Hitachi Ltd.

History

Year	Detail
1910	Hitachi was formed and made a five-horsepower induction motor.
1914	The company has started making AC ammeters and voltmeters.
1930	It has begun producing pole-top transformers.
1932	Launched its first electric refrigerator.
1954	Hitachi created Japan's first large-scale cold strip mill.
1959	Hitachi America Ltd. was set up. And completed electronic computers based on transistors.
1960	The company has developed a cubic-type refrigerator and a Completed seat reservation system (MARS-1) for Japanese National Railways.
1961	Invented a fully automatic washing machine and Completed an experimental nuclear reactor.
1964	Manufactured monorail running between Haneda Airport and Hamamatsu-cho, Tokyo, and Completed the first cars for the Shinkansen (Bullet Train).
1966	Hitachi developed a technique for making silicon transistors.
1969	The company has developed and mass-produced all-transistor color televisions, Completed an online banking system, and Developed a Lo-D 2-Way speaker system.
1975	Hitachi developed a high-performance heat transfer surface (Thermoexcell), Hitachi High Crown Control Mill, and a large M-series computer system.
1978	Launched experimental color camera with solid-state miniature image device and Completed world's first field emission electron microscope with record-high resolution.
1982	Hitachi Europe Ltd. was established and Succeeded in the world's first micro-level observation of a magnetic field by the use of electron beam holography.
1988	Hitachi Asia Pte. Ltd. Established and Developed a quadrupedal robot.
1989	Established two R&D centers in the U.S. and two laboratories in Europe and Developed world's fastest superconductive computer and superconductive MR imaging equipment.
1991	The company has developed an inverter-controlled electric locomotive with the world's largest control capacity and highly sensitive image pickup tubes.
1992	Launched core technology for atomic manipulation and observation of atomic arrangement using a scanning tunneling microscope.
1994	Hitachi (China) Ltd. Established and Developed the original 32-bit RISC processor SuperH family and a clean ATM.
2001	It developed a mobile web gateway system and application processor for mobile phones.
2002	The company has developed compact DNA analysis system genetic for SNP typing and world's smallest 0.3-mm square contactless IC chip.
2003	Hitachi developed and commercialized a compact, highly accurate, high-speed finger vein authentication system.
2005	Established Hitachi (China) Research & Development Corporation and received Explosives Trace Detection System U.S. TSA certification.
2008	The company has developed technology for small but highly efficient electric motors that do not use rare metals, as well as lithium-ion battery system technology for high-speed diesel hybrid trains.
2010	Developed power consumption reduction technology for data centers and rare metal recycling technology.
2013	It has developed ROPITS single-passenger mobility-support robot and electronic authentication technique based on biometric information and gamma camera for environments with high radiation levels.
2014	Launched atomic-resolution holography electron microscope and a wearable sensor for measuring an organizational activity and walk-through-style finger vein authentication technology.
2015	Developed Hitachi AI Technology and launched a solutions business using advanced AI technologies.
2018	Partnered with the State Bank of India to speed up digital payments in India.
2024	Hitachi and Microsoft Enter Milestone Agreement to Accelerate Business and Social Innovation with Generative AI.
2024	Hitachi High-Tech Acquires Majority Interest in Nabsys; this acquisition Strengthens the Molecular Research and Diagnostics Business by Providing Human Genome Analysis Solutions.