NEC Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1899	Nippon Electric Co. Limited was established.
1919	First large-scale common-battery switching system and delivered it to Tokyo Central Office.
1928	Developed NE-type phototelegraphic equipment.
1936	Opened the Tamagawa-mukai Plant.
1943	Changed company name to Sumitomo Communication Industries Co. Ltd.
1950	Started research and development of transistors.
1956	Completed first domestic-made XB automatic switching system for telephone offices.
1958	Completed first domestic-made transistorized computer "NEAC-2201".
1960	Started development of integrated circuits (ICs).
1963	Established Nippon Electric New York.
1968	Released color TV first model "Auto Color Sun".
1969	Opened the Yokohama Plant.
1971	Developed fully automated mail processing system "NS-100".
1975	New Central Research Laboratories opened in Kawasaki City.
1979	Released personal computer "PC-8001".
1982	Opened the Abiko Plant.
1988	Released the world's smallest chip type solid tantalum electrolytic capacitor.
1989	Opened the Tsukuba Research Center.
1991	Released the world's first TFT color LCD laptop "PC- 9801NC".
1999	Established NEC-Hitachi Memory, Inc. through joint investment with Hitachi, Ltd.
2002	Released NeoFace face recognition solution.
2002	Established NEC Electronics Corporation.
2009	Established NEC Casio Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
2010	NEC Electronics Corporation merged with Renesas Technology Corp. and launched Renesas Electronic Corporation.
2011	Established NEC Personal Computers, Ltd. through merger with Lenovo Corporation.
2018	Announced biometric authentication technology brand “Bio-IDiom”.
2018	NEC acquires UK-based IT services company Northgate Public Services.
2023	"NEC Security" launched.