Shunpei Yamazaki

The native form of this personal name is Yamazaki Shunpei. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Shunpei Yamazaki (山崎 舜平, Yamazaki Shunpei, born July 8, 1942) is a Japanese inventor in the field of computer science and solid-state physics. He is a prolific inventor who is listed as a named inventor of more than 11,000 patent families and more than 26,000 distinct patent publications[1] for his inventions. In 2005, he was named as the most prolific inventor in history by USA Today.[2] Kia Silverbrook subsequently passed Yamazaki on February 26, 2008.[3][4] Yamazaki then passed Silverbrook in 2017.

He completed a graduate course at Doshisha University, Graduate School of Engineering.[5]

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  5. ^ "創研の人々" [People of Sokendai] (in Japanese). 同志社大学ハリス理化学研究所. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023. 同志社大学大学院工学研究科修士課程修了。同大学在学中6年間にわたり創研に参加し，加藤先生から直接指導。大学院在学中には「フラッシュメモリ(USBメモリ)」として知られる不揮発性メモリ素子を発明。 [He completed a graduate course at Doshisha University, Graduate School of Engineering. During his studies at Doshisha University, he participated in Sokendai for six years and was directly supervised by Dr. Kato. While in graduate school, he invented a non-volatile memory device known as "flash memory (USB memory)".]