Business / Tech May 15, 2020
Sony presents 'world’s first' image sensors with built-in AI
The new technology promises to make data-gathering tasks much faster and more secure.
Business / Corporate Apr 14, 2017
A year after Kyushu quakes, Sony's sensor business expands to AR, robots
by Yuji Nakamura
The earthquakes that jolted Kyushu a year ago killed dozens, left tens of thousands homeless and were a reminder of how much the global supply chain for smartphones and digital cameras depends on Sony Corp. The tremors knocked out production at plants that produce image ...
Business / Tech Sep 7, 2015
Sony developing 1,000-pictures-a-second sensor
by Grace Huang
Sony Corp. built a dominant position in image sensors by helping people take high-quality photos with smartphones. Now, the company is focusing on sensors that take photos at least 10 times faster than the human eye can see. The company is working with Nissan Motor ...
Commentary / Japan Feb 14, 2015
Is Sony coming back as a competitive icon?
by William Pesek
If Sony's just-posted quarterly profits — the best in seven years — signal the revival of the Japanese icon, then the transformation might have begun last April, when Kenichiro Yoshida was promoted to chief financial officer.