C&C Prize

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| name = NEC C&C Prize

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| awarded_for = For outstanding contributions to semiconductors, computers, telecommunications and their integrated technologies

| sponsor = NEC C&C Foundation, JAPAN

| date = {{start date|1985}}

| location = Tokyo

| country = {{flagicon|JP}} Japan

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| year = 1985

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The NEC C&C Prize ({{langx|ja|C&C賞}}) is an award given by the NEC Corporation "in recognition of outstanding contributions to research and development and/or pioneering work in the fields of semiconductors, computers, telecommunications and their integrated technologies."[http://www.candc.or.jp/en/awards.html Awards | NEC C&C Foundation] Established in 1985, through the NEC's nonprofit C&C Foundation, C&C Prizes are awarded to two groups or individuals annually. There is no restriction on nationality of nominees. Winners will receive a prize which includes a cash award of 10,000,000 yen and a certificate. The award ceremony is held annually in Tokyo, Japan.

Recipients

Medal recipients include Nobel Prize winners and scientists, from the father of optics to the pioneer of Internet.

Image:Maurice Vincent Wilkes 1980 (3).jpg|Wilkes: First Electronic Computer - C&C Prize, 1981

Image:Charles K. Kao cropped 2.jpg|Kao: Father of Optics - C&C Prize, 1987

Image:Dr_Vint_Cerf_ForMemRS.jpg|Vint: Internet Pioneer - C&C Prize, 1996

Image:Edsger Wybe Dijkstra.jpg|Dijkstra: Shortest Path - C&C Prize, 2002

Image:LinuxCon Europe Linus Torvalds 03 (cropped).jpg|Linus: Creator of Linux - C&C Prize, 2010

=Years (2018–present)=

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2023 Recipients
Group A: Yasunobu Nakamura, Tsai Jaw-Shen
Group B: Guido van Rossum

2022 Recipients
Group A: Satoshi Matsuoka
Group B: Charles H. Bennett, Gilles Brassard
2021 Recipients
Group A: Kunihiko Fukushima
Group B: Rodney Brooks
2020 Recipients
Group A: Jun Murai
Group B: Michael Stonebraker
2019 Recipients
Group A: Yasuhiko Yasuda, Mitsutoshi Hatori
Group B: Leslie Lamport
2018 Recipients
Group A: Hidetoshi Nishimori
Group B: Ching W. Tang

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=Years (2007–2017)=

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2017 Recipients
Group A: Mitsuo Kawato
Group B: Alfred Aho, John Hopcroft, and Jeffrey Ullman
2016 Recipients
Group A: Hideo Ohno
Group B: Geoffrey Hinton
2015 Recipients
Group A: Prof. Masaru Kitsuregawa
Group B: Dr. Martin Casado, Prof. Nick McKeown, Prof. Scott Shenker
2014 Recipients
Group A: Prof. {{ill|Shigeo Tsujii|ja|辻井重男}}, Dr. Hideki Imai
Group B: Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt, Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs, Prof. Fumiyuki Adachi
2013 Recipients
Group A: Prof. Kazuro Kikuchi, Masataka Nakazawa
Group B: Prof. Vladimir Vapnik
2012 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Osamu Yamada, Dr. Toru Kuroda, Mr. Masayuki Takada
Group B: Dr. Hisashi Kobayashi
2011 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Akira Yoshino
Group B: Dr. Norman Abramson, Dr. Robert Metcalfe
2010 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Hiroyuki Sakaki, Dr. Yasuhiko Arakawa
Group B: Dr. Linus Torvalds
2009 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Fumitada Itakura
Group B: Prof. Ronald L. Rivest, Prof. Adi Shamir, Prof. Leonard M. Adleman
2008 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Hideo Aiso ({{langx|ja|相磯秀夫}})
Group B: Prof. Albert-László Barabási
2007 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Robert D. Maurer, Dr. John B. MacChesney, Dr. Tatsuo Izawa ({{langx|ja|伊澤達夫}})
Group B: Dr. Kenichi Iga ({{langx|ja|伊賀健一}})

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=Years (1996–2006)=

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2006 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Ken Sakamura
Group B: Dr. Robert H. Dennard
2005 Recipients
Group A: Mr. Kei-ichi Enoki ({{langx|ja|榎啓一}}), Mr. Takeshi Natsuno ({{langx|ja|夏野剛}}), Ms. Mari Matsunaga ({{langx|ja|松永真理}})
Group B: Dr. Robert E. Kahn, Dr. Lawrence G. Roberts, Prof. Leonard Kleinrock
2004 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Zen'iti Kiyasu ({{langx|ja|喜安善市}})
Group B: Prof. John L. Hennessy, Prof. David A. Patterson
2003 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Shun-ichi Amari ({{langx|ja|甘利俊一}})
Group B: Dr. Gordon E. Moore
2002 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Tadao Umesao ({{langx|ja|梅棹忠夫}})
Group B: Dr. Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
2001 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Takuo Sugano ({{langx|ja|菅野卓雄}})
Group B: Dr. Alan C. Kay
2000 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Takeo Kanade ({{langx|ja|金出武雄}})
Group B: Dr. Robert W. Dutton
1999 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Makoto Nagao ({{langx|ja|長尾真}})
Group B: Dr. Willard S. Boyle, Dr. George E. Smith
1998 Recipients
Group A: Prof. Fernando J. Corbató
Group B: Dr. Isamu Akasaki ({{langx|ja|赤﨑勇}}), Dr. Shuji Nakamura ({{langx|ja|中村修二}})
1997 Recipients
Group A: Dr. John L. Moll
Group B: Dr. Barry G. Haskel, Dr. Arun N. Netravali
1996 Recipients
Group A: Mr. Paul Baran, Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Mr. Tim Berners-Lee
Group B: Prof. Donald O. Pederson, Prof. Ernest S. Kuh, Prof. Ronald A. Rohrer

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=Years (1985–1995)=

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1995 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Akira Hasegawa ({{langx|ja|長谷川晃}})
Group B: Dr. Alfred Yi Cho
1994 Recipients
Group A: Dr. John Cocke
Group B: Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu ({{langx|ja|末松安晴}}), Dr. Takanori Okoshi
1993 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Shun'ichi Iwasaki ({{langx|ja|岩崎俊一}})
Group B: Prof. William A. Gambling, Prof. David N. Payne
1992 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Toshiyuki Sakai ({{langx|ja|坂井利之}})
Group B: Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin, Mr. Walter K. Victor, Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi
1991 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Yasuo Tarui ({{langx|ja|垂井康夫}}), Dr. Hiroo Toyoda ({{langx|ja|豊田博夫}})
Group B: Dr. Jack M. Sipress
1990 Recipients
Group A: Dr. George H. Heilmeier
Group B: Dr. Takuro Muratani ({{langx|ja|村谷拓郎}}), Dr. Yasuhiko Ito ({{langx|ja|伊藤泰彦}})
1989 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Noboru Takagi ({{langx|ja|高木昇}}), Dr. Shigebumi Saito ({{langx|ja|斉藤成文}}), Dr. Tamiya Nomura ({{langx|ja|野村民也}})
Group B: Mr. Dennis M. Ritchie, Mr. Kenneth L. Thompson
1988 Recipients
Group A: Prof. Maurice V. Wilkes
Group B: Dr. John S. Mayo, Mr. Eric E. Sumner, Mr. M. Robert Aaron
1987 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Hiroshi Inose
Group B: Dr. Charles Kuen Kao
1986 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner
Group B: Dr. Izuo Hayashi, Dr. Morton B. Panish
1985 Recipients
Group A: Dr. Hideo Yamashita ({{langx|ja|山下英男}}), Dr. Hiroshi Wada ({{langx|ja|和田弘}})
Group B: Dr. Lawrence A. Hyland, Dr. Harold A. Rosen
Group C: Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, Mr. Sidney Metzger

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References

External links

[http://www.candc.or.jp/index.html 財団法人 NEC C&C財団](Japanese)
[http://www.candc.or.jp/en/index.html NEC C&C Foundation]

Category:Awards established in 1985

Category:Japanese science and technology awards

Category:NEC Corporation

Category:1985 establishments in Japan