Sony Group
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The Sony Group's product portfolio consists of consumer electronics, computer hardware, telecommunications devices, semiconductors, video games, and software[4]. As of 2019, the organization had 114k employees[5].
Key Facts
- Award received: Technical Grammy Award[2]
- Member of: Linux Foundation[3], World Wide Web Consortium[4], Wi-Fi Alliance[5], SD Association[6], Wireless Power Consortium[7]
- Country: Japan[8]
- Instance of: conglomerate[9], public company[10], camera manufacturer[11], multinational corporation[12], business[13]
- Founder: Masaru Ibuka[14], Akio Morita[15]
- Owned by: BlackRock[16], Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management[17], Nomura Asset Management[18]
- Headquarters location: Minato[19]
- Chief executive officer: Kenichiro Yoshida[20]
- Child organization or unit: Sony Mobile Communications[21], Daybreak Game Company[22], Sony Corporation of America[23], Sony Interactive Entertainment[24], Sony Pictures Animation[25], Sony Pictures[26], Sony (United Kingdom)[27], Sony (Germany)[28], Sony (Sweden)[29], Sony (China)[30], Sony España[31], Sony (Taiwan)[32], Sony Canada[33], Sony Music Entertaiment International[34]
- Stock exchange: Tokyo Stock Exchange[35], New York Stock Exchange[36]
- Industry: electronics industry[37], video game industry[38], electrical industry[39]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Sony Group include Sony Center[40], an architectural ensemble[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1996[43] and Antinos Records[44], a business[45], in Japan[46], founded in 1994[47].
Why It Matters
It is credited with the discovery of Blu-ray Disc[48], a file format[49], founded in 2006[50]; compact disc[51], a physical media format[52], founded in 1979[53]; CD-R[54]; and Elcaset[55], a magnetic tape cassette format with side-by-side reels[56], founded in 1976[57]. Entities named for it include Sony Center[40], an architectural ensemble[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1996[43] and Antinos Records[44], a business[45], in Japan[46], founded in 1994[47].
FAQs
What awards did Sony Group receive?
Honors received include Technical Grammy Award[2].
What did Sony Group discover?
Sony Group is credited as discoverer of Blu-ray Disc[48], compact disc[51], CD-R[54], and Elcaset[55].