Sony: version 1

Saved 2026-09-25 03:10 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added Sony CR2025-B1A (single 3 V lithium coin cell, blister pack), wanted barcode 0008562008137. Identity and barcode from Sony Electronics Asia Pacific battery catalogue (lh.pe/file/CR123A.pdf, spec. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Sony <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Sony
disambiguation: the consumer electronics brand of the Sony group
summary: Brand name of the Japanese Sony group, adopted as the company name in 1958.
website: https://www.sony.com/
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                         | market | from | until | ended | status  | source     | note |
| -------- | ------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ---- |
| owned_by | company/sony-group-corporation |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-sony |      |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref            | url                                                                                                              | title                                                                                                              | accessed   | publisher                             | kind         | published  | record_id | locator                                   | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| wiki-sony      | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony                                                                               | Wikipedia: Sony                                                                                                    | 2026-09-25 | Wikipedia                             | publication  |            |           |                                           |         |             |          |
| sony-catalogue | https://lh.pe/file/CR123A.pdf                                                                                    | Sony's Energy Revolution: battery catalogue (Sony Electronics Asia Pacific)                                        | 2026-09-25 | Sony Electronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd | manufacturer |            |           | Specifications, Lithium coin table, p. 26 |         |             |          |
| murata-2017    | https://corporate.murata.com/-/media/corporate/about/newsroom/news/irnews/irnews/2017/0901/20170901_e.ashx?la=en | Murata Manufacturing: Notice Regarding the Completion of the Acquisition of Battery Business from Sony Corporation | 2026-09-25 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.        | publication  | 2017-09-01 |           |                                           |         |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Sony is the brand of the Japanese Sony group, whose founders Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita chose a short, easy name to label their products for the global market; the company, founded as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, adopted the name Sony Corporation in 1958 and became Sony Group Corporation in 2021.[^wiki-sony] The brand appeared on Sony's consumer batteries, including lithium coin cells such as the CR2025-B1A.[^sony-catalogue] Murata Manufacturing completed its acquisition of Sony's battery business on 1 September 2017.[^murata-2017]
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