The electronic calculator first commercialized by Sharp has been recognized with a prestigious IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing from the IEEE, a worldwide electrical and electronics engineering society. This IEEE Milestone Program acknowledges the historic achievement that the electronic calculator represents in the electrical/electronic and related fields. Sharp is the first recipient in Japan in the information equipment field since the milestone was established in 1983.
The electronic calculator first commercialized by Sharp has been recognized with a prestigious IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing from the IEEE, a worldwide electrical and electronics engineering society. This IEEE Milestone Program acknowledges the historic achievement that the electronic calculator represents in the electrical/electronic and related fields. Sharp is the first recipient in Japan in the information equipment field since the milestone was established in 1983.This recognition singles out with high praise Sharp’s innovative efforts to make desktop electronic calculators more compact and to reduce their power consumption during the years from 1964 to 1973. Following on the heels of the world’s first all-transistor/diode desktop calculator (the model CS-10A in 1964), Sharp took the lead in the industry in the development of solid-state circuitry for use in devices for consumer use, and introduced the world’s first electronic calculators incorporating IC/LSI (models CS-16A in 1967 and QT-8D in 1969) which succeeded in dramatically reducing the parts count, and the pocket-size LCD electronic calculator (model EL-805 in 1973) which was the first in the world to use the CMOS-LSI circuitry. These products evolved into compact information devices that could be used by individuals, and contributed to their widespread adoption and use around the globe. In addition, the integrated circuit and LCD technologies established in the course of their development formed the basic technologies for digital consumer electronics, and to this day, continue to make significant contributions to the electronics industry, forming the “bread and butter” of manufacturing and electronics. Please note that the commemorative plaque for the IEEE Milestone presented by the IEEE at this time will be on permanent display in the Memorial Hall of Sharp’s Advanced Development and Planning Center (Tenri City, Nara Prefecture). |
