Sony Corporation Overview
Company Headquarters: Japan
Founded: 1946
Workforce: ~114,400
Company Working: Sony Corporation (Sony) engages in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles, and software for consumers, professionals, and industrial markets. The company operates through the following segments: games and network services, music, pictures, home entertainment and sound, imaging products and solutions, mobile communications, semiconductors, financial services, and all others. Gaming machines, software, and network services are part of the games and network services segment. The music segment produces and publishes music and provides visual media platforms. The picture segment handles film production, television program creation, and media networks. The home entertainment and sound segment offer LCD televisions, home audio, Blu-ray disc players and recorders, and memory-based portable audio devices. The imaging products and solutions segment provide digital imaging products, professional solutions, and medical goods. The mobile communications segment deals with mobile phones and internet services businesses. The semiconductor segment provides image sensors and camera modules. The financial services segment manages the life insurance and non-life insurance operations and banking business. The other segments include the personal computer (PC) business, overseas Blu-ray discs, DVD and CD manufacturing, and the battery business. Sony classifies its operations geographically into Japan, Europe, the US, Asia-Pacific, China, and other regions.



