Background
Yamada, Hisashi was born on March 13, 1943 in Chunchon, Kogen Dong, South Korea. Son of Yamada Yoshio and Matsuno Yamada.
Yamada, Hisashi was born on March 13, 1943 in Chunchon, Kogen Dong, South Korea. Son of Yamada Yoshio and Matsuno Yamada.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Tohoku University, 1966. Master of Science in Electrical and Communications Engineering, Tohoku University, 1968. Doctor of Science in Engineering, Stanford University, 1979.
Technolgy executive Toshiba, Tokyo, 1994—1996, technical executive, fellow, since 1996. Technology coordination group chair Digital Video Disc Forum, Tokyo, since 1996.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman circuit system group Tokyo chapter 1999—2000), Institute Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (board directors since 2002).
Married Makiko Fujishima, February 9, 1951. Children: Takashi, Yamada Hisato, Yamada Hiroshi.