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| General info : | | Sony is the brand name used by Sony Group Corporation, formerly known as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, and Sony Corporation, a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
The Sony Group comprises entities such as Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Sony Entertainment (including Sony Pictures and Sony Music Group), Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Financial Group, and others.
Sony was established in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. This electronics company, known for creating products such as the transistor radio TR-55, the home video tape recorder CV-2000, the portable audio player Walkman, and the compact disc player CDP-101, embarked on diverse business ventures.
In 1988, Sony acquired CBS Records, and in 1992, it acquired Columbia Pictures. The company also introduced the home video game console PlayStation. In Japan, Sony expanded into the financial sector. In 2021, Sony transformed into a holding company, handing over the name Sony Corporation to its subsidiary electronics company.
Sony, with its 55 percent market share in the image sensor market, is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the semiconductor sales leaders. It is the world's largest player in the premium TV market for a television of at least 55 inches (140 centimeters) with a price higher than $2,500 as well as second largest TV brand by market share and, as of 2020, the third largest television manufacturer in the world by annual sales figures. | |
| Source : | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony) | |
| Websites | | https://www.sony.com/en/ (www.sony.com/en/) | |
| Relations : | | Brand name used by : Sony Group Corp. | |
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