Research Institute of Electronic Communication

Research Institute of Electronic Communication (電気通信研究所, Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūsyo), abbreviated RIEC, is a research institute for electronic communication affiliated with Tohoku University, Japan. It is one of the national collaborative research institute in Japan.

Outline

On September 25, 1935, the institute was established as a research institute affiliated with the Facility of Electronical Engineering of Tohoku University because the importance of electronic communication research had got higher in Japan. The pioneer research, such as the development of the Yagi–Uda antenna and divided anode-type magnetron, laid the foundation of the institute.

It comprises four research divisions with 25 subsections (including 4 subsections allocated for visiting researchers), three research facilities with 13 subsections and one externally sponsored research division with 1 subsection. It is one of the national collaborative research institute in Japan.

Organization

Research Divisions Information Devices Division Nano-Photoelectronics Computational Materials Informatics Quantum-Optical Information Technology Solid State Electronics Dielectric Nano-Devices Plasma Electronics Magnetic Devices(Visitor Section) Broadband Engineering Division Ultrahigh-Speed Optical Communication Applied Quantum Optics Wireless Info Tech Information Storage Systems Ultra-Broadband Signal Processing Basic Technology for Broadband Communication(Visitor Section) Human Information Systems Division Electromagnetic Bioinformation Engineering Advanced Acoustic Information Systems Visual Cognition and Systems Communication Environmental Engineering Multimodal Computing (Visitor Section) Systems & Software Division Software Construction Computing Information Theory Communication Network Systems Information Contents Information Social Structure (Visitor Section)

Research Facilities Laboratory for Nanoelectronics and Spintronics Atomically Controlled Processing Semiconductor Spintronics Nano-Molecular Devices Nano-Spin Memory Laboratory for Brainware Systems Real-World Computing Brain Architecture Intelligent Nano-Integration System Microarchitecture Research Center for 21st-Century Information Technology Project Planning Division Technology Development Division Mobile Wireless Technology Group Storage Technology Group Intelligence Archive Group(Visitor Section) Management Office for Safety and Health Common Research Facilities Flexible Information System Research Center Fundamental Technology Center Machine Shop Division Evaluation Division Process Division Software Technology Division

Administration Office

General Affairs Group

• General Affairs Section
• Cooperative Research Section
• Library Section

Accounting Group

• Accounting Section
• Purchasing Section

See also

• Tohoku University
• Institute for Materials Research
• Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer

External links and references

• RIEC website
• Tohoku University website