SONY

Japanese: SONY
SONY

...Production of tape recorders and transistor radios went smoothly, and the company's management base was solidified by the end of the 1950s. In 1958, the company unified its trademark name (SONY) and company name to Sony Corporation (SONY is a combination of the Latin word sonus, meaning sound, and the English word sonny, meaning a cute boy). In June 1959, the company succeeded in producing a prototype of the Esaki diode (tunnel diode). ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "SONY" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…テープレコーダーとトランジスターラジオの生産は順調に進み,1950年代末までに同社の経営基盤は固まった。58年商標名(SONY)と社名を統一しソニー(株)と改めた(SONYは,ラテン語で音を意味するsonusと,かわいい坊やという意味の英語sonnyから命名)。59年6月エサキダイオード(トンネルダイオード)の試作に成功。…

※「SONY」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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