C&C Prize

The NEC C&C Prize (C&C賞) is an award given by the NEC Corporation "in recognition of outstanding contributions to research and development and/or pioneering work in the fields of semiconductors, computers, telecommunications and their integrated technologies." Established in 1985, through the NEC's nonprofit C&C Foundation, C&C Prizes are awarded to two groups or individuals annually. There is no restriction on nationality of nominees. Winners will receive a prize which includes a cash award of 10,000,000 yen and a certificate. The award ceremony is held annually in Tokyo, Japan.

Recipients
Medal recipients include Nobel Prize winners and scientists, from the father of optics to the pioneer of Internet.

Years (2018–present)
• 2023 Recipients

• * Group A: Yasunobu Nakamura, Tsai Jaw-Shen

• * Group B: Guido van Rossum

• 2022 Recipients

• * Group A: Satoshi Matsuoka

• * Group B: Charles H. Bennett, Gilles Brassard

• 2021 Recipients

• * Group A: Kunihiko Fukushima

• * Group B: Rodney Brooks

• 2020 Recipients

• * Group A: Jun Murai

• * Group B: Michael Stonebraker

• 2019 Recipients

• * Group A: Yasuhiko Yasuda, Mitsutoshi Hatori

• * Group B: Leslie Lamport

• 2018 Recipients

• * Group A: Hidetoshi Nishimori

• * Group B: Ching W. Tang

Years (2007–2017)
• 2017 Recipients

• * Group A: Mitsuo Kawato

• * Group B: Alfred Aho, John Hopcroft, and Jeffrey Ullman

• 2016 Recipients

• * Group A: Hideo Ohno

• * Group B: Geoffrey Hinton

• 2015 Recipients

• * Group A: Prof. Masaru Kitsuregawa

• * Group B: Dr. Martin Casado, Prof. Nick McKeown, Prof. Scott Shenker

• 2014 Recipients

• * Group A: Prof. Shigeo Tsujii, Dr. Hideki Imai

• * Group B: Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt, Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs, Prof. Fumiyuki Adachi

• 2013 Recipients

• * Group A: Prof. Kazuro Kikuchi, Masataka Nakazawa

• * Group B: Prof. Vladimir Vapnik

• 2012 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Osamu Yamada, Dr. Toru Kuroda, Mr. Masayuki Takada

• * Group B: Dr. Hisashi Kobayashi

• 2011 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Akira Yoshino

• * Group B: Dr. Norman Abramson, Dr. Robert Metcalfe

• 2010 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Hiroyuki Sakaki, Dr. Yasuhiko Arakawa

• * Group B: Dr. Linus Torvalds

• 2009 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Fumitada Itakura

• * Group B: Prof. Ronald L. Rivest, Prof. Adi Shamir, Prof. Leonard M. Adleman

• 2008 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Hideo Aiso (相磯秀夫)

• * Group B: Prof. Albert-László Barabási

• 2007 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Robert D. Maurer, Dr. John B. MacChesney, Dr. Tatsuo Izawa (伊澤達夫)

• * Group B: Dr. Kenichi Iga (伊賀健一)

Years (1996–2006)
• 2006 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Ken Sakamura

• * Group B: Dr. Robert H. Dennard

• 2005 Recipients

• * Group A: Mr. Kei-ichi Enoki (榎啓一), Mr. Takeshi Natsuno (夏野剛), Ms. Mari Matsunaga (松永真理)

• * Group B: Dr. Robert E. Kahn, Dr. Lawrence G. Roberts, Prof. Leonard Kleinrock

• 2004 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Zen'iti Kiyasu (喜安善市)

• * Group B: Prof. John L. Hennessy, Prof. David A. Patterson

• 2003 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Shun-ichi Amari (甘利俊一)

• * Group B: Dr. Gordon E. Moore

• 2002 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Tadao Umesao (梅棹忠夫)

• * Group B: Dr. Edsger Wybe Dijkstra

• 2001 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Takuo Sugano (菅野卓雄)

• * Group B: Dr. Alan C. Kay

• 2000 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Takeo Kanade (金出武雄)

• * Group B: Dr. Robert W. Dutton

• 1999 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Makoto Nagao (長尾真)

• * Group B: Dr. Willard S. Boyle, Dr. George E. Smith

• 1998 Recipients

• * Group A: Prof. Fernando J. Corbató

• * Group B: Dr. Isamu Akasaki (赤﨑勇), Dr. Shuji Nakamura (中村修二)

• 1997 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. John L. Moll

• * Group B: Dr. Barry G. Haskel, Dr. Arun N. Netravali

• 1996 Recipients

• * Group A: Mr. Paul Baran, Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Mr. Tim Berners-Lee

• * Group B: Prof. Donald O. Pederson, Prof. Ernest S. Kuh, Prof. Ronald A. Rohrer

Years (1985–1995)
• 1995 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Akira Hasegawa (長谷川晃)

• * Group B: Dr. Alfred Yi Cho

• 1994 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. John Cocke

• * Group B: Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu (末松安晴), Dr. Takanori Okoshi

• 1993 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Shun'ichi Iwasaki (岩崎俊一)

• * Group B: Prof. William A. Gambling, Prof. David N. Payne

• 1992 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Toshiyuki Sakai (坂井利之)

• * Group B: Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin, Mr. Walter K. Victor, Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi

• 1991 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Yasuo Tarui (垂井康夫), Dr. Hiroo Toyoda (豊田博夫)

• * Group B: Dr. Jack M. Sipress

• 1990 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. George H. Heilmeier

• * Group B: Dr. Takuro Muratani (村谷拓郎), Dr. Yasuhiko Ito (伊藤泰彦)

• 1989 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Noboru Takagi (高木昇), Dr. Shigebumi Saito (斉藤成文), Dr. Tamiya Nomura (野村民也)

• * Group B: Mr. Dennis M. Ritchie, Mr. Kenneth L. Thompson

• 1988 Recipients

• * Group A: Prof. Maurice V. Wilkes

• * Group B: Dr. John S. Mayo, Mr. Eric E. Sumner, Mr. M. Robert Aaron

• 1987 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Hiroshi Inose

• * Group B: Dr. Charles Kuen Kao

• 1986 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner

• * Group B: Dr. Izuo Hayashi, Dr. Morton B. Panish

• 1985 Recipients

• * Group A: Dr. Hideo Yamashita (山下英男), Dr. Hiroshi Wada (和田弘)

• * Group B: Dr. Lawrence A. Hyland, Dr. Harold A. Rosen

• * Group C: Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, Mr. Sidney Metzger