sony energy devices corporation
2004 - sony fukushima merged with sony tochigi to form sony energy devices corp .
sony energy devices corporation, koriyama plant (fukushima prefecture) lithium ion secondary batteries etc .
sony energy devices corporation, motomiya plant (fukushima prefecture) lithium ion secondary batteries etc .
energy harvesting for small devices, renewable energy replacing power stations and what comes between .
we are looking forward to your continued supports for sony energy devices and tochigi plant .
universal display corporation and sony corporation announce joint development agreement aimed at oled television monitors .
sony energy devices corporation (herein after sony energy devices) tochigi plant was established in 1977 as tochigi videotech corporation, and changed the name to sony tochigi corporation in 1990, then merger with sony fukushima in 2004 made sony energy devices, and have continued to the present date. (as of may 2011) among the businesses of sony energy devices, tochigi plant performs following businesses. ・manufacturing of li - ion secondary battery mainly used for power source of note pc, power tools (power driver etc), health and beauty devices (electric toothbrush), etc. ・storage media manufacturing of mini - discs
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those activities has been spread to other plant in sony energy devices, fukushima plant is doing same activity .
doug morris will retire as business executive of sony corporation, but remain as chairman, sony music entertainment .
sony energy devices corporation is growing together with society by creating energy and devices, which provides earth consciousness and safety with satisfactions of customers, in combining wisdoms and efforts of all employees. we visited tochigi plant and interviewed with yoshiro endo, representative of tochigi plant .
between 1977 and 2000 sony energytec started production of many primary and secondary battery technologies, such as silver - oxide batteries, alkaline - manganese dry batteries and lithium - ion batteries. in 2000 sony energytec merged with sony motomiya to form sony fukushima. in 2006 sony fukushima merged with sony tochigi to form sony energy devices corp .
the sale is expected to include the sony energy devices corporation subsidiary as well as sony' s manufacturing operations in china and singapore, though certain products like sony' s branded usb chargers and alkaline batteries will remain under the company' s umbrella .
sony manufacturing systems corporation, kuki plant (saitama prefecture) surface mounting equipment etc .
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sony global - sony global - establishment of esstalion technologies, inc. , a joint venture between sony and hydro - québec
tohoku pioneer corporation to be first manufacturer to use universal display corporation' s pholed material in a commercial oled display .
that said, the deal is expected to include the battery business conducted by sony energy devices corporation, a wholly - owned subsidiary of sony’s in japan, the company’s battery - related manufacturing operations in singapore and china plus assets and personnel assigned to the battery business within sony’s sales and r & d sites around the globe .
in addition to these manufacturing sites, sony corporation sendai technology center (tagajyo, miyagi) has ceased operation due to earthquake damage. while certain production sites in japan other than those listed above have been moderately affected, there has been no report of employee injury or facility damage, and operations continue. possible damage at other sony group companies in japan is currently being reviewed. additionally, sony chemical & information devices corporation, kanuma plant (tochigi prefecture), sony energy devices corporation, tochigi plant (tochigi prefecture) and sony corporation atsugi technology center (atsugi, kanagawa) temporarily suspended operations on a voluntary basis, to assist with the alleviation of widespread power outages .
1975 - sony - eveready established as joint venture between sony corp and union carbide corp .
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sony, in a joint statement, said the agreement involved selling the battery business of its subsidiary sony energy devices corp, which makes lithium - ion polymer batteries used in smartphones, tablets and digital cameras, and lithium - ion rechargeable batteries .
although the scope of the transfer remains to be finalised, the parties expect the transfer to include the battery business conducted by sony energy devices corporation, sony' s wholly - owned subsidiary in japan; sony' s battery - related manufacturing operations located in china and singapore; and assets and personnel assigned to the battery business at the sony group' s sales and r & d sites in japan and worldwide .
tome plant, nakada / toyosato sites (miyagi prefecture) optical devices, ic cards etc .
esstalion technologies, inc .
has been newly established by sony corporation (
sony
) and canada' s largest electricity producer, hydro - québec, as a business venture to research and develop large - scale energy storage systems for power grids .
alexander m. poniatoff forms ampex corporation to make electric motors for the military .
but li - ion’s dominance is one day likely to falter. at argonne’s joint center for energy storage research (jcesr), technologists are already developing the next generation of energy storage solutions for both transportation and stationary energy storage. “for example, ” says ingram, “both lithium - sulfur batteries, which store energy in chemical bonds, and multivalent - ion batteries, which can store twice the energy of li - on batteries, have been shown to be viable future energy storage devices which can outperform today’s lithium - ion batteries. ”
consumers yearn for better and more powerful batteries for their mobile devices, as survey after survey attests. most demanding of all are the wearable devices and microsensors that are being created for the internet of things. such iot devices have even less room in them for batteries than do tablets and smartphones .
under the definitive agreement, sony will transfer to murata the battery business conducted by sony energy devices corporation, sony' s wholly - owned subsidiary in japan; sony' s battery - related manufacturing operations located in china and singapore; and assets and personnel assigned to the battery business at the sony group' s sales and r & d sites in japan and worldwide. the sales price is approximately 17. 5 billion yen. murata is planning to offer the approximately 8, 500 sony group employees who are involved in the battery business employment within the murata group upon the completion of the transfer .
the first operational amplifiers are used in professional audio equipment, notably as summing devices for multichannel consoles .
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universal display corporation announces record - breaking power efficiencies for its phosphorescent white oled technology .
a move away from battery making is more surprising from sony, which played a leading role in bringing lithium - ion technology to market. that company’s battery unit got started in 1975. now, sony intends to hand over the battery business of its sony energy devices corporation to murata by the end of march 2017. that includes factories in china and singapore, as well as staff in battery sales and r & d. sony said it does not, however, plan to sell sony - branded usb batteries, alkaline batteries, button and coin batteries or mobile projectors .
in 2011, idtechex research finds that the amount of money spent on energy harvesters will be $ 0. 7bn, with several hundred developers involved throughout the value chain. energy harvesting is the process by which ambient energy is captured and converted into electricity for small autonomous devices, such as satellites, laptops and nodes in sensor networks making them self - sufficient. energy harvesting applications reach from vehicles to the smart grid .
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free intelligence and insights from industry experts and leading companies on the global energy transformation .
bluetooth® technology offers hands - free calling and wireless audio streaming between mobile devices and the receiver with touchscreen phone book .
universal display corporation wins army sbir contract to focus on the use of metal foil for flexible displays .
the japan victor corporation (jvc) is formed as a subsidiary of the victor talking machine co .
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system expansion with sony' s xb series speakers: drivers can connect sony' s best - matching xb series
full range
extra bass speakers, ideally designed for sony' s head units with extra bass circuitry .
murata manufacturing co. , ltd. (
murata
) and sony corporation (
sony
) today announced that they have signed a binding definitive agreement to transfer the sony group' s battery business to the murata group (
transfer
). murata and sony had previously announced on july 28, 2016 that they had entered into a non - binding memorandum of understanding regarding the transfer .
universal display awarded two u. s. department of energy contracts for oleds in general lighting .
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tokyo – april 12, 2012 – sony corporation (
sony
or
the company
) today announced a series of strategic initiatives to be introduced under the new management team established on april 1, 2012. by implementing a rapid decision - making approach that draws on the strengths of the entire sony group as
one sony
, sony aims to revitalize and grow the electronics business to generate new value, while further strengthening the stable business foundations of the entertainment and financial service businesses .
research and development of a large - scale energy storage system for power grids and battery material technology .
chairman, representative director and global sales & marketing officer, sony marketing inc .
murata manufacturing looks set to buy the battery manufacturing business of tech giant sony .
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sony corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. with its music, pictures, computer entertainment and online businesses, sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics and entertainment company in the world. sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $ 72 billion for the fiscal year ended march 31, 2013. sony global web site: urltoken
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between sony corp and union carbide corp of united states to design and manufacture batteries. in april, 1986 the joint venture dissolved and name changed to sony energytec .
with safer, thinner, and higher - energy batteries, designers will have more flexibility to create breakthrough products. expect mobile devices to get smaller, to last longer between charges, and to continue to deliver amazing new capabilities to enhance our lives .
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sony and (maybe) nissan are dropping their battery production as the industry matures .
sony introduces a palm - sized stereo cassette tape player called a
walkman .
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murata said it hoped that acquiring sony’s battery operations would give the japanese company an edge in the communications market, and that it would help the company expand in automotive, healthcare and energy markets .
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dupont displays and universal display corporation form strategic alliance to develop next generation displays combining aspects of small molecule and polymer oleds .
specialist battery developer enovix has created safer, more energy - dense li - ion batteries for small electronic devices with a patented, porous silicon anode. the company says its batteries can be produced at high volume and low cost. its platform includes 3d cell architecture, which increases energy density by eliminating dead space inside a conventional li - ion battery to significantly improve its spatial efficiency .
establishment of esstalion technologies, inc. , a joint venture between sony and hydro - québec
sony dadc japan inc. , ibaraki facility (ibaraki prefecture) cds, dvds etc .
, where the company is already a market leader. sony music has long had offices in
but as with everything when it comes to battery technology, there are trade - offs. the higher the energy density of a battery – the amount of energy it can hold – the slower it will be to charge. so, by squeezing more energy into a battery, you compromise on charge time, and both matter to car buyers .
however, there are further mountains to climb in order to achieve self powered wireless sensors monitoring forest fires, pollution spillages and even inside the human body and in the concrete of buildings. these applications will become commonplace one day. even devices with maintenance - free life of hundreds of years can now be envisaged. meanwhile, bionic man containing maintenance free, self - powered devices for his lifetime is an objective for the next few years. idtechex find that the total market for energy harvesting devices, including everything from wristwatches to wireless sensors will rise to over $ 4 billion in 2021 .
created the battery malfunctions that caused some of the devices to overheat. that different design flaws can produce the same catastrophic outcome underlines the inherently unstable nature of today’s
for example, in the small - and medium - sized display business * and chemical products business * *, sony has already transferred or is in negotiations to transfer those businesses to external parties. furthermore, sony is also exploring possible alliances in the area of batteries for electronic vehicles and energy storage modules .
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julian is a staff writer at greentech media, where he reports on energy storage, solar power and other clean energy sectors. he also has experience covering clean transportation, state and federal energy policy, and climate adaptation. previously, julian reported for citylab at the atlantic and conducted grant - funded climate change reporting in bangladesh. he graduated from duke university .
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in addition to this business portfolio realignment, as sony moves to strengthen its core businesses and shift resources to growth areas, it will also restructure its headquarters, subsidiaries and sales company organizations in order to further enhance operational efficiencies. as a result of these measures, sony estimates that the headcount across the entire sony group will be reduced by approximately 10, 000 in fy12. this includes employees expected to transfer outside the sony group as part of the sale of businesses and other realignments resulting from business portfolio optimization. sony anticipates that many of these businesses will have future growth opportunities outside the sony group, and sony will consider various measures to secure continuity of employment for employees at their new destinations. sony is projecting restructuring costs of 75 billion yen in fy12 .
in late april, the sony playstation network outage occurred near simultaneously to the amazon ec2 outage. foursquare, quora, amazon, sony, apple, reddit, hootsuite, wattpad – all went down. the only group to naturally take credit was “anonymous” for the lawsuit sony rightfully brought against george hotz aka geohot for purportedly jailbreaking the ps3. read more about the sony psn outage timeline .
( tokyo, march 14, 2011) – operations at several sony corporation and sony group sites and facilities have been affected by the pacific coast of tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and sony is monitoring the status of each of these sites on an on - going basis, while also considering the most effective recovery measures. sony also has responded to reports of widespread power outages by voluntarily suspending operations at several sites. no significant injuries have been reported to employees working at any of these sites when the earthquake or tsunami occurred .
likewise for sony - - its customers don' t much care where the energy for their products is coming from or which ocmpany made the means to store it. they want video game consoles with stellar graphics or cameras that shoot crisp photos. sony can still fulfill those desires with another company' s lithium - ion cells .
establishment of esstalion technologies, inc. , a joint venture between sony and hydro - québec
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essentially, a li - ion battery is a device that stores energy by allowing lithium ions to move from one side of the system to the other, releasing energy as electricity in a controlled manner. to charge the device, electrical energy must be used to push the lithium ions back to their original location. “there’s a lot of cool science that goes into lithium - ion batteries to provide safe, reliable, and efficient sources of stored energy, ” says brian ingram, materials scientist at argonne national laboratory in chicago .
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energy harvesting, otherwise known as power harvesting or energy scavenging includes photovoltaics, thermovoltaics, piezoelectrics and electrodynamics, among other options, which are now being used in a wide variety of applications. the technology has reached a tipping point, because the necessary lower power electronics and more efficient energy gathering and storage are now sufficiently affordable, reliable and longer lived for a huge number of applications to be practicable .
2014 - establishment of esstalion technologies, inc. , a joint venture between sony and hydro - québec .
two key challenges faced sony corp. when it decided to commercialize the li - ion battery back in 1991. its handheld camcorder—a harbinger of many power - hungry portable devices to come— needed a very high capacity battery in a compact package. and audiocassettes were quickly giving way to compact discs .
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music center ,
formerly songpal, an android / ios app for smartphone integration with sony car audio. two devices can be connected at once .
the majority of the value this year is in consumer electronic applications, where energy harvesters have been used for some time. in 2011, 1. 6 million energy harvesters will be used in wireless sensors, resulting in $ 13. 75 million being spent on those harvesters .
li - ion technology was first commercialised by sony corporation in 1991 using the same manufacturing processes and equipment used to make magnetic recording tape for audio cassettes. instead of coating a polyester film with magnetic slurry, sony laid chemical slurries onto metal foil current collectors, dried them, and sliced them into electrode sheets. this same production model remains largely unchanged to this day .
murata manufacturing and sony sign definitive agreement for the transfer of battery business | murata manufacturing co. , ltd .
silver oxide batteries, lithium coin batteries etc. explore sony micro batteries utilized around the world with highest quality .
the leading manufacturer of professional camera systems out - performed all other 44 sony manufacturing plants to win the international award. sony uktec has achieved year - on - year improvements across all business operations, and was scored on core
sony develops world' s largest full color oled (13 inches diagonally with a resolution of 800x600 pixels. )
hydro - québec transmits and distributes electricity. it is canada' s largest electricity producer and one of the world' s leading hydropower producers. its sole shareholder is the québec government. it uses mainly renewable generating options, in particular hydropower, and supports the development of other sources of energy, e. g. wind and biomass, through purchases from independent power producers. its research institute, ireq, conducts research and development work in energy - related fields, including energy efficiency and energy storage. hydro - québec invests $ 100 m in research every year .
murata said it intends to position the battery business as a core operation within its energy business in order to target further business growth and expansion .
these problems were offset by the great edge in energy density li - ion has over nickel cadmium—the previous standard for rechargeable batteries in consumer electronics. but since the li - ion battery was introduced, its energy density has improved at only about 5 percent a year. that’s because of production constraints and the slow pace of development of new materials for the electrodes and electrolyte. meanwhile, the power demands of mobile devices—particularly smartphones, tablets, and wearables— are increasing at many times that rate .
that happened in a big way when sony announced in late july that it will sell its lithium - ion battery business to murata manufacturing, another japanese company. back in 1991, sony released the first commercially available lithium - ion batteries, transforming the electronics market with a major improvement in energy density. that watershed moment ushered in the era of smartphones and sleek portable computers .
sony' s battery business is a part of its devices division, which also includes image sensors and other components. while image sensors are generally thought of as one of sony' s more profitable fields in the past few years, battery sales have been lagging, and the company took out a 30. 6 billion yen (271 million us dollars) impairment charge on the division at the end of the last financial year .
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first - generation electronic paper display from philips, sony and e ink to be used in new electronic reading device .
sony' s battery business possesses unique technological capabilities and sony is committed to grow it, as well as the image sensor business, into a pillar of our device business. the key for the successful growth of sony' s battery business in the future will be the market for large - scale energy storage systems for power grids and, by using hydro - québec' s wealth of knowledge and technological expertise as well as focusing on research development, i believe we will be able to produce results. furthermore, we will strive to contribute to society and enrich people' s daily lives by building and popularizing an extremely safe and reliable energy infrastructure .
the
esstalion
portion of the new company' s name (
esstalion technologies, inc .
) is a hybrid term that combines
ess
( for energy storage systems) ,
station
( as a venue for energy management), and
lithium - ion ,
and represents energy storage systems for power grids that use lithium - ion battery technologies, the subject of the joint venture company' s research and development .
if nissan goes through with this pivot, it will be charting a very different course from another battery - and ev - maker, tesla. the latter has committed itself to becoming the vertically integrated clean energy corporation of the future, supplying solar power, storage and electric transportation all under one corporate (solar) roof. nissan, however, is a car company, not an energy company. most of its products are still of the combustion - engine - propelled variety .
murata and sony are aiming to complete the transfer by early april 2017, subject to required regulatory approvals and other conditions .
how did you read this issue? this introduces only a part of our sony energy devices corporation - tochigi plant. it is grateful that if this article can provide the fact that our products are used in mobile equipment in world wide, and our products are made by our employee' s continued efforts with the accumulation of advanced technologies progressing nowadays. and they are providing smiles on a face of somebody in somewhere in the world today through the supplying chains connected from tochigi to the world. and also it would be appreciate if you can feel our pride, our confidence, and sincere our appreciations for people in tochigi and for all our employees who support our activities .
and in the continued sopa controversy, anonymous decides to declare war on the sony playstation network – again. yawn. these kids are annoying, but if you want to read more about anonymous declaring war on sony for sopa support, be our guest .
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as the region continues to grow, we see significant opportunities to market the incredible local talent in
“murata intends to position the global battery business as a core operation within its energy business in order to target further business growth and expansion, ” the company said .
within the assembled battery, the only materials that store energy are the particles that make up the anode (negative electrode) and cathode (positive electrode). the metal - foil current collectors, separators, and packaging materials, as well as empty space, typically make up at least 40 percent of total volume. having so much space devoted to something other than storing energy lowers the battery’s energy density, a quantity typically measured in watt - hours per liter (wh / l) .
the enovix manufacturing process is also a novel one for batteries, adopting the photolithographic mask and etch techniques used to create solar cells. combined, this approach delivers an energy density of 1. 5 to 3 times that of conventional li - ion batteries for wearable devices, depending on cell size and thickness. but could this battery be scaled up to the size needed for a car ?
sony is known for creating products and entertainment that enrich people' s lives. through sony corporation of america and its operating companies, we are equally dedicated to improving people' s lives. our commitment extends to helping our local communities, investing in the education of children, supporting the arts and culture, helping disadvantaged youth, protecting and improving the environment, providing necessary support when large - scale disasters strike, and encouraging employee volunteerism .
the company is currently evaluating the full impact of the earthquake, tsunami and related power outages on sony’s businesses and consolidated financial results .
sony uk technology centre (uktec), based in wales, uk, has won the production centre president award for best performance .
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sony will continue to aggressively promote innovation intended to deliver mid - to long - term growth, as well as the development of differentiating technologies that enhance core product value. specific examples of business areas in which sony will target mid - to long - term growth are medical and 4k - related technologies. sony is largely a new entrant to the medical industry. in the medical peripherals business sony has already successfully launched a range of medical printers, monitors, cameras, recorders and other medical - use products, and will target sales of 50 billion yen in this market in fy14. sony also plans to enter the market for medical equipment components, where its strengths in various core digital imaging technologies offer significant competitive advantages in applications such as endoscopes. furthermore, sony plans to enter the life science industry, where the company can leverage its expertise in technologies such as semiconductor lasers, image sensors and microfabrication. in the life science industry, sony has acquired icyt, a manufacturer of cellular analysis equipment, and micronics, which manufactures medical and diagnostics equipment. sony plans to continue to aggressively pursue other m & a opportunities to expand its medical business consistently with sony' s own strengths, with the aim of developing the business into a key pillar of sony' s overall business portfolio. sony is also drawing on its comprehensive strengths in audio and visual technologies to aggressively promote the growth of
4k
technology, which delivers more than four times the resolution of full hd. incorporation of sony - developed technologies, such as image sensors, image processing compression lsis and high - speed optical transmission modules into its professional - use and high - end consumer products will pave the way for sony to continue to expand and enrich its 4k - compatible product lineup .
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, and throughout the continent, sony music earns revenue from partners including vevo, youtube, apple music and itunes. in addition, in
ending the news in december, barring nothing important happens between now and midnight, the day after anonymous declares war on sony more companies including sony electronics, nintendo and electronics arts drop their support for sopa. we also outline our stance on sopa. read more about who dropped sopa .
the choice was no doubt made for profitability reasons, but it may prove a costly missed opportunity for sony and nissan in the long run .
sony starts mass production of organic el displays, and released first a new clie pda with a 3. 8in 480 x 320 oled screen .
richard c. heyser devises the
tds
( time delay spectrometry) acoustical measurement scheme, which paves the way for the revolutionary
tef
( time energy frequency) technology .
this partnership between a world - renowned company like sony and hydro - québec illustrates québec' s leadership in the development of high - quality battery materials. making power systems throughout the world more intelligent and efficient represents a huge challenge, and the development of large - scale energy storage systems is a concrete step towards meeting this challenge .
“consumers of electric vehicles would like long range (increased total energy stored), fast charging (increased speed of inserting energy), a long lifespan (maximised stability of materials), ” says ingram. “of course, low cost and safety are a prerequisite. today, batteries can be sized to provide a 500km range; however, these can be very expensive. ”
as engadget highlights, sony started its battery business in 1975 and was the first company to commercialize lithium - ion batteries in 1991. the battery arm has served sony well over the years yet as of late, it’s been a drain. last year, it cost the company $ 270 million .
that indicates that sony was not in a position to continue investing in its battery unit, and was contemplating the latter’s slow decline if nothing changed .
the philips dcc and sony' s minidisc, using digital audio data - reduction, are offered to consumers as record / play hardware and software .
the 3d cell architecture orients and interlaces a cathode, 100 percent silicon anode, and ceramic separator in a thin (1 millimeter) flat plane, which significantly improves energy density and safety .
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sony will continue to leverage its strong global operations and brand strength to drive sales growth in rapidly expanding emerging markets. sony has already established strong foundations in emerging markets. for instance, in india and mexico, among others, sony has secured the largest share of the consumer av / it market. sony will continue to concentrate its sales and marketing resources in these markets, and expects to strengthen sales operations, introduce products tailored to local needs and leverage the sony group' s entertainment assets, including pictures, music and television networks, to further enhance its market presence. sony generated 1. 8 trillion yen through sales of electronics products in emerging markets * in fy11, and aims to increase this figure to 2. 6 trillion yen in fy14. the company will also aim for consumer av / it sales in emerging markets to represent 60% of total anticipated global sales of these products by fy14 .
under the agreement, whose amount has yet to be determined, sony will keep retail branded battery operations related to usb and alkaline batteries and other products .
the first eiaj standard for the use of 14 - bit pcm adaptors with vcr decks is embodied in sony' s pcm - 1 consumer vcr adaptor .
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the notion of corporate citizenship and the spirit of philanthropy are deeply embedded in the culture of sony in america. we' re proud of the programs and partnerships that have touched countless lives throughout the u. s. and of the thousands of sony employees who have given generously of themselves in support of our goals .
purchasing batteries elsewhere, on the other hand, frees up resources to concentrate more on the consumer electronics that now form the core of sony' s business. the strategic shift reveals sony' s confidence in the battery vendor landscape that has sprung up since it launched the market. sony is saying that it doesn' t have the resources to produce competitive, cost - effective lithium ion batteries, but it knows other companies that can. the training wheels have come off .
sony has announced that it' s entered into negotiations to sell its battery business to murata, a japanese components company that plans to use the purchase to expand its energy operations. financial details of the deal aren' t yet available; binding agreements are set to be made by october, and the transfer should be completed by the end of march, regulators permitting .
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this year, most of the harvesters used in the above market segments are solar cells followed by electrodynamos, two relatively mature energy harvesting technologies. however, many new technologies are now taking some market share enabling power in areas not possible before. this includes thermoelectrics - generating power from heat - where organisations such as the department of energy in the us are working with bmw and gm to turn heat waste from engines and exhaust into power for the vehicle' s electrical systems. nasa use thermoelectrics to power mars rovers where they work without light, unlike solar cells. piezoelectric energy harvesters are also of great interest due to their small form factor and high efficiency. in 2021, these four energy harvester types will have near similar market share for industrial sensing applications. however, even by then solar will continue to dominate for consumer applications .
by all accounts, the battery market is on the cusp of booming. gtm research forecasts that the u. s. energy storage market alone will grow nine times larger by 2021, to 2, 081 megawatts .
enovix is optimistic. in - house projections promise a 16 per cent average annual increase in energy density, after commercialisation, for the foreseeable future, which is “over three times the historical 5 per cent annual increase from a conventional li - ion battery, ” according to the company’s senior marketing director, bruce pharr. while the initial focus is on batteries for small, wearable devices, the firm may eventually be able to produce batteries for cars, too. “as we extend beyond wearables into larger mobile markets, our production volume will increase, and our unit cost will decline, ” he says. “the combination of higher energy density, improved safety and lower cost should eventually make enovix an attractive choice for electric vehicles. ”
sony' s lithium - ion battery for its digital camera is seen during a photo opportunity at its showroom in tokyo november 28, 2012. reuters / kim kyung - hoon
for example, conventional li - ion cell construction for mobile devices usually involves winding the electrode sheets and separator together and then flattening the resulting spiral to fit into a slim metal case or plastic pouch. this process requires a certain length of blank—that is, uncoated—current collector and separator at the beginning and end, which takes up volume but doesn’t store energy. empty space may also be left in the center of the cell and along the two sides of the cell, where it is rounded due to the wound - up construction .
additional problems can occur during charging, when lithium ions flow from the lithium metal oxide cathode to the graphite anode (the standard anode material in virtually every li - ion battery used in mobile devices). normally, the lithium ions fit into the gaps in the crystal lattice structure of the graphite—a process known as
by combining hydro - québec' s know - how in the operation and control of electric power systems as well as our lithium - ion battery material technology, together with sony' s expertise and leadership in rechargeable batteries and highly scalable module systems, we think we will succeed in developing a high - performance energy storage system for large - scale applications, as well as battery material technology suitable for use in power grids .
murata is a global leader in the area of electronic components. to achieve the business goals set out in its
mid - term direction 2018
strategy, murata is engaged in efforts to enhance its competitive edge in the communications market, while also creating new business models and customer value in its focus markets of automotive and healthcare, as well as the energy market. given these circumstances, murata was drawn to the technological strengths, and knowledge and experience of international markets of sony' s global battery business. following the transfer, murata intends to position the global battery business as a core operation within its energy business in order to target further business growth and expansion .
sony has operated its battery business since 1975, and in 1991 commercialized the world' s first lithium - ion battery. until now, sony has continued to pursue the development and business launch of various advanced battery products, primarily as key components for electronics products. recently, sony has focused on enhancing the profitability of its lithium - ion polymer battery business for smartphones, an area where the competitive environment is significantly changing, while it also has shifted its resources to cylindrical lithium ion batteries for power tools and other high - power applications where it possesses significant technological advantages .
sony is already engaged in a comprehensive television profitability improvement plan (announced november 2, 2011), which aims to return the television business to profitability in the fiscal year ending march 31, 2014 (
fy13
), and intends to accelerate these measures going forward. the sale of sony' s share in its lcd panel manufacturing joint venture with samsung electronics has been completed, resulting in panel - related cost reductions. additionally, sony is taking further measures to change the business structure, for example by improving design engineering efficiency and reducing the number of product models (targeting a 40% reduction from the fiscal year ended march 31, 2012 (
fy11
) to the fiscal year ending march 31, 2013 (
fy12
)), with the aim of reducing fixed business costs related to the television business by 60% and operating costs by 30% in fy13 compared to fy11. sony is additionally taking steps to enhance the image and audio quality of its
bravia
range of lcd televisions that form the cornerstone of its current television lineup and to tailor its product offering to meet specific regional market needs. going forward, sony intends to advance the development and commercialization of next - generation display technologies such as oled and
crystal led display
, as well as enhance the integration of televisions with sony' s mobile products, with content such as movies and music, and with other assets across the sony group to improve product competitiveness, drive hardware differentiation and enhance the attractiveness of sony' s product lineup.
sony energy devices corporation ( ソニーエナジー ・ デバイス株式会社 sonī enajī debaisu kabushiki gaisha ) , is a japanese multinational company specializing in a variety of areas in the energy industry , and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the devices group of sony . the company was established on february , 1975 in fukushima , japan . sony energy devices corporation handles the development , design and manufacturing of primary and rechargeable cell batteries that can be used for many applications like mobile phones , tablets , laptops , digital cameras , power tools , robotic cleaners , watches , calculators , energy storage for data servers and homes , etc . in 2016 , sony and japanese company murata manufacturing reached an agreement to sell sony 's battery business , including sony energy devices corporation . 
sony energy devices corporation (ソニーエナジー ・ デバイス株式会社 sonī enajī debaisu kabushiki gaisha), is a japanese multinational company specializing in a variety of areas in the energy industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the devices group of sony. the company was established on february, 1975 in fukushima, japan. sony energy devices corporation handles the development, design and manufacturing of primary and rechargeable cell batteries that can be used for many applications like mobile phones, tablets, laptops, digital cameras, power tools, robotic cleaners, watches, calculators, energy storage for data servers and homes, etc. in 2016, sony and japanese company murata manufacturing reached an agreement to sell sony's battery business, including sony energy devices corporation.
sony energy devices corporation (ソニーエナジー ・ デバイス株式会社 sonī enajī debaisu kabushiki gaisha), is a japanese multinational company specializing in a variety of areas in the energy industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the devices group of sony. the company was established on february, 1975 in fukushima, japan. sony energy devices corporation handles the development, design and manufacturing of primary and rechargeable cell batteries that can be used for many applications like mobile phones, tablets, laptops, digital cameras, power tools, robotic cleaners, watches, calculators, energy storage for data servers and homes, etc. in 2016, sony and japanese company murata manufacturing reached an agreement to sell sony's battery business, including sony energy devices corporation.