The NEC C&C Prize 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 • * Group B: Prof. Albert-László Barabási • 2007 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Robert D. Maurer, Dr. John B. MacChesney, Dr. Tatsuo Izawa • * Group B: Dr. Kenichi Iga

Years (1996–2006)

• 2006 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Ken Sakamura • * Group B: Dr. Robert H. Dennard • 2005 Recipients • * Group A: Mr. Kei-ichi Enoki, Mr. Takeshi Natsuno, Ms. Mari Matsunaga • * Group B: Dr. Robert E. Kahn, Dr. Lawrence G. Roberts, Prof. Leonard Kleinrock • 2004 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Zen'iti Kiyasu • * Group B: Prof. John L. Hennessy, Prof. David A. Patterson • 2003 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Shun-ichi Amari • * Group B: Dr. Gordon E. Moore • 2002 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Tadao Umesao • * Group B: Dr. Edsger Wybe Dijkstra • 2001 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Takuo Sugano • * Group B: Dr. Alan C. Kay • 2000 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Takeo Kanade • * Group B: Dr. Robert W. Dutton • 1999 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Makoto Nagao • * Group B: Dr. Willard S. Boyle, Dr. George E. Smith • 1998 Recipients • * Group A: Prof. Fernando J. Corbató • * Group B: Dr. Isamu Akasaki, Dr. Shuji Nakamura • 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 • * Group B: Dr. Alfred Yi Cho • 1994 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. John Cocke • * Group B: Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu, Dr. Takanori Okoshi • 1993 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Shun'ichi Iwasaki • * Group B: Prof. William A. Gambling, Prof. David N. Payne • 1992 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Toshiyuki Sakai • * Group B: Dr. Eberhardt Rechtin, Mr. Walter K. Victor, Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi • 1991 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Yasuo Tarui, Dr. Hiroo Toyoda • * Group B: Dr. Jack M. Sipress • 1990 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. George H. Heilmeier • * Group B: Dr. Takuro Muratani, Dr. Yasuhiko Ito • 1989 Recipients • * Group A: Dr. Noboru Takagi, Dr. Shigebumi Saito , Dr. Tamiya Nomura • * 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, Dr. Hiroshi Wada • * Group B: Dr. Lawrence A. Hyland, Dr. Harold A. Rosen • * Group C: Dr. Joseph V. Charyk, Mr. Sidney Metzger