Sony Group Corporation
Sony Isn't Just a Studio Business. It's a Physical AI Business.
Sony makes roughly half the world's image sensors, the light-sensing chips inside iPhones and high-end cameras, and wraps that around games, music and films.
Bull case for Sony Group Corporation
Half the world's image sensors
Sony supplies about half of all camera chips sold, giving it unusual pricing power.
TSMC chip venture protects the lead
A shared Japanese factory with TSMC spreads the cost of staying ahead in sensors.
Games, music and film smooth the cycle
Subscriptions, song royalties and film libraries keep cash arriving between hardware cycles.
Bear case for Sony Group Corporation
Apple could split its sensor orders
One customer moving part of its business elsewhere would dent Sony's largest sensor line.
Chip plants swallow cash before earning it
Sensor factories cost billions years before the first chip is sold.
Robotics demand is a hope, not a contract
Forecasts of millions of robot cameras rest on adoption that has not happened yet.