People and Passion | Technology | VIERA | Plasma&LCD TV

A host of Panasonic employees come together as a single team dedicated to achieving the same goal: creating VIERA TV products that bring exquisite image quality, advanced features and unmatched performance to consumers all around the world. Here we will introduce some of the people behind the products - particularly the front-line Panasonic engineers who bring passion, skill and experience to their work in areas such as product planning, technical development and design.

VIERA Global Home > Technology > People and Passion

A host of Panasonic employees come together as a single team dedicated to achieving the same goal: creating VIERA products that bring exquisite image quality, advanced features and unmatched performance to consumers all around the world.

Here we will introduce some of the people behind the products – particularly the front-line Panasonic engineers who bring passion, skill and experience to their work in areas such as product planning, technical development and design.

Vol. 4: 3D Plasma Panel Engineers — "We don't see any limits to realistic, lifelike images."

Vol. 5: 3D Plasma Panel Drive Engineer — "Our mission is to create images that express the creators' intention."

Vol. 6: VIERA Connect Development Engineers — "This was all uncharted territory, so we needed to blaze our own trail."

Vol. 7: VIERA Quality Control Engineers — " Of course, we're always hoping there'll be no minuses, but we also want to add some pluses."

VIERA Quality Control Engineers
"Of course, we're always hoping there'll be no minuses, but we also want to add some pluses."

Kenji Sasaki (Left)
Staff Engineer, Quality Engineering Group
Panasonic Plasma Display Co., Ltd.

Yoichi Koto (Middle)
Councilor, Quality Engineering Group
Panasonic Plasma Display Co., Ltd.

Hiroshi Kobayashi (Right)
Staff Engineer, Quality Engineering Group
Panasonic Plasma Display Co., Ltd.

[Nov. 11, 2011 UPDATE]

VIERA Connect Development Engineers
"This was all uncharted territory, so we needed to blaze our own trail."

Tsuyoshi Ide (Right)
Manager, Software Development Group
Digital Television Network Solution Center
Display Network Products Business Group
AVC Networks Company, Panasonic Corporation

Takashi Tsubone (Left)
Staff Engineer
Digital Television Network Solution Center
Display Network Products Business Group
AVC Networks Company, Panasonic Corporation

Toshiyuki Tanaka (Middle)
Staff Engineer, Software Development Group
Digital Television Network Solution Center
Display Network Products Business Group
AVC Networks Company, Panasonic Corporation

[Aug. 26, 2011 UPDATE]

3D Plasma Panel Drive Engineer
"Our mission is to create images that express the creators' intention."

Mitsuhiro Ishizuka
Project Leader, PDP Panel Engineering Group
Panasonic Plasma Display Co, Ltd.

[July 8, 2011 UPDATE]

3D Plasma Panel Engineers
"We don't see any limits to realistic, lifelike images."

Kazuaki Yanagida
Chief Engineer, PDP Panel Engineering Group
Panasonic Plasma Display Co, Ltd.

Kota Araki
Staff Engineer, PDP Panel Engineering Group
Panasonic Plasma Display Co, Ltd.

[June 24, 2011 UPDATE]

Technology behind 3D plasma panels generate beautiful 3D video images

3D Plasma Panel Development
Kazuhiko Sugimoto /
Toru Kawase

[Dec.17.2010 UPDATE]

Developers explain how 3D Eyewear have evolved in terms of comfort

Development of 3D Eyewear exclusively for 3D VIERA
Yuya Tanaka /
Masanori Mizutani /
Norikazu Kaneshiro

[Jan.14.2011 UPDATE]

"Theater experience to the home." Blu-ray 3D production at Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory.

Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory Advanced Authoring Center
Orly Kroh-Trifman /
Jeff Floro /
Gavin Morinaga

[Mar.10.2011 UPDATE]

* The group name, job title and product information on this page were accurate at the time of the interview.

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VIERA Global Home > Technology > People and Passion

VIERA Quality Control Engineers "Of course, we're always hoping there'll be no minuses, but we also want to add some pluses."

VIERA Connect Development Engineers "This was all uncharted territory, so we needed to blaze our own trail."

3D Plasma Panel Drive Engineer "Our mission is to create images that express the creators' intention."

3D Plasma Panel Engineers "We don't see any limits to realistic, lifelike images."

VIERA Quality Control Engineers
"Of course, we're always hoping there'll be no minuses, but we also want to add some pluses."

VIERA Connect Development Engineers
"This was all uncharted territory, so we needed to blaze our own trail."

3D Plasma Panel Drive Engineer
"Our mission is to create images that express the creators' intention."

3D Plasma Panel Engineers
"We don't see any limits to realistic, lifelike images."