Background
Kawamoto, Hirohisa was born on June 18, 1938 in Tokyo. Son of Yoshiyuki and Yuri (Sawai) Kawamoto.
manufacturing company executive
Kawamoto, Hirohisa was born on June 18, 1938 in Tokyo. Son of Yoshiyuki and Yuri (Sawai) Kawamoto.
Bachelor of Science in Electronics, Kyoto University, 1961. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University California-Berkeley, 1966, Doctor of Philosophy, 1970. acting assistant professor University of California, Berkeley, 1970.
Member technical staff Radio Corporation of America, Princeton, New Jersey, 1970-1980.
General manager Sony Consumer Electrical Laboratory, Paramus, New Jersey, 1981-1983.
Chairman International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Chicago, 1984. General manager, director image sensors group Sony Component Products Division, 1983-1985.
General manager charge-coupled device project Sharp IC Group, Tenri, Nara, Japan, 1985-1988.
General manager planning & development Sharp Corporation Research & development Group, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, 1988-1992. Vice president, division general manager Sharp Technology Information Center, Tenri, 1992. Delegate International Electrotechnical Commission, Committee of Action,1996.
Member technical staff Radio Corporation of America, Princeton, New Jersey, 1970-1980. General manager Sony Consumer Electrical Laboratory, Paramus, 1981-1983. Chairman International Conference Consumer Electronics, Chicago, 1984.
General manager, director image sensors group Sony Component Products Division, 1983-1985. General manager charge-coupled device project Sharp IC Group, Tenri, Nara, Japan, 1985-1988. General manager planning & development Sharp Corporation Research and Development Group, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, 1988-1992.
Vice president, division general manager Sharp Technology Information Center, Tenri, 1992—2001. Senior business advisor Silcon Image Inc., Sunnyvale, California, since 2001. Delaware International Electrotechnical Commission, Committee of Action, 1996-2001.
Chairman board directors Princeton Community Japanese Language School, 1980-1985. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, chairman Princeton section 1980, Centennial award 1984, Third Millennium medal 2000), Consumer Electronics Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (editorial board).
Married Yasuko Yoshioka, March 3, 1968. Children: Eugene, Hanna, Naomi.