Awards
| Year | Prize/Award | Reason | Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mrityunjay Singh Bridge Building Award | Outstanding contributions to engineering ceramics, international collaboration, and outreach | Shunpei Yamazaki | The American Ceramic Society |
| 2025 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2025 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2025 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | 5,009ppi, 10,000-cd/m2, OLED/OS/Si Structure Display with Built-In CPU and Display Driver | Y. Tamatsukuri et al., SEL | SID |
| 2024 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2024 | Rustum Roy Lecture Award | Proposal of oxide ceramic LSI device for putting the brakes on global warming accelerated by AI-age computers | Shunpei Yamazaki | The American Ceramic Society |
| 2024 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | High-Luminance and Highly Reliable Tandem OLED Display Including New Intermediate Connector Designed for Photolithography Applications | S. Fukuzaki et al., SEL | SID |
| 2024 | Award for Science and Technology in Development Category in the Commendation for Science and Technology | Development of Highly Efficient and Long-life OLED Device | Satoshi Seo | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) |
| 2024 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Shunpei Yamazaki | Cabinet Office |
| 2023 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2023 | ULSIC vs. TFT Best Poster Presentation Award (3rd) | Vertical oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor with extremely low off-state current | T. Hirose et al., SEL | Semiconductor Technology for Ultra Large Scale Integrated Circuits and Thin Film Transistors VIII (the 8th ULSIC vs. TFT) |
| 2023 | IEEE Solid-State Circuit Society (SSCS) Japan Industry Contribution Award 2023 | Contribution to activities of SSCS by managing publication of papers in ISSCC | Shunpei Yamazaki | IEEE SSCS Japan/Kansai Chapter |
| 2022 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2022 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Shunpei Yamazaki | Cabinet Office |
| 2022 | SSDM Young Researcher Award | Computing-in-Memory Demonstration of Multiple-State (>8) Analog Memory Cell with Ultra-Low (<1 nA/cell) Current Enabled by Monolithic CAAC-IGZO FET + Si CMOS FET Stack for Highly-Efficient AI Applications | S. Ohshita, SEL | SSDM |
| 2021 | Richard M. Fulrath Award | Crystalline oxide semiconductor | K. Okazaki, SEL | The American Ceramic Society |
| 2019 | R&D 100 Awards | Smartphone using CAAC-IGZO® technology | SEL, Sharp Corporation |
WTWH Media LLC |
| 2019 | Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits Highlighted Paper |
A 48 MHz 880-nW Standby Power Normally-Off MCU with 1 Clock Full Backup and 4.69-us Wakeup Featuring 60-nm Crystalline In-Ga-Zn Oxide | T. Ishizu et al., SEL | VLSI |
| 2019 | ULSIC vs. TFT Best Poster Presentation Award (2nd) | Analysis of IGZO crystalline structure and its stability by first-principles calculations | T. Nakayama et al., SEL | Semiconductor Technology for Ultra Large Scale Integrated Circuits and Thin Film Transistors VII (the 7th ULSIC vs. TFT) |
| 2019 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | OLED Display Incorporating Organic Image Sensor | T. Kamada et al., SEL | SID |
| 2019 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | 5291 ppi Organic Light Emitting Diode Display using Field-effect Transistors Including a C-Axis Aligned Crystalline Oxide Semiconductor | S. Katsui et al., SEL | SID |
| 2018 | W. David Kingery Award | Pioneering industrial leadership and seminal contributions to oxide semiconductors that have led to several innovative materials technologies | Shunpei Yamazaki | The American Ceramic Society |
| 2018 | National Commendation for Invention : Invention Prize | Invention of a method for a highly efficient long-lived organic light emitting diode | Satoko Shitagaki Satoshi Seo Nobuharu Ohsawa Hideko Inoue Kunihiko Suzuki |
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) |
| 2018 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | Highly Efficient Deep-Blue Fluorescent Dopant for Achieving Low-Power OLED Display Satisfying BT.2020 Chromaticity | Y. Takita et al., SEL | SID |
| 2016 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | 13.3-inch 8k4k 664-ppi 120-Hz 12-bit OLED Display Using Top-Gate Self-Align CAAC-OS FETs and 12-bit Source Driver IC | R. Yamamoto et al., SEL and AFD | SID |
| 2016 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | A 2.78-in 1058-ppi Ultra-High-Resolution Flexible OLED Display Using CAAC-IGZO FETs | T. Nagata et al., SEL and AFD | SID |
| 2016 | Corporate Technical Achievement Award | Discovery of CAAC-IGZO and its development for application products | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Sharp Corporation |
The American Ceramic Society |
| 2016 | Medal for Leadership in the Advancement of Ceramic Technology | Outstanding contributions to oxide semiconductor technology and energy-saving display devices through his numerous inventions | Shunpei Yamazaki | The American Ceramic Society |
| 2015 | 2015 SID Special Recognition Award | Contributions to the discovery of CAAC-IGZO® and leading its practical application | Shunpei Yamazaki | The Society for Information Display (SID) |
| 2015 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | Apparatus for Manufacturing Flexible OLED Displays: Adoption of Transfer Technology | S. Idojiri et al., SEL | SID |
| 2015 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | New Pixel Circuits for Controlling Threshold Voltage by Back-gate Bias Voltage using Crystalline Oxide Semiconductor FETs | M. Kaneyasu et al., SEL and AFD | SID |
| 2015 | IEDM 2015 Highlights | 20-nm-node trench-gate-self-aligned crystalline In-Ga-Zn-Oxide FET with high frequency and low off-state current | D. Matsubayashi et al. Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) |
| 2015 | IDW' 15 Outstanding Poster Paper Award | Correlation Among Crystal Morphology, Surface Shape, and Oxygen Vacancy Formations in In-Ga-Zn Oxide | M.Nakashima et al. Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
International Display Workshops (IDW) |
| 2014 | SID Distinguished Paper Award | 13.3-in. 8K x 4K 664-ppi OLED Display Using CAAC-OS FETs | S. Kawashima et al., SEL and Sharp Corporation | SID |
| 2014 | Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists in Technical Development for 2014 | Highly-efficient Long-lived Organic Light-emitting Diode Utilizing Exciplex-Triplet Energy Transfer and Its Application to White Lighting Panel | Takahiro Ishisone Satoshi Seo Nobuharu Ohsawa |
The Chemical Society of Japan. |
| 2014 | Display Innovation Award, Grand Prize | Ultra High-Definition and Ultra Thin Flexible Organic Display | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. |
| 2014 | THOMSON REUTERS Top 100 Global Innovator | Honoring the World Leaders in Innovation | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | THOMSON REUTERS |
| 2013 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Shunpei Yamazaki | Cabinet Office |
| 2013 | 27th Chunichi Industrial Technology Award, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize | Mass production of LCD panel “IGZO” using oxide semiconductor | Sharp Corporation Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd. |
| 2013 | FPD International 2013 Award, Outstanding Achievement Prize | Flexible display, lighting, and battery using oxide semiconductor | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. |
| 2013 | THOMSON REUTERS Top 100 Global Innovator | Honoring the World Leaders in Innovation | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | THOMSON REUTERS |
| 2013 | 2013 SSDM Paper Award | Eight-bit CPU with Nonvolatile Registers Capable of Holding Data for 40 Days at 85℃ Using Crystalline In-Ga-Zn Oxide Thin Film Transistors |
T.Ohmaru et al. Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
International Conference on Solid State Device and Materials (SSDM) Organizing Committee |
| 2013 | 2013 Display of the Year Gold Award | AQUOS PHONE ZETA SH-02E | Sharp Corporation Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
The Society for Information Display (SID) |
| 2011 | Best Poster Award | Low Power 6.0-inch Extended Graphics Array Transmissive Liquid Crystal Display using Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide Semiconductor with Variable Frame Frequency | S. Amano et al., SEL | 2011 International Conference on Semiconductor Technology for Ultra Large Scale Integrated Circuits and Thin Film Transistors (ULSIC vs. TFT) |
| 2011 | THOMSON REUTERS Top 100 Global Innovator | Honoring the World Leaders in Innovation | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | THOMSON REUTERS |
| 2010 | National Commendation for Invention : Invention Prize | Inventing a technique for preventing contamination of TFTs with a blocking structure |
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Shunpei Yamazaki Yasuhiko Takemura |
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation(JIII) |
| 2010 | Okouchi Award : Okouchi Memorial Technology Award (Awarded with Sharp Corporation) | Developing and practically implementing a liquid crystal panel integrated with peripheral circuits using high-performance crystalline silicon TFTs |
Sharp Corporation Mikio Katayama Hiroshi Yoneda Masahiro Adachi Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Shunpei Yamazaki Jun Koyama |
Okouchi Memorial Foundation |
| 2009 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Shunpei Yamazaki | Cabinet Office |
| 2009 | Award for Science and Technology in Development Category in the Commendation for Science and Technology | Developing System LCD using high-performance crystalline thin-film transistors |
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Hideto Ohnuma Koichiro Tanaka Toru Takayama Sharp Corporation Akihiko Imaya Naoki Makida |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 2009 | Kanagawa Kirari Challenger Award: Special Grand Prize | Developing and pursuing a unique business plan under his own future vision and achieving results | Shunpei Yamazaki | Kanagawa Prefectural Government |
| 2009 | AM-FPD 2009 Best Paper Award | Amorphous In-Ga-Zn-Oxide TFTs with Suppressed Variation for 4.0 inch QVGA AMOLED Display | H. Ohara et al., SEL | AM-FPD 09 |
| 2009 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2008 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Shunpei Yamazaki | Cabinet Office |
| 2007 | National Commendation for Invention : Invention Prize | Inventing a method for making high-performance crystalline thin-film transistors |
Koichiro Tanaka Hideto Ohnuma |
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) |
| 2006 | Local Commendation for Invention : Prize by Kanagawa branch of Institute | Highly reliable semiconductor device with a blocking film | Yasuhiko Takemura | SID |
| 2005 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Shunpei Yamazaki | Cabinet Office |
| 2004 | Presidential Citation | Arranging the generous gift by Semiconductor Energy Laboratory that will initiate the endowment of a new SID education award | Shumpei Yamazaki | SID |
| 2004 | Nikkan Manufacturing Awards : Grand Prize in Part Category (Awarded with TDK Corporation) | Film solar battery |
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. TDK Corporation |
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. |
| 2003 | National Commendation for Invention : Encouragement and Distinguished Service Prize | Contribution to the improvement of science technology and industry development | Shumpei Yamazaki | Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation |
| 2003 | Advanced Display of the Year : Excellent Prize [display/module section] (Awarded with Sharp Corporation) | CG Silicon liquid crystal module for mobile |
Sharp Corporation Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
The Selection Committee of the Advanced Display of the Year / Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. |
| 2003 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2003 | Nikkei BP Technology Award [Consumer IT Sector] (Awarded with Sharp Corporation) | Developing a liquid crystal panel “System LCD” using CG Silicon |
Sharp Corporation Katsuhiro Kawai Shigeto Yoshida Yasufumi Yatsuzuka Katsuji Nagai Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Masahiko Hayakawa Hideto Ohnuma |
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. |
| 2002 | Performance Awards on Intellectual Property in 2002 | Effectively utilizing Industrial Property Rights system | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry/Japan Patent Office |
| 2002 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2002 | Meritorious Mention | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Cabinet Office |
| 2001 | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Excellent New Technology and Products Award : Superior Award [technology/products section] | TFT techniques for active-matrix organic EL panel | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | The Asahi Foundation For Small And Medium Enterprise Promotion / Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd. |
| 2000 | 2000 Display Product of the Year Silver Award | 60-in. High-Definition Rear Projector | Sharp Corporation Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
The Society for Information Display (SID) |
| 2000 | Local Commendation for Invention : Prize by Kanagawa branch of Institute | Sealing technique for the inlet of liquid crystal panel | Kunio Kimura | Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) |
| 2000 | Advanced Display of the Year : Grand Prize [display/module section] (Awarded with Sharp Corporation) | LCD High-Vision rear projector |
Sharp Corporation Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
The Selection Committee of the Advanced Display of the Year / Science Communications International Corporation |
| 2000 | Notable Invention Award | Method for manufacturing semiconductor devices |
Shunpei Yamazaki Hisashi Ohtani Tamae Takano |
Science and Technology Agency |
| 1999 | Kanagawa High-Tech Grand-Prix | Developing continuous grain silicon (CGS) semiconductor technology | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Kanagawa Prefectural Government / Kanagawa Shimbun |
| 1999 | Local Commendation for Invention : Prize by Kanagawa branch of Institute | Technique for crystallizing amorphous silicon film |
Hisashi Ohtani Akiharu Miyanaga |
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) |
| 1997 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | Innovation of MOS LSI element technology | Shunpei Yamazaki | Prime Minister's Office |
| 1996 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public | Shunpei Yamazaki | Prime Minister's Office |
| 1995 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | Financial contribution for the good of the public (Donation for Japanese Red Cross Society) |
Shunpei Yamazaki | Prime Minister's Office |
| 1993 | Local Commendation for Invention : Invention Incentive Prize | Columnar plasma CVD apparatus |
Mitsunori Sakama Takeshi Fukada |
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) |
| 1990 | Director Prize by the Science and Technology Agency | The Development of MOS LSI Element Technology | Shunpei Yamazaki | Science and Technology Agency |
| 1990 | Asahi Solar Car Rally in Kobe : Outstanding Performance Award | Southern Cross II | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | The Asahi Shimbun Company / Asahi Broadcasting Corporation / Nikkan Sports News |
| 1989 | Asahi Solar Car Rally in Kobe : Stable Running Prize | Southern Cross | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | The Asahi Shimbun Company / Asahi Broadcasting Corporation / Nikkan Sports News |
| 1985 | Kato Memorial Award | Contribution to advancement of semiconductor research and industry | Shunpei Yamazaki | Kato foundation for Promotion of Science |
| 1984 | Japanese Red Cross Society Golden Order of Merit | Contribution to the Japanese Red Cross Society | Shunpei Yamazaki | The Japanese Red Cross Society |
| 1984 | Richard M. Fulrath Award | The Studies on Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Structures | Shunpei Yamazaki | The American Ceramic Society |
| 1976 | National Commendation for Invention : Invention Prize | Invention of MIS field-effect semiconductor device | Shunpei Yamazaki | Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation |
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