History of Electronic Devices

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It was in 1969 that a crystal unit was first used in a wristwatch, the SEIKO Quartz Astron 35SQ, the world's first quartz watch.
Since that day, compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies have become the hallmarks of Epson's electronic devices.

Year	Product		Picture	Discription
2010		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Epson Launches Volume Production of World's First Reflective HTPS Panels
		Semiconductors		Epson and E Ink Announce State-of-the-Art Color EPD Controller
		Crystal devices		Epson Toyocom Develops the World's Smallest Single Package 6-Axis Sensor
2009		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Epson Develops World's First 4K Compatible HTPS TFT Liquid Crystal Panel for 3LCD Projectors
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Epson Commences Volume Production of World's Smallest XGA HTPS-TFT Liquid Crystal Panel for 3LCD Data Projectors
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Epson Starts Volume Production of World's First WUXGA HTPS-TFT Panel and New WXGA Panel
		Semiconductors		Epson Develops High-Speed USB Hub Controller for Automotive Applications
		Semiconductors		Epson Develops Host Controller LSI Designed Exclusively for SD Memory Cards
		Semiconductors		Epson Develops USB Host Controller with Built-in Software
		Crystal devices		Epson Toyocom Announces World's First High-Stability SAW Oscillator with Cubic-Curve Frequency/Temperature Coefficient on a Par with AT Crystal
		Crystal devices		Epson Toyocom Develops World's Smallest 32.678-kHz Crystal Oscillator
2008		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Epson Ships 50 Millionth HTPS TFT Panel for 3LCD Projection System
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS world's smallest 0.56-inch WXGA panels mass-production
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS world's biggest aperture ratio of 1.0-inch SXGA+ panels mass-production
		Semiconductors		Develops Low-Power Consumption 4-Bit Microcontroller with Industry's Highest-Resolution Dot Matrix LCD Driver
		Semiconductors		Develops USB Host Controller LSI with Dedicated USB Software for Connecting Mouse or Keyboard
		Crystal devices		Epson Toyocom Develops World's Smallest Low-Current Real-Time Clock Modules
		Crystal devices		Epson Toyocom Develops TCXO for High-Precision GPS Applications
		Crystal devices		Develops World's Smallest Low-Current Real-Time Clock Modules
		Crystal devices		Develops the World's Thinnest kHz-band Crystal Unit
2007		Semiconductors		Epson Develops Industry's First USB2.0 Storage Controller LSI to Include USB Software
		Semiconductors
		Semiconductors		Epson Commercializes Highly Efficient Non-Contact Power Transmission Module
		Crystal devices		Adds World's Thinnest Tuning-Fork Crystal Unit to FC Series Lineup
		Crystal devices		Develops World's Smallest Tuning-Fork Crystal Unit
		Crystal devices		Launches the World's Smallest SAW Resonator for Behicle Remote Keyless Entry Systems
2006		Small- and midium- sized LCDs		Develops 2.6-inch LTPS LCD with 500 ppi Definition
		Small- and midium- sized LCDs		Develops World's Smallest Direct-View 7.1-inch Full High Definition LTPS LCD
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS world's biggest aperture ratio of 0.7-inch full HD panels mass-production
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Ships Thirty Millionth HTPS panel for 3LCD projection Systems (World most)
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Develops HTPS world's first 2k1k panel for Digital Cinema projectors
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS world's smallest 0.7-inch full HD panels mass-production
		Semiconductors		Develops the World's Smallest Gate Array Utilizing an Ultracompact WCSP
		Semiconductors		Epson Launches its New Device Controller LSI for High-Speed USB2.0 that is Ideally Suited for Mobile Terminals -Industry's Smallest Controller LSI Becomes Even Smaller-
		Semiconductors		Began mass production of the world's best standards and the world's smallest GPS module S4E19863series
		Crystal devices		Announces the World's First Real Time Clock Module with Guaranteed Performance at High Temperatures
		Crystal devices		Develops World's Smallest 2016 TCXO Crystal Device
		CrystalDevices		Announces World's Smallest High-Precision Gyro Sensor for Car Navigation Systems
2005		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		World's first utilization of inkjet in alignment layer technology
2005		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS World's smallest 0.6-inch XGA panels mass-production
2004		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Ships Twenty Millionth HTPS panel for 3LCD projection Systems (World most)
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS world's smallest 0.9-inch full HD panels mass production
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Develops HTPS world's smallest 1.0-inch SXGA+ panel
		CrystalDevices		Develops World's Smallest Gyro-Sensor
2003		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS world's first mass-production of 1.6-inch full HD panels
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		HTPS world's smallest 1.3-inch full HD panels mass-production
		Semiconductors		Develops Industry's First Processor for Camera-Phones with Image Processing Functionality
		Semiconductors		Develops Industry's First OLED controller chip for car Audio
		Crystal devices		Develops World's Smallest Crystal Oscillator and Real-Time Clock Module
2002		Semiconductors		Developed Japan's first controller LSI (S1R72005) to comply with the new "USB-On-The-Go"standard,which enables the direct interconnection of peripheral equipment without a PC
		Crystal devices		Epson Releases World's Smallest 2.5 V LVDS Output Oscillator
		Crystal devices		Announces the Successful Development and Mass Production of the World's First High-Precision SAW Resonator for the High-Speed Network Market
		Crystal devices		Introduces the World's Smallest RTC Module (RX-8564CF) for Small, Portable Information Devices
2001		Crystal devices		Developed and commercialized the FC-135 crystal unit, housed in the most compact package achieved to date
2001		Semiconductors		Developed the World's First single-chip liquid-crystal driver (S1D15G00) for use in color STN devices for portable phones
2000		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Began mass production of 0.7-inch HTPS panels, the world's smallest XGA panels
1999		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Began mass production of 0.9-inch HTPS panels, the world's smallest XGA panels
1999		Crystal devices		Commercialized the MC-146 low-to mid-frequency crystal unit,housed in the smallest-ever plastic molded package
1997		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Began mass production of the world's first 1.3-inch XGA HTPS panels
1997		Crystal devices		Began mass production of the SG-8002 series, the world's first programmable crystal oscillator to incorporate PROM and PLLcircuit technology
1996		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Began mass production of the world's first 1.3-inch SVGA HTPS panels
1994		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Began mass production of the world's first 1.3-inch VGA HTPS panels
1993		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Developed the world's highest density 0.7-inch full-color panel, with 16.6-million pixcels.
1993		Semiconductors		Developed the SED1560, a hugely popular LCD driver with on-chip energy-saving power supply logic
1992		Small- and midium- sized LCDs		Established the world's first mass productino COG packaging technology to use ACF (anisotropic conductive film), for LF2U MM panels
1992		Crystal devices		Began mass production of the MG-5010, the indulstry's first PLL crystal oscillator to feature a built-in crystal and oscillation circuit
1990		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Developed the world's smallest full-color HTPS panel, a 0.7-inch panel with 70,000 pixels for viewfinders
1989		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Began mass production of the world's first HTPS panels for 3LCD projectors
1989		Crystal devices		Began marketing the industry's first SMD real-time clock module series to featurre a built-in crystal
1988		Small- and midium-sized LCDs		Developed and introduced the technology for the world's first thin-profile, large-capacity, high-performance FTN LCD panel
		High-temperature polysilicon TFTs		Developed the wordl's first full-color panel for video camera viewfinders
		Crystal devices		Commercialized the MA-50 and MC-40 series, the wordl's first all-plastic SMD crystal units
1987		Small- and midium-sized LCDs		Developed the world's first NTN panel
		Crystal devices		Commercialized the SG-615, the world's first all-plastic SMD crystal oscillator
		Semiconductors		Introduced the industry's first large (512KB) battery-equipped RAM card
1983		Small- and midium-sized LCDs		Developed the world's first commercial plastic-film panel LCD
1983		Small- and midium- sized LCDs		Developed the world's first color TFT panel
1982		Small- and midium- sized LCDs		Used an active matrix LCD for the world's first commercially available TV watch
1982		Semiconductors		Developed the world's First IC for TV watches
1981		Semiconductors		Developed the world's first asynchronous 64K CMOS mask ROM (SMM series)
1980		Crystal devices		Developed the industry's first SIP-type crystal oscillator (SG-10 and SG11)
1979		Crystal devices		Developed the world's first high-precision crystal unit (TM crystal chip)
1978		Semiconductors		Produced the world's first melody IC (the SVM7910 series)
1973		Small- and midium- sized LCDs		Used an LCD for the world's first 6-digit liquid crystal display quartz watch
1971		Semiconductors		Developed the world's first CMOS IC for watches
1969		Crystal devices		Incorporated a crystal unit into the SEIKO Quartz Astron 35SQ, the world's first quartz watch

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