world’s lowest power consumption voltage regulator IC for automotive applications
- Toshiba launches world’s first 1.8V 16-bit microprocessor for digital audio applications
- World’s first micro to implement three-phase sine wave generation in hardware significantly simplifies motor drive design
- Industry’s highest performance CompactFlash™ cards now available in industrial temperature range
- Industry’s first 1.2V, high-speed standard logic includes world’s smallest CMOS logic devices
2001
- Toshiba introduces World's Highest Capacity built-in 1.8-inch HDDs
- Toshiba announces Development of White Light LED
- Toshiba announces World's First Image Recognition LSI for
Intelligent Vehicle System
- Toshiba launches World's First One Chip 32-bit CISC Microcomputers
2000
- Toshiba introduces world's first DVD video recorder with HDD
- Toshiba introduces 512M bit and 1G bit NAND Flash Memories
- Toshiba has World's First 202 Pixel Per Inch 4-inch Color
Reflective Low-Temperature Polysilicon TFT LCD
- Toshiba announces World's First Single-chip MPEG-4 Videophone LSI
with Embedded 16Mbit DRAM
1999
- Toshiba and SanDisk agree to jointly develop and jointly
manufacture gigabit scale flash memories.
- Toshiba develops world's first 15-inch Low-Temperature
Poly-Silicon TFT LCD with UXGA resolution.
- Toshiba introduces the smallest and thinnest five-pin CMOS Logic
package.
- Toshiba announces plan to buy out IBM's stake in Dominion
Semiconductor joint manufacturing venture in Manassas, VA, by Dec. 2000, and
use additional capacity for DRAM and NAND production.
- Toshiba introduces world's smallest, thinnest 16-pin and 20-pin
CMOS Logic packages.
- Toshiba develops industry's first 512Mb NAND Flash components and
64MB SmartMedia cards by packaging two 256Mb NAND die in TSOP and SmartMedia
packaging.
- Toshiba introduces the industry's first internally matched 60-Watt
C-Band GaAs FET.
- Toshiba releases 0.14µm SLI ASIC Libraries with Embedded
DRAM and application-specific cores.
- Toshiba's new Low-Temperature Poly-Silicon LCD facility begins
operation in Fukaya, Japan. Fukaya Works is Toshiba's first facility dedicated
to the production of large-size, Low-Temperature Poly-Silicon TFT LCD's.
- Toshiba launches industry's smallest 128Mb and 144Mb Rambus DRAM
die.
- Toshiba moves up from the world's fifth largest semiconductor
supplier to fourth in Dataquest rankings.
- Toshiba develops first prototype of a nonvolatile Chain
Ferro-electro RAM (Chain FRAM). Breakthrough design combines high-speed read
and write operations with a small chip size and surpasses the performance of
existing FRAM.
- Fujitsu and Toshiba announce joint development agreement for Fast
Cycle RAM (FCRAM) in 64-, 128- and 256-Megabit densities to achieve operation
cycles two to three times faster than conventional DRAMs.
- Toshiba announces its 4-inch Low-Temperature Poly-Silicon TFT LCD
technology.
- Toshiba enables 350mips/W performance with new TMPR1940
microprocessor family.
- Toshiba licenses ARM7TDMI RISC Core.
- NEC Corporation and Toshiba Corporation expand their commitment to
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
- Toshiba to provide World's Fastest Elevators for World's Tallest
Building
1998
- Toshiba produces world's first 0.25-micron embedded DRAM ASIC for
Pixelworks' Image Processor.
- Toshiba and Fujitsu announce collaboration to develop
next-generation 1-Gigabyte DRAM.
- Toshiba announces the industry's first 8.4- and 10.4-inch
Low-Temperature Poly-Silicon LCD's.
- Toshiba deploys global Scalable by Design™ program and
manifests quick process migration for industry-leading manufacturing
efficiency.
- Production of Color Display Tubes begins at Toshiba Display
Devices, Horseheads, NY.
- Toshiba announces first microprocessor from TX49 Family; 64-bit
processor boasts world's lowest 64-bit power consumption at 1.2 watts.
- Fujitsu, NEC and Toshiba agree on specifications for stacked
Multi-Chip Packages compatible with all high density Flash memory and SRAM for
cell phones and other handheld devices.
- Toshiba debuts new high-performance 8-Bit microcontroller series.
- Toshiba introduces first shadow mask flat face Color Picture Tube
in Japan.
- Toshiba begins qualified production of 64Mb DRAMs at Dominion
Semiconductor, and Toshiba's 64Mb SDRAM secures Intel® PC100 validation.
- TAEC adds Disk Products Division to its operations; product
offerings now include Hard Disk, CD-ROM and DVD drives.
- The Low Voltage Alliance introduces the 2.5V VCX family, the first
industry standard product offering to provide mixed-voltage compatibility with
both 3.6V and next-generation 1.8V components.
- Toshiba's 0.25-micron System-Level ASIC family integrates more
than 10 million usable gates.
- Toshiba announces the industry's first reflective and
low-temperature poly-Silicon (LTPS) TFT LCD technology
1997
- Toshiba introduces its MIPS RISC Development Platform for Window
CE-based applications.
- Toshiba announces architecture for new low-power TX19
microprocessor family.
- Toshiba claims world leadership in Embedded DRAM with proprietary
trench process.
- The Low Voltage Logic Alliance (Toshiba, Fairchild and Motorola)
announces the industry's first 2.5V CMOS logic standard with 3.6V-tolerant
inputs and outputs.
- Toshiba licenses MIPS16™ Architecture; announces roadmap for
full line of MIPS RISC microprocessors from 32-bit through 64-bit
1996
- Toshiba develops world's first circuit technology for 0.5V
operation of ICs.
- Toshiba and Samsung Electronics to cooperate on Solid State Floppy
Disk Card SmartMedia storage solution.
- Toshiba enters the Surface Mount LED market.
- Toshiba develops first self-pulsating Laser Diode for DVD
applications.
- Toshiba first with Press Pack IGBTs.
1995
- Toshiba develops innovative capacitor structure for 1-Gigabit DRAM
memory cell. The highly compact bottle-shaped trench capacity enables
development of smaller, more efficient DRAM cells.
- Toshiba and Winbond enter partnership to produce and develop
semiconductor memory devices.
- Toshiba develops unique data storage medium for small form factor
applications: Solid State Floppy Disk Card.
- Motorola to join alliance of IBM, Siemens and Toshiba to develop
advanced memory devices.
- Toshiba announces partnership with Digital Equipment Corporation
to jointly develop highly optimized 155 ATM SAR LSI's.
- Toshiba and IBM form Dominion LLC joint venture to produce DRAM in
Manassas, VA. IBM, Siemens and Toshiba alliance announces smallest fully
functional 256Mb DRAM.
- Toshiba strikes alliance with Samsung for joint development of
64Mb NAND Flash memories.
- The Low-Voltage Logic Alliance introduces LCX as its first,
high-performance, low-voltage product, with over-voltage tolerance. This
standard is also supported by SGS-Thompson and Pericom.
- Toshiba introduces microfilter™ for Color Display Tubes.
- Toshiba introduces its multimode Communications Laser Diodes
(CLDs).
- Toshiba unveils its R3900 32-bit microprocessor core.
1994
- Toshiba completes ISO 9001 requirements.
- Vertex Semiconductor merges into Toshiba America Electronic
Components and becomes part of the System IC group.
- Toshiba granted Pre-Importation Review Program (PIRP) status by
U.S. Customs in recognition of superior trade compliance performance.
- Display Technology, Inc. announces increased capacity for the
manufacturing of TFT LCDs.
1993
- Toshiba and Synopsys announce cooperation in high-level design
automation for next-generation ASICs.
- Toshiba introduces its 16-bit microcontroller family.
- Toshiba receives ISO 9000 certification.
- Toshiba joins with National Semiconductor and Motorola
Semiconductor Products Sector to form the Low-Voltage Logic Alliance to develop
standards and common specifications for logic and jointly introduce and promote
high-performance, low-voltage CMOS logic products.
- Toshiba first to offer 1700V IGBTs.
- Toshiba offers its R4600 32-bit microprocessor to the market.
1992
- Toshiba introduces its VHC family featuring high speed, low power
and low noise. National Semiconductor joins Toshiba as second source for this
product.
- Toshiba markets its R4000 64-bit microprocessor based on MIPS
architecture
1991
- Toshiba develops the world's first 4-megabit NAND-type EEPROM.
- Toshiba introduces the world's fastest Bi-CMOS Logic ICs.
- Toshiba announces its first Neuron Chip, which is the foundation
of Echelon's LONWORKS™ Technology.
- Toshiba develops red-light semiconductor laser with the world's
highest optical output power.
- Toshiba's CCD imaging technologies wins 1991 EMMY Awards.
- Toshiba begins operations at Display Technology, Inc.
- Toshiba introduces the world's shortest wavelength VLD at 650
nanometers.
1990
- Toshiba and Siemens announce cooperation in RISC microprocessors
with MIPS architecture.
- Toshiba enters RISC Chip business with License for MIPS'
R3000/R4000 Series.
- Toshiba Display Devices (TDD) in Horseheads, New York, becomes
wholly owned subsidiary of TAEC.
- Toshiba becomes one of the first Rambus licensees.
- Toshiba develops prototype VLD with the world's shortest
wavelength of 638 nanometers.
- Toshiba develops new LCD for notebook computers.
- Toshiba's Gate Turn-Off Thyristor's receives R&D 100 Award.
- Toshiba announces its support for Echelon's LON Neuron™ Chip
1989
- Display Technology, Inc., (DTI) a joint venture between Toshiba
Corporation and IBM Japan, LTD, established to manufacture thin film transistor
LCD's.
- Toshiba completes clean room at Sunnyvale facility for custom
development and metallization of Gate Arrays.
- Toshiba invents NAND Flash technology.
- Toshiba develops resist asher by ultraviolet ozone for large LCDs.
- Toshiba markets Visible-Light Emitting Laser Diodes (VLDs) with
the world's shortest wavelength of 660 nanometers
1988
- Toshiba America, Inc.'s Electronic Components business sector
(TAEC) relocates to Irvine, CA.
- Toshiba begins using Impregnated Cathode in its Color Picture
Tubes.
- Toshiba announces improved high-speed CMOS Logic family of
devices.
- Toshiba develops 4 megabit DRAM.
- Toshiba introduces new monochrome high-contrast LCD.
1987
- Toshiba produces world's first SAW Filter for cordless phone
- Toshiba produces world's first UHF SAW filter for satellite
receiver
1986
- Toshiba Display Devices (TDD), in Horseheads, NY began production
of 19/20" Color Picture Tubes.
- Toshiba introduces world's first wide-band SAW Filter for TV-IF
1985
- Toshiba develops 1-megabit CMOS dynamic RAM.
- Toshiba introduces world's first SAW Resonator Filter for pagers
1984
- Introduction of INVAR Shadow Mask and first 15" Full Square Color
Display Tube Production.
1982
- First Full Square color picture production For TV
1980
- Toshiba produces world's first SAW Resonator for VCR RF modulator
1978
- Toshiba begins production of the first Mini-Neck Color Picture
Tube
1977
- Toshiba produces first SAW Filter for TV-IF, at the Himeji Factory
in Japan
1973
- Toshiba begins research and development on SAW devices
1972
- Toshiba begins production of the first Blackstripe Slit Mask Color
Picture Tube
1969
- Fukaya Works opens for CRT's for TV and Monitors
1965
- Toshiba America, Inc. establishes Electronics Components business
sector to market Toshiba components in North America
- Himeji Works Production of 19" Color Picture Tube.
1958
- Toshiba produces the industry's first Square 17-inch Color Picture
Tube.
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