| 1979 |
- World's first amorphous silicon solar batteries, Amorton, developed.

- Fashionable MR-U4 tape recorder launched.
- Energy Conservation Committee established.
- Granted license to VARTA (West Germany) and Mallory (U.S.A.) to manufacture and sell lithium batteries.
- Granted General Electric Co., Ltd. (U.S.A.) non-exclusive right to exercise patent and know-how concerning lithium batteries.
- VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) Technology Development Center established on premises of Gifu Plant.
- SANYO's first electromagnetic cooking device, IC-10, launched.
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