| 2005 |
Photonic textiles |
| 2002 |
Blu-ray disc standard |
| 2001 |
Natural and Mandarin speech control
Flexible display |
| 2000 |
Ambient Intelligence concept
Active-matrix display driven by plastic transistors |
| 1999 |
Wearable electronics
Lithylene battery technology |
| 1998 |
Fully functional PolyLED displays |
| 1997 |
‘Silicon-on-Anything’, plastic electronics |
| 1995 |
High-frequency transistors for cellular telephony |
| 1994 |
Incredible Sound (improved stereo sound) |
| 1992 |
Natural Motion (improved display of moving objects on TV) |
| 1991 |
Start PolyLED research |
| 1990s |
Improved analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters |
| 1987 |
Full-rate GSM speech coder |
| 1980s |
Long-wavelength lasers for telecommunications |
| 1980 |
Modulation and error correction for Compact Disc (CD) |
| 1976 |
NiMH-batteries |
| 1972 |
Video Long Play (optical recording) |
| 1971 |
Integrated Injection Logic (I2L) IC technology |
| 1968 |
Spiral-groove bearings |
| 1968-today |
Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) culminating in image sensors |
| 1966 |
LOCOS semiconductor process technology |
| 1963 |
Plumbicon TV pick-up tube |
| 1960 |
‘Pushed-out-base’ transistor |
| 1950 |
Delta modulation for signal transmission |
| 1941/1950 |
Ferroxcube/ferroxdure (magnetic materials) |
| 1934 |
High-pressure mercury lamp |
| 1927 |
Rotalix X-ray tube |
| 1926 |
Pentode radio tube |
