Computer History Museum

Sasaki, Hajime oral history

[This oral history is one of seven recorded in December 2014 with former leaders in the Japanese semiconductor industry. ] Sasaki-san was born in 1936 and earned a masters degree in electrical engineering from Tokyo University in 1961 whereupon he joined NEC to start a long and successful career in the semiconductor industry. Throughout his career, he held many senior management positions including Chairman of the Board from 1999-2009. He has been honored with more than a dozen awards from several different countries. Sasaki-san’s influence was also felt in easing tensions between the US and Japan during their semiconductor trade dispute in the 1980’s.

Item Details

Date
2014-12-12 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102740055
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Hajime Sasaki (Interviewee)
Eric Dennis (Videographer)
Stanley T. Myers (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Format
PDF
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Extent
9 p.
Place of publication
Asia/Japan/Tokyo
Language
English
Acquisition number
X7373.2015
Subject
Semiconductor History, World Semiconductor Council, NEC
Archive collection
CHM Oral History Collection
Archive hierarchy
Japanese semiconductor pioneers