# C&C Prize

The NEC C&C Prize (Japanese: 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.
* Wilkes: First Electronic Computer - C&C Prize, 1981
* Kao: Father of Optics - C&C Prize, 1987
* Vint: Internet Pioneer - C&C Prize, 1996
* Dijkstra: Shortest Path - C&C Prize, 2002
* Linus: Creator of Linux - C&C Prize, 2010

### 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 [ja], 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 (Japanese: 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 (Japanese: 伊澤達夫)
** Group B: Dr. Kenichi Iga (Japanese: 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 (Japanese: 榎啓一), Mr. Takeshi Natsuno (Japanese: 夏野剛), Ms. Mari Matsunaga (Japanese: 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 (Japanese: 喜安善市)
** Group B: Prof. John L. Hennessy, Prof. David A. Patterson
* 2003 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Shun-ichi Amari (Japanese: 甘利俊一)
** Group B: Dr. Gordon E. Moore
* 2002 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Tadao Umesao (Japanese: 梅棹忠夫)
** Group B: Dr. Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
* 2001 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Takuo Sugano (Japanese: 菅野卓雄)
** Group B: Dr. Alan C. Kay
* 2000 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Takeo Kanade (Japanese: 金出武雄)
** Group B: Dr. Robert W. Dutton
* 1999 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Makoto Nagao (Japanese: 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 (Japanese: 赤﨑勇), Dr. Shuji Nakamura (Japanese: 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 (Japanese: 長谷川晃)
** Group B: Dr. Alfred Yi Cho
* 1994 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. John Cocke
** Group B: Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu (Japanese: 末松安晴), Dr. Takanori Okoshi
* 1993 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Shun'ichi Iwasaki (Japanese: 岩崎俊一)
** Group B: Prof. William A. Gambling, Prof. David N. Payne
* 1992 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Toshiyuki Sakai (Japanese: 坂井利之)
** Group B: Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin, Mr. Walter K. Victor, Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi
* 1991 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Yasuo Tarui (Japanese: 垂井康夫), Dr. Hiroo Toyoda (Japanese: 豊田博夫)
** Group B: Dr. Jack M. Sipress
* 1990 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. George H. Heilmeier
** Group B: Dr. Takuro Muratani (Japanese: 村谷拓郎), Dr. Yasuhiko Ito (Japanese: 伊藤泰彦)
* 1989 Recipients
** Group A: Dr. Noboru Takagi (Japanese: 高木昇), Dr. Shigebumi Saito (Japanese: 斉藤成文), Dr. Tamiya Nomura (Japanese: 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 (Japanese: 山下英男), Dr. Hiroshi Wada (Japanese: 和田弘)
** Group B: Dr. Lawrence A. Hyland, Dr. Harold A. Rosen
** Group C: Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, Mr. Sidney Metzger