Japan invention QR code wins award for global impact in electronics

The QR code, which was invented in Japan in the 1990s, has received an award recognizing its global impact as a critical information-sharing tool, its inventor said earlier this month.First developed by what is now Denso Wave Inc., a subsidiary of auto parts maker Denso Corp., the code won the IEEE Milestone award from the United States-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which recognizes electronic achievements around the world.The QR code, which has the ability to carry around 200 times more information than barcodes, was first developed in 1994 for inventory manageme…READ FULL ARTICLE