IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award

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About Award

The IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1987.

The Award is named in honor of Dr. Masaru Ibuka, Honorary Chairman and Co-Founder of Sony Corporation, whose innovative achievements and leadership in state of the art and have been an inspiration to several generations of electrical, electronics, and computer engineers.

Recipient selection is administered through the Technical Field Awards Council of the IEEE Awards Board.

Award Recipients

Heitaro Nakajima, 1989
Johannes Petrus Sinjou, 1989
Norman L. Stauffer, 1990
Gilbert F. Amelio, 1991
Isamu Washizuka, 1992
George L. Brantingham, 1993
Paul S. Breedlove, 1993
Richard H. Wiggins, 1993
Carl G. Eilers, 1994
Irving S. Reed, 1995
Gustave Solomon, 1995
Kees A. Schouhamer Immink, 1996
Ray M. Dolby, 1997
Jerrold A. Heller, 1998
Leonardo Chiariglione, 1999
Marvin H. White, 2000
Ulrich Reimers, 2001
Takashi Fujio, 2002
Kozo Hayashi, 2002
Masao Sugimoto, 2002
Masahiko Morizono, 2002
Yuichi Ninomiya, 2002
Richard Small, 2003
Neville Thiele, 2003
Karlheinz Brandenburg, 2004
No Award, 2005
Wayne Bretl, 2006
Richard Citta, 2006
Wayne Luplow, 2006
Tomlinson Holman, 2007
Ralph H. Baer, 2008
Eugene J. Polley, 2009
James Barton, 2010