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Tadahiro Sekimoto 関本忠弘 | |
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| Born | November 14, 1926 |
| Died | November 11, 2007 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Awards | IEEE Medal of Honor (2004) IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal KBE NAE IEEE Fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
Tadahiro Sekimoto (関本忠弘, Sekimoto Tadahiro, November 14, 1926 – November 11, 2007) was a Japanese electronics engineer, a recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor (2004), chairman of Japan's Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies (IISE), and former chairman of the Board of Councilors of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) who served as president and later chairman of Japan's NEC Corporation (NEC). Born in Hyōgo, Japan, Sekimoto earned his BS in physics in 1948 and his Doctor of Engineering degree in 1962 at the University of Tokyo.
On 11 November 2007, he died after a series of strokes.[1]
- ^ "Tadahiro Sekimoto, Former Chairman of NEC,Passed Away on November 11, 2007". NEC Corporation. Retrieved 2007-11-12.