IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award

The IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE given for outstanding contributions to consumer electronics technology. It is named in honor of Masaru Ibuka, co-founder and honorary chairman of Sony Corporation. The award is given each year to an individual or a team of up to three people. The award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1989. The award is sponsored by Sony Corporation.

Recipients of this award receive a bronze medal, certificate and honorarium.

Recipients

• 1989: Heitaro Nakajima
• 1989: Johannes Petrus Sinjou
• 1990: Norman L. Stauffer
• 1991: Gilbert F. Amelio
• 1992: Isamu Washizuka
• 1993: George L. Brantingham
• 1993: Paul S. Breedlove
• 1993: Richard H. Wiggins
• 1994: Carl G. Eilers
• 1995: Irving S. Reed
• 1995: Gustave Solomon
• 1996: Kees A. Schouhamer Immink
• 1997: Ray M. Dolby
• 1998: Jerrold A. Heller
• 1999: Leonardo Chiariglione
• 2000: Marvin H. White
• 2001: Ulrich Reimers

• 2002: Takashi Fujio
• 2002: Kozo Hayashi
• 2002: Masao Sugimoto
• 2002: Masahiko Morizono
• 2002: Yuichi Ninomiya
• 2003: Richard H. Small
• 2003: Neville Thiele
• 2004: Karlheinz Brandenburg
• 2005: No Award
• 2006: Wayne Bretl
• 2006: Richard Citta
• 2006: Wayne Luplow
• 2007: Tomlinson Holman
• 2008: Ralph H. Baer
• 2009: Eugene J. Polley
• 2010: James Barton
• 2011: Joan Laverne Mitchell

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