• DocumentCode
    1511699
  • Title

    How sony developed electronics for the world market

  • Author

    Ibuka, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sony Corp., Tokyo, Japan
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    A consumer electronics enterprise grew from a handful of engineers and technicians in 1945 to a world-wide billion-dollars-a-year business today by adhering consistently to several principles: Developing original technology rather than relying on copied technology, creating new markets for new products, focusing on consumer products, and utilizing the most advanced technology for the products under strict quality control. These principles have been embodied in a series of new products that have been introduced by the enterprise over the years. They include the first tape recorder in Japan, one of the earliest transistor radios in the world, the first fully transistorized direct-view television set in the world, low-cost high-quality videotape recorders, and the unique Trinitron color picture tube.
  • Keywords
    audio equipment; radio equipment; tape recorders; television equipment; SONY electronics; world market; Companies; Consumer electronics; TV; Technological innovation; Transistors; Video recording;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9391
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TEM.1975.6447195
  • Filename
    6447195