December 2001

• December 10, 2001 Determination of Final Terms of the Bonds with Warrants and Bonds with Warrants for Shares of Subsidiary Tracking Stock Linked to Sony Communication Network for the Purpose of the Incentive Plan

November 2001

• November 30, 2001 Issues of Bonds with Warrants, Bonds with Warrants for Shares of Subsidiary Tracking Stock Linked to Sony Communication Network and U.S. Dollar Denominated Convertible Bonds for the Purpose of the Incentive Plan
• November 16, 2001 VAIO is coming -Sony notebook launched in China-
• November 13, 2001 Joint news release by Infineon Technologies and Sony
• November 12, 2001 AOL TIME WARNER AND SONY COLLABORATE TO ACCELERATE NEXT-GENERATION ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AND OTHER CONSUMER BROADBAND EXPERIENCES Companies to Jointly Develop Open Broadband Home Network Environment Delivering a Variety of Services Through Wide Range of Connected Devices
• November 12, 2001 NOKIA AND SONY TO COLLABORATE ON DEVELOPING AN OPEN MIDDLEWARE PLATFORM
• November 12, 2001 SONY REVEALS INITIATIVES TO CREATE A "UBIQUITOUS VALUE NETWORK" Company in Joint Efforts with AOL Time Warner and Nokia
• November 2, 2001 SONY AND MATSUSHITA COLLABORATE TO BRING NEW HIGH-DENSITY, S-AIT TAPE TECHNOLOGY TO MARKET
• November 2, 2001 SONY DEBUTS S-AIT TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

October 2001

• October 25, 2001 FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
• October 17, 2001 SONY TAKES HOME THREE EMMY AWARDS FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT Company Cited for Development of Flat Screen CRT for TVs and Computer Displays, 24P High Definition System for Movie and TV Production, and Consumer Camcorder Technology
• October 1, 2001 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications established today

September 2001

• September 6, 2001 SANDISK AND SONY AGREE TO COOPERATE ON MEMORY STICK SanDisk to Sell Memory Stick Under the SanDisk Brand; Both Companies Agree to Partner On Next Generation Memory Stick Format
• September 5, 2001 New "AIBO" Entertainment Robots, "LATTE" and "MACARON" Join The AIBO Family Orders accepted by Internet and telephone, as well as through regular retail channels
• September 4, 2001 Issues of the Eleventh and the Twelfth Series Unsecured Bonds
• September 28, 2001 SONY ANNOUNCES REVISION OF CONSOLIDATED FORECAST FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2002
• September 11, 2001 Sony and Ericsson Boards approve Joint Venture

August 2001

• August 28, 2001 Sony and Ericsson complete joint venture agreement Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications set to start operations on October 1
  Aiming for the world's leading position in mobile phones
• August 22, 2001 Sony Professional Digital Signal Processing Color Camera - BVP-E10 Makes its World Debut at BIRTV 2001 Newly Developed Mega Pixel Power HAD™ EX CCD Technology
• August 22, 2001 SONY and Dayang Company Further the Development on open MPEG platform
• August 22, 2001 SONY and Sobey Digital Form Strategic Alliance To Develop MPEG Products
• August 22, 2001 "Anycast, Experience the Future"- Sony at BIRTV 2001
• August 21, 2001 Sony Unveils New Power-Burn™ Technology to Ensure Secure Data Writing on CD-R/RW To Be Employed in Built-in 24X CD-R/RW Drives and Commercialized for OEM
• August 20, 2001 Sony Develops Low Power Consumption LSI for "Network Handycam IP"
• August 20, 2001 Sony Introduces a New Camcorder that Enables Users to Exchange Data through the Network without Using a PC
• August 2, 2001 Samsung and Sony Announce Memory Stick Collaboration
• August 1, 2001 Sony Corporation of America and Yahoo! Announce Multi-Faceted Relationship Agreement Includes Co-Branded Web Site, E-Commerce, Enterprise Advisory Services, and Content Integration and Promotion

July 2001

• July 26, 2001 FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
• July 6, 2001 Regarding Expenses for Mobile Phone Handset Recalls
• July 3, 2001 Tokyu Cable Television Accelerates Change toward the Broadband Era. Seeking to Become an Integrated Broadband Communication and Entertainment Company under a New Name: its communications Inc.

June 2001

• June 27, 2001 "Net MD" New Application Interface Connects PC to MD - Will Support High Speed Transfer of Copyright Protected Music Content -
• June 21, 2001 Sony Appoints Members of the Board, Statutory Auditors, Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Research Fellows
• June 11, 2001 Determination of the Offering Price of Shares of Subsidiary Tracking Stock
• June 5, 2001 Creating a New World of Personal Printing - Entertainment by Printing, Anywhere, Anytime, for Anyone -

May 2001

• May 31, 2001 Determination of Issue Price and Certain Other Terms in Connection with the Offering of Shares of Subsidiary Tracking Stock
• May 28, 2001 Memory Stick Supporting Companies Gather at Memory Stick Partners' Forum
• May 23, 2001 Establishment of "Network Connectivity Verification Laboratory (i.LINK)" and "Memory Stick Compatibility Verification Laboratory" Institutions Open to i.LINK Device Makers and Memory Stick Licensees
• May 17, 2001 Sony and Toshiba Jointly Develop 0.1 and 0.07-Micron Process Technologies for Next Generation System LSI
• May 16, 2001 OpenMG Light to be Provided for NTT DoCoMo's PHS-Compatible "M-stage music"
• May 15, 2001 Issuance of Shares of Subsidiary Tracking Stock Linked to Sony Communication Network Corporation
• May 7, 2001 "AIBO" Entertainment Robot Second Anniversary New software applications compatible with wireless LAN card
  Special 2nd Anniversary Color Model "AIBO" available for limited period

April 2001

• April 27, 2001 RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2001
• April 27, 2001 Sony Announces Executive- Level Changes in Management
• April 24, 2001 Ericsson and Sony to Create World leader in Mobile Phones Combining leading expertise in telecommunications and consumer electronics
  Ideal partnership for growing market of 3G and Mobile Internet
• April 19, 2001 Sony Corporation's Comment on Reports about Integrating Mobile Phone Handset Businesses of Ericsson and Sony
• April 18, 2001 Universal Display Corporation and Sony Corporation Announce Joint Development Agreement Aimed at Organic LED Television Monitors

March 2001

• March 29, 2001 Sony Appoints New Executive Officers
• March 29, 2001 A New Group Structure for the Next Stage of Integrated, Decentralized Management Transforming Sony into a "Personal Broadband Network Solutions Company"
• March 27, 2001 Sony and Tokyu to Create New Type of CATV Internet Service Business
• March 23, 2001 Examination of Preliminary Judgement for a Banking License Concluded Establishment of Sony Bank Inc. Set for April 2001
• March 22, 2001 Sony Develops 3D Sound Middleware "S-FORCE 3D Sound Library" for "PlayStation®2" Titles Reproduction of Three Dimensional Sound through 2-Channel Speakers
• March 21, 2001 Fujitsu and Sony Expand GIGAMO Standard to 2.3GB Significant Increase in 3.5-inch Magneto Optical Disk Drive Capacity
• March 21, 2001 "OpenMG Light"
  - Digital Rights Management and Distribution System Developing copyright protection technology "OpenMG" for digital contents distribution through mobile devices
• March 19, 2001 Sharp and Sony Formalize Specifications and Will Begin Licensing for "OP i.LINK v1.0" Digital Optical Fiber Interface
• March 16, 2001 Cumulative Shipments of the Memory Stick™ Media Reach 10 million Units Compliant Devices Also to Exceed10 million units by the end of May 2001
• March 8, 2001 ST-LCD To Expand Production Capacity of Low-Temperature Polysilicon TFT LCD Panels
• March 7, 2001 Global Sales of Professional Broadcast Use
  Digital VTR [DVCAM] Exceed 200,000

February 2001

• February 28, 2001 Total AV/IT Solution for the Broadband Era Establishing a Broadband Solution Company from April 2001 to Create a New-Style Comprehensive Business Structure for the Broadband Era
• February 23, 2001 IMEC and Sony Sign Research Collaboration Programs on Fundamental Technologies for Next-Generation Semiconductor Systems and Devices Collaboration for Wireless LAN and Bipolar CMOS Process Technology
• February 7, 2001 Exhibit
  Technical Principles of the Organic Electroluminescence (OEL) Display
• February 7, 2001 Sony Develops World's Largest Full Color Organic EL Display Next Generation Consumer Display Device for the Broadband Network Era
• February 2, 2001 Sony's Revised Environmental Action Plan Green Management 2005 Setting Intermediate Targets toward "Double Eco-efficiency by 2010"

January 2001

• January 31, 2001 Progress toward Establishing an Internet Bank Sony Corporation Today Applies for a Preliminary Judgement for a Banking License
• January 25, 2001 FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
• January 18, 2001 Sony Develops High Density Magnetic Tape Recording Technology for Data Back Up and Archive Applications in the Broadband Network Era High Density Metal Evaporated Tape and GMR Head Realize 1 Tera Byte Capacity in the 8mm Cassette Form Factor
• January 11, 2001 Sony to Establish Semiconductor Fabrication Platform Company "Sony Semiconductor Kyushu Corporation"
• January 5, 2001 Sony Demonstrates "Infostick™" Bluetooth™Module at CES Wireless Data Exchange Solution for Memory Stick™Expansion Module