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Industrial Field (Broadcasting / Surveillance) |
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June |
Delivers lecture at The Japan Management Association
on "Creative Management and New Product Development Targeted
by R&D Makers." |
May |
Places a giant billboard across from the Nagano
train station.
Makes allocations of 235 million yen new shares to third
parties, which makes the capital stock outstanding to be 387.5
million yen (capital reserve 360 million yen) with 4.688 issued
shares as of May 27. |
March |
Releases the wireless CCD crane camera system
"CC-10H".
Total number of train scope shipment amounts to 300. |
January |
Releases 12 mm train scope in newly developed
COMS version. |
December |
Releases the "TC-9" train scope. |
November |
Releases the hard disk digital video recorder
"HVR-200", which is a compact type integrating a
tuner and the recording function in one. |
October |
Establishes Industrial Equipment Division
and develops new products in various fields.
Starts development of Peltier effect-applied cooled CCD
camera: hypersensitive color CCD camera for night surveillance
"VG-100" and astronomical camera "VG-200". |
July |
Starts development of "NRZ-100",
the world's smallest CCD camera for industrial use with 9
mm diameter for surveillance of narrow diameter pipes.
Releases newly developed microcameras one after another:
"P-cam", "MG-5", and "Pinkie". |
March |
Invites public idea of "Dream Product"
in line with the philosophies of founding a graduate school
specializing in research on cutting-edge medical equipment. |
June |
Inaugurate RF West Ground Headquarters Building. |
January |
Announces the founding of RF SYSTEM lab. graduate
school. |
August |
Releases the CCD camera of the next-generation,
"Microscopic CCD Camera". |
April |
Releases the industrial nondestructive inspection
device, "SVX-4000". |
February |
Releases the wireless digital quad processor
with a remote control and 12-hour of maximum interval record
length. |
January |
Releases the palm-size wireless monitor, "TP-25". |
May |
Delivers robotic cameras to the Ministry
of Construction for the observation of Mount Usu.
Delivers disaster surveillance cameras to Miyake Island,
Tokyo.
Releases the present dome-type camera system.
Releases the two-way FPU GHz LINK-2400 for broadcasting. |
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Begins development of the X-ray CCD sensor.
Begins development of the wireless dental hand-held CCD
camera.
"The Tiny", the world's smallest wireless CCD
camera is officially adopted by the New York Police Department.
Kyoto University researches adopt the PRO-5 camera as a
rescue robot. |
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Announces the "Camera & Monitor"
an all-in-one unit monitor and micro CCD camera.
Releases "The Tiny" series, the world's smallest
wireless CCD camera.
Releases "The Card" series, the world's thinnest
card type CCD camera.
Enters the security industry on a large scale.
Sells the DP-6M microscope for industrial use. |
March |
Receives orders for in-vehicle CCD camera
for police cars.
Develops relationship with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Corporation, NTT for the development of the "Phoenix"
wireless video telephone.
Announces the twin-lens CCD camera, which provides images
from completely different angles.
Provides custom-made CCD camera for the Nagano Winter Olympics.
The PRO-5 micro CCD camera is adopted by the Japanese Experiment
Module Project for 2001.
The Kame-Kame Kun camera system, jointly developed with
NHK wins the prize at the 1998 Technology Exhibition.
Releases the HG-800 night-vision color camera without the
use of infrared light.
Develops and releases the world's first micro wireless CCD
camera for the use on of board N-gauge model trains. |
January |
Sales of micro-wireless CCD cameras reaches
8,000 units, placing RF SYSTEM lab. at the top of the industry.
Starts joint development with NHK. |
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Becomes the market leader of small FPU for
the broadcasting industry with the GHz LINKs series.
The CD-5C is adopted by NHK, the Japanese National Broadcasting
Station for broadcasting live skiing events.
Provides the CMD-5C to the nuclear plants of Hitachi Co.,
Ltd.
Provides 800 units of the CD-6V for "Print Club"
arcade game machines.
The CMD-5Cs are adopted by the Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
Deliveries are made to each site.
The CMD-5C is adopted by the National Space Development
Agency of Japan. |
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Provides the custom-made CCD camera for the
Atlanta Olympics (AMR II). |
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Releases the BS series microwave video transmitting
units.
Penetrates the broadcasting market, and releases the GHz
LINK series FPU, Field Pick-up Unit for broadcasting.
Releases the micro CCD camera, Train Scope. |
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Delivers the CD-5C wireless CCD camera to
the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo.
Begins developing microwave technology. |
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Founded, aiming at the development of microwave
technology applied products and R&D of CCD camera
Develops the smallest wireless CCD camera in the world.
Release the CD-5C, the world's smallest wireless CCD camera,
in Japan. (As of January 2001, the CD-5C is still the world's
smallest.)
Develops and sell the CMD-5C, the wireless CCD camera for
infrared use. |
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