History
| Sony Group | Sony DADC Corporation | |
| Sony manufactured the world's first music CD in Shizuoka, Japan. | 1982 | |
| Sony DADC US Inc. started to manufacture CDs. | 1984 | |
| Sony DADC Austria A.G. started to manufacture CDs. | 1987 | |
| Sony established CD process laboratory. | 1989 | |
| Sony developed CD in-line replication system. | 1990 | |
| Sony developed MD(Mini Disc) in-line replication system. Sony launched MDs to the market. |
1992 | |
| 1993 | Sony Disc Technology Inc.(SDT) was established by reorganizing disc related R&D functions. | |
| Sony began to manufacture CDs for PlayStation®. | 1994 | |
| Sony launched DVDs to the market. | 1997 | SDT developed DVD batch replication system. |
| Sony launched SACDs to the market. | 1999 | SDT developed DVD in-line replication system. |
| Sony began to manufacture DVDs for PS2®. | 2000 | |
| 2001 | SDT developed Postscribed ID. | |
| 2003 | SDT developed SACD hybrid in-line replication system. | |
| Sony launched UMDs(for PSP®) to the market. | 2004 | SDT developed UMD in-line replication system. SDT developed PTM. |
| 2005 | SDT was renamed Sony Disc & Digital Solutions Inc. (SDAD Inc.) by including business strategy function. | |
| Sony began to manufacture BDs for movies and PS3® in Japan, Austria, and U.S. | 2006 | SDAD Inc. developed Blu-ray Disc™ in-line replication system and set up the systems in Japan, Austria, and U.S. |
| Sony began to manufacture BDs in China. | 2008 | SDAD Inc. set up BD production system in China. |
| Sony began to manufacture BDs in Australia. | 2009 | SDAD Inc. set up BD production systems in Australia. SDAD Inc. developed BD-Live™ server system. |
| 2010 | Sony Disc & Digital Solutions Inc. was renamed to Sony DADC Corporation. |
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