December 2006

• December 14, 2006 Toshiba, Sony and NEC Electronics Unveil Mass Production Platform
  Technology for 45nm Generation High Performance System LSI
• December 11, 2006 SANDISK AND SONY DEVELOP "MEMORY STICK PRO-HG" FORMAT
  IC recording media with high-speed writing and data transfer capability
• December 5, 2006 Sony sells a portion of its shares in StylingLife Holdings

November 2006

• November 28, 2006 Sony creates environmentally-conscious FeliCa card using vegetable-based plastic
  
• November 15, 2006 [Inter BEE 2006]Sony reveals a new lineup for accelerating HD World Reports on domestic orders for state-of-the-art digital cinema camera and latest products
• November 10, 2006 Sony Starts Industry First Compliance Test for HDMI ver.1.3a Adoption of Deep Color^*1 and Higher Resolution(1080p)
• November 2, 2006 S-LCD Prepares for New Growth Surge from 8^th-generation LCD Fabrication Line

October 2006

• October 26, 2006 Consolidated Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2006
• October 24, 2006 Sony Reports on Voluntary Global Replacement Program for Notebook Computer Battery Packs
• October 19, 2006 SONY ANNOUNCES REVISION OF CONSOLIDATED FORECAST FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2007
• October 12, 2006 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q3 FY2006 Earnings Release

September 2006

• September 28, 2006 Sony to Initiate Global Replacement Program for Notebook Computer Battery Packs
• September 26, 2006 Sony to Showcase Latest Products at "CEATEC JAPAN 2006"
• September 25, 2006 Sony Announces Realignment in Electronics Responsibilities to Strengthen Growth and Enhance Core Product Development

August 2006

• August 25, 2006 Statement Regarding Sony's Support of Apple's Recall of Lithium Ion Battery Packs Used in Apple Notebook Computers

July 2006

• July 27, 2006 Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2006
• July 25, 2006 Sony to lower its CO₂ emissions in Climate Savers deal with WWF
• July 25, 2006 Overview of CSR Activities for Fiscal Year 2005 - Issuing CSR Report 2006 -
• July 24, 2006 <Reference>
  Sony Announces Sony Student Project Abroad (China) Sony invites 20 Beijing and Shanghai high school students to visit Japan as first delegation
• July 14, 2006 Samsung and Sony Sign Final Contract Regarding Production Line for World’s Most Advanced Generation LCD Panel
• July 13, 2006 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q2 FY2006 Earnings Release
• July 13, 2006 Panasonic and Sony Expand HD Digital Video Camera Recorder Format “AVCHD” and Commence Joint Licensing
• July 12, 2006 Start of Full Services for Blu-ray Disc Production  --- from HD Video Shooting to Disc Mass Production
• July 3, 2006 Appointment of a temporary independent auditor

June 2006

• June 30, 2006 Reassessment of Transfer Pricing of Transactions
• June 22, 2006 Sony Appoints Members of the Board and Corporate Executive Officers
• June 8, 2006 Executive Appointments
• June 7, 2006 Completion of the transfer of stock of Sony’s retail operations
• June 5, 2006 Ericsson and Sony to demonstrate applications for mobile and home network

May 2006

• May 31, 2006 SONY DEVELOPS NEW HIGH DEFINITION CREATION TECHNOLOGY "DRC-MFv2.5" Creating real high-resolution 1080 progressive images from various types of high-definition input
• May 17, 2006 Establishment of "Sony Chemical & Information Device Corporation" through unification of "Sony Chemicals Corporation" and "Sony Miyagi Corporation" - To strengthen chemical component business for LCD-TV -
• May 11, 2006 Panasonic and Sony Jointly Developed
  New HD Digital Video Camera Recorder Format for Recording on Disc -- Basic Specifications Announced Today --

April 2006

• April 27, 2006 Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2006
• April 27, 2006 Executive Appointments
• April 25, 2006 "LocationFree" software for Mac OS X®
  Sony to license software to Kaga Electronics
• April 20, 2006 Sony decides α as new brand for
  digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras
• April 20, 2006 Sony decides α as new brand for
  digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras
• April 19, 2006 S-LCD Announces Expansion of Monthly Production Capacity for 7th Generation Amorphous Silicon TFT LCD Display Panels - up to 90,000 Panels
• April 13, 2006 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q1 FY2006 Earnings Release
• April 10, 2006 Samsung and Sony Conclude Basic Agreement on Manufacturing 8th Generation TFT LCD Panels at S-LCD Joint Venture

March 2006

• March 29, 2006 Sony to license “Locationfree” software to ACCESS Enables consumers to enjoy TV and video content from home with mobile products and cellular phones

February 2006

• February 27, 2006 Sony and NEC Sign Definitive Agreement to Establish a Joint Venture in the Optical Disc Drive Business
• February 27, 2006 On establishing an independent business base for Sony's retail operations
• February 16, 2006 Issues of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Series Unsecured Bonds
• February 3, 2006 LOCATIONFREE RECEIVES THE FIRST “NetKADEN Grand Prize” FROM MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY Cutting-edge LocationFree® creates new lifestyles and will expand to a wide range of portable devices
• February 1, 2006 NEC Electronics,Sony,and Toshiba Announce Joint Development of 45-nanometer System LSI Process Technologies

January 2006

• January 26, 2006 Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2005
• January 20, 2006 Organizational Announcement and New Appointments
• January 19, 2006 Partial Transfer of Certain Assets Related to Digital SLR cameras
• January 18, 2006 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Q4 FY2005 Earnings Release
• January 12, 2006 IBM, Sony, Toshiba Broaden and Extend Successful Semiconductor Technology Alliance Agreement Now Includes Early-Stage Research on Critical Emerging Technologies Targeted at 32 Nanometer (nm) Generation and Beyond
• January 5, 2006 Sony Develops World's First LCD TV Compliant With “xvYCC”
  High Resolution Signal Processing System To Realize Wider Color Reproduction Capability Prototype 82 inch LCD TV to be showcased at 2006 International CES, Las Vegas, USA