Fujio Masuoka
Fujio Masuoka ( Japanese 舛 岡 富士 雄 , Masuoka Fujio ; born May 8, 1943 in Takasaki , Gunma Prefecture ) is a Japanese electrical engineer and the inventor of flash memory .
Masuoka studied at Tōhoku University , where he received his doctorate in 1971 with a dissertation on the inductance of semiconductors. In the same year he accepted a position at Toshiba . There he was primarily interested in the technology of non-volatile data storage devices , which make it possible to obtain stored information without a power supply. In 1980 he invented the flash memory in NOR technology and in 1986 in NAND technology . However, Toshiba's investment in these technologies was initially too hesitant, leading to Intel becoming the lead company in this sector. In 1994, Masuoka left Toshiba to accept a professorship at Tohoku University . Since 2005 he has been the technical director of Unisantis Electronics , whose goal is to develop integrated circuits with three-dimensional transistors.
Web links
- In search of the universal memory module. NZZ , September 24, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company Profile - Unis Antis-Electronics (Japan) Ltd. Unisantis website (accessed December 31, 2016).
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SURNAME | Masuoka, Fujio |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 舛 岡 富士 雄 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese inventor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Takasaki |