Sony

Tokyo

COMPANY OVERVIEW

About Sony

Sony runs a diverse portfolio of businesses centered on "People" to realize its purpose to "fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology," under the corporate direction of "getting closer to people."

Contact

1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo
Japan
https://www.sony.net/
81-3-6748-2111

More Info on Sony

Sony's Electronics Products & Solutions segment, which produces products such as TVs, digital cameras, audio equipment and smartphones, has been delivering various innovative products to the world since the establishment of Sony Corporation in 1946, and offers products and services that maximize "Reality" "Real-time" and "Remote" through Sony's audio, visual and telecommunication technologies. Sony's professional products and solutions segment supports the realization of various creators' vision by offering on-site support for television and film production as well as live productions such as sports broadcasts. The medical business also contributes to people's health through technology applications in the fields of imaging, display and mechatronics that Sony has cultivated over many years.

The Imaging and Sensing Solutions business creates transcendent imaging and sensing technologies that push the boundaries of image quality and cognition to bring inspiring, intelligent, and reassuring solutions in both personal and professional settings. The CMOS image-sensor is a key device for smartphones used by people around the world to share emotions. In the sensing area, Sony will contribute to streamline workflow in places such as storefronts or factories with the intelligent vision sensor equipped with AI processing functionality, while also aiming to contribute to automobile safety and a better future for mobility with its sensing technologies.

The Game & Network Services segment is focused around the PlayStation® platform. The PlayStation™Network offers various entertainment content that is not limited to games, but includes movies and music as well.

In the Music segment, under the Sony Music Group established in 2019, Sony Music Entertainment (USA) produces music with many recording artists across a wide variety of genres. Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the world's biggest music publishing company, has managed over four million musical compositions. In Japan, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and its group companies handle the music business while also proactively engaging in other content areas such as mobile game apps, animation and characters.

The Pictures segment creates and distributes contents including movies, TV programs and digital contents all over the world, primarily at its headquarters located in Culver City in the US, while developing television network or new entertainment services and technologies to deliver emotional experience and help creators realize their dreams.

Articles & News

2024 Silverado Ev Rst 020 Promo
Jan. 10, 2022
Globally, vehicle OEMs have announced plans to produce many more EVs in the future. CES 2022 offered a first look at concept cars and 2024 model year vehicles, as well as the ...
Sony Base Promo
June 17, 2021
This article explores how polarization in imaging has evolved and postulates that as imagers deliver more information, not just more pixels, the industry must look to more relevant...
Fig1 Promo
Jan. 5, 2021
This article looks at the historical tradeoffs between 1-in. industrial and full-frame/APS-C professional cameras for B2B applications, and the recent advances that may prompt...
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June 23, 2017
Machine vision will play a key role—along with radar and LiDAR—in enabling autonomous cars to drive safely in traffic.
The most significant part of Sony39s semiconductor business is its CMOS image sensors with the company holding about 42 of the global market Image courtesy of Thinkstock
Oct. 9, 2015
Sony plans to spin out its semiconductor business. It will target the growing market for image sensors, which are increasingly used in automobiles and drones.
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May 2, 2014
Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with David Schaub, Sony Pictures Imageworks Animation Supervisor, about the animation technology employed in the making of The Amazing Spider...

Videos & Resources

P Roducts Of Week Promo 1
April 21, 2022
Learn about some of the latest products, components, and development tools to hit the market.
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Sept. 7, 2021
Sony recently released its IMX459 stacked SPAD depth sensor.