The IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award is a
Technical Field Award of the
IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operat ...
given for outstanding contributions to
consumer electronics technology. It is named in honor of
Masaru Ibuka
Masaru Ibuka (井深 大 ''Ibuka Masaru''; April 11, 1908 – December 19, 1997) was a Japanese electronics industrialist and co-founder of Sony, along with Akio Morita.Kirkup, James"Obituary: Masaru Ibuka,"''Independent'' (London). December 2 ...
, co-founder and honorary chairman of
Sony Corporation
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
. The award is currently given each year to an individual or a team of up to three people (although in 2002, it was given to five people). The award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1987, and is sponsored by Sony Corporation.
Recipients of this award receive a bronze medal, a certificate and an honorarium.
Recipients
Source
[https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/awards/recipients/ibuka_rl.pdf ]
See also
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Prizes named after people
A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements.
External links
Information about the award at IEEEList of recipients of the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Award
References
{{List of IEEE awards
Awards established in 1987
Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award