December 2002

• December 18, 2002 Matsushita and Sony to Collaborate on Development of Linux Platform for Digital Home Electronic Devices
• December 18, 2002 Nichia and Sony Announce Joint Development & Technology Alliance for Production of Blue-Violet Laser Diodes Pursuing the creation of the Blue-Violet Laser Diode Market
• December 10, 2002 Sony develops "Virtual Mobile Engine™", A new reconfigurable circuit technology for much lower power-consumption Adopted in Network Walkman's LSI
• December 9, 2002 Determination of Final Terms of Stock Acquisition Rights for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options
• December 3, 2002 Toshiba and Sony Make Major Advances in Semiconductor Process Technologies 65-nanometer process technology will create small, powerful System LSIs
• December 2, 2002 Leaders in Digital Imaging Market Propose New Industry Standard for Direct Printing from Digital Still Cameras

November 2002

• November 29, 2002 Announcement of Merger of Subsidiary
• November 29, 2002 Sony Corporation to Issue Stock Acquisition Rights for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options
• November 22, 2002 Sony announces establishment of Semiconductor Development Center in Taiwan Advancing development of Imaging Device Modules and semiconductors for use in mobile devices through cooperation with Taiwanese technological expertise
• November 13, 2002 PHILIPS AND SONY LEAD ACQUISITION OF INTERTRUST

October 2002

• October 28, 2002 Sony Week in China Exhibiting Latest Electronics Technology, and Introducing Marketing and Management Know-how
• October 28, 2002 FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER, FY2002
• October 25, 2002 Subsidiary Tracking Stock Sony Communication Network Corporation Financial Results For the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2002

September 2002

• September 30, 2002 Over 60 Domestic and Foreign Companies Supporting Memory Stick Come Together for "Memory Stick Pavilion" during CEATEC JAPAN 2002 Memory Stick Compatible Product Lineup Is Now Expanded to Include Multimedia KIOSK, AV/PC Products, Cellular Phones, and Miniature Car Audio Player
• September 27, 2002 Announcement of Merger
• September 5, 2002 PHILIPS AND SONY ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC COOPERATION TO DEFINE NEXT GENERATION NEAR FIELD RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS Electronics Leaders to Jointly Establish Wireless Technology to Significantly Enhance Access to Data and Services via Consumer Devices
• September 4, 2002 New Wave of Home Television Entertainment! Realizing a New Style of Audiovisual Entertainment That Meets User Preferences for the Broadband Era

August 2002

• August 14, 2002 Sony Dream World 2002 The Resources of the Entire Sony Group Focused in a Pioneering Integrated Entertainment Event
• August 7, 2002 Announcing "OpenMG X" - Digital Rights Management and Distribution Technology -Promoting distribution of digital content which respects copyright-

July 2002

• July 25, 2002 FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, FY2002
• July 24, 2002 Subsidiary Tracking Stock Sony Communication Network Corporation Financial Results For the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2002

June 2002

• June 20, 2002 Sony Appoints Members of the Board, Statutory Auditors, Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Research Fellows and Group Executive Officers
• June 11, 2002 Sony Develops a [Grating Light Valve] display device that gives high resolution, excellent contrast ratio and wide color reproduction -for future use in projectors and projection TV products-
• June 3, 2002 Memory Stick Supporting Companies Gather at Second Memory Stick Partners Forum - Cumulative Worldwide Shipment of Memory Stick Reaches 20 Million -

May 2002

• May 20, 2002 Disclosure of Specifications for Large Capacity Optical Disc Recording Format Utilizing Blue-Violet Laser "Blu-ray Disc" Begins
• May 14, 2002 Accelerating Strategic Linkages between Core Sectors to Create Group Corporate Value Sony Fiscal 2002 Corporate Strategy
• May 13, 2002 Sony Commercializes New TV Tuner Demodulation Module With single demodulation hardware unit offering analog and digital broadcast modulation
• May 7, 2002 OPEN-R Architecture Specifications To Be Made Public OPEN-R Software Development Kit to be Made Available on the Internet Free of Charge
  - Introduction of AIBO as an educational platform for robotics research -
• May 1, 2002 RealNetworks and Sony Corporation Announce Strategic Alliance for Digital Content Distribution Sony also to make equity investment into Real Networks

April 2002

• April 25, 2002 RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2002
• April 25, 2002 Sony Announces New Executive Appointments
• April 25, 2002 Authorization by shareholder resolution for purchases of its own shares - Purchases of its own shares pursuant to Article 210 of the Commercial Code -
• April 25, 2002 Sony Corporation will integrate its stock option plans utilizing several different types of equity-related securities into those utilizing stock acquisition rights following the recent amendments to the Commercial Code of Japan
• April 25, 2002 Sony Corporation will integrate its stock option plans utilizing several different types of equity-related securities into those utilizing stock acquisition rights following the recent amendments to the Commercial Code of Japan
• April 17, 2002 HITACHI, MATSUSHITA, PHILIPS, SILICON IMAGE, SONY, THOMSON AND TOSHIBA FORM WORKING GROUP TO DEFINE DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY SPECIFICATION FOR AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTS
• April 2, 2002 IBM, Sony, SCE and Toshiba to Jointly Develop Chip-Making Process Technology Powerful alliance is formed for semiconductor processes

March 2002

• March 19, 2002 Sony Develops Small Biped Entertainment Robot With Ability to Adopt Its Movement to a Variety of Situations and Offering Rich Communication

February 2002

• February 28, 2002 Accelerating Structural Reform of the Sony Group's Electronics Business ~ Enhancing group synergy as Aiwa becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary after reducing consolidated fixed costs to one third of present level ~
• February 28, 2002 NOTICE ON GOING PRIVATE OF AIWA CO., LTD.
• February 19, 2002 Large Capacity Optical Disc Video Recording Format "Blu-ray Disc" Established The Blu-ray Disc using blue-violet laser achieves over 2-hour digital high definition video recording on a 12cm diameter CD/DVD size phase change optical disc

January 2002

• January 30, 2002 Sony and Dentsu Announce Cooperation to Create New Communications Business for the Broadband Era Dentsu to acquire 40% stake in Intervision
• January 25, 2002 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001
• January 24, 2002 Announcement Concerning VAIO Computer Security