Sony Corp.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp.) in Nihombashi, Tokyo. |
| 1950 | Sony Group Corp. launched its first GT-3, a G-Type magnetic tape recorder, also known as the G model, which costs approximately $450 per unit. |
| 1955 | Sony Group Corp. launched its first TR-55 transistor radio, becoming the first company to manufacture transistors and other components required for developing the radio. |
| 1960 | Sony established its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sony Corporation of America (SCA), in the U.S. |
| 1966 | Sony Group Corp. has opened its facility in Ginza, Tokyo, which has become its information hub and community spot. |
| 1970 | Sony makes a historic milestone by listing its name on the New York Stock Exchange. |
| 1979 | Sony Group Corp. launched a first-generation Walkman (TPS-L2), a portable stereo cassette player. Later on, this device helped ramp up an era of personal listening in public spaces. |
| 1980 | Sony Group Corp. has developed and launched ICX008, a CCD image sensor in the first CCD color camera XC-1 and Sky Vision. |
| 1984 | Sony Group Corp. launched the D-50, the first portable CD player. The D-50 was the size of a CD case and provided similar functions to the CDP-101, which came without a remote control and repeat functions. |
| 1988 | Sony Group Corp. acquired CBS Records Inc., later renamed Sony Music Entertainment Inc. in 1991. |
| 1994 | Sony Interactive Entertainment has launched PlayStation, a home video game console in Japan. The company continues to deliver better experiences through its PlayStation line of products and services, which includes generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games to the global audience. |
| 1996 | Sony Communication Network Corporation established So-net internet services. |
| 1999 | Sony Corp. launched ERS-110, a four-legged entertainment robot, and an AIBO Performer Kit, allowing users to create original movements for AIBO robots for home entertainment. |
| 2001 | Sony Bank Inc., a Japanese commercial bank, was established to operate as a direct bank with no physical branches or ATMs. |
| 2004 | Sony Financial Holdings Inc., currently Sony Financial Group Inc., was established as one of the first financial holding companies offering both insurance and banking services through its three subsidiaries, Sony Life, Sony Assurance, and Sony Bank, which was founded in Japan. |
| 2006 | Sony launched a digital single-lens camera called "Alpha." Under this sub-brand, the company will produce an end-to-end camera system of accessories and lenses to accelerate improved photography. |
| 2007 | Sony Financial Holdings Inc., which includes Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Sony Assurance Inc., and Sony Bank Inc., has listed its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2012 | Sony acquired Sony Ericsson, renamed its name to Sony Mobile Communications, and enhanced business integration. |
| 2013 | Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. has been newly established as a medical business venture of Sony Corp. and Olympus Corp. The company plans to develop, design, manufacture, and market advanced medical products such as surgical endoscopes and associated systems. It plans to establish a new medical and imaging systems solutions business to provide complete solutions for operating rooms globally. |
| 2018 | The company has launched ERS-1000 (Aibo), an autonomous entertainment robot developed to connect people in the home. |
| 2021 | Sony Financial Holdings was renamed Sony Financial Group Inc. to achieve further growth and strengthen governance within its financial services business, thereby enhancing the corporate value of Sony Group Corp overall. |
| 2022 | Sony Group Corp. launched SFA (Life Sciences Cloud Platform), a cloud-based flow cytometry data analysis solution that can rapidly identify rare cells, such as cancer cells and stem cells, among multiple cell populations utilizing data obtained from flow cytometers. |
| 2023 | Sony Group Corp. established Sony Research Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Sony Research will undertake research and development of disruptive technologies and will focus on Sensing, AI, and Virtual Spaces. |
| 2024 | Sony Corp. developed an immersive spatial content creation system. It includes an X.R. head-mounted display, a video see-through function, and a pair of controllers optimized for intuitive interaction with 3D objects and precise pointing. The system also aims to support creators in advanced 3D content creation. |
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