Sony Group Corp. engages in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles, and software for consumers, professionals and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Game and Network Services, Music, Pictures, Home Entertainment and Sound, Imaging Products and Solutions, Mobile Communications, Semiconductors, Financial Services, and Others. The Game and Network Services segment deals with gaming machines, software and network services. The Music segment produces and publishes music and provides image media platforms. The Pictures segment handles film production, television program creation, and media networks. The Home Entertainment and Sound segment offers LCD televisions, home audio, Blu-ray Disc players and recorders, and memory-based portable audio devices. The Imaging Products and Solutions segment provides digital imaging products, professional solutions, and medical goods. The Mobile Communications segment deals with mobile phones and Internet services business. The Semiconductors segment provides image sensors and camera modules. The Financial Services segment manages the life insurance and non-life insurance operations and banking business. The Others segment includes personal computer (PC) business, overseas Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD manufacturing, and battery business. The company was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka on May 7, 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Meta Platforms Technologies LLC, part of Meta Platforms, Inc., is an American company located in Menlo Park, CA. The firm develops video calling display applications.

Dolby International AB, a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., is a company headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that provides information technology consulting services.

Koninklijke Philips NV is a technology company, which engages in the healthcare, lighting, and consumer well-being markets. It operates through the following segments: Diagnosis and Treatment businesses; Connected Care businesses; Personal Health businesses; and Other. The Diagnosis and Treatment businesses segment consists systems, smart devices, software and services, powered by AI-enabled informatics-that support precision diagnoses and minimally invasive procedures in therapeutic areas such as cardiology, peripheral vascular, neurology, surgery, and oncology. The Connected Care businesses segment consists Hospital Patient Monitoring, Emergency Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Connected Care Informatics. The Personal Health businesses segment consists of Oral Healthcare, Personal Care,Mother and Child Care. The Other segment reports on the items Innovation & Strategy, IP Royalties, Central costs, and other small items. The company was founded by Anton Frederik Philips and Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips in 1891 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp., a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., is an American company. The firm provides patent buying, licensing and leasing services.

Yamaha Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of musical instruments, audio equipment and electronic components. It operates through the following segments: Musical Instruments, Audio Equipment, and Others. The Musical Instruments segment provides piano, strings, percussion, wind, and electronic musical instruments. The Audio Equipment segment offers audio products, professional audio equipment, and telecommunications equipment. The Others segment deals with the electronic parts, automobile interior parts, factory automation equipment, golf equipment, and resort businesses. The company was founded by Torakusu Yamaha in November 1887 and is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Harman International Industries, Incorporated engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of audio products and electronic systems primarily in the United States. The company's Automotive segment designs, manufactures, and markets audio, electronic, and infotainment systems for vehicle applications to be installed primarily as original equipment by automotive manufacturers. It markets its products under various brands, including JBL, Infinity, Mark Levinson, Harman/Kardon, Logic 7, Lexicon, and Becker. This segment also markets personal navigation devices. The company's Consumer segment engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of audio and consumer electronics for home, multimedia, and mobile applications under the AKG, Harman/Kardon, Infinity, JBL, and Mark Levinson brands. It also provides transducers and built-in speakers for notebook computers; audio systems for personal computers; aftermarket mobile products; and accessories. This segment sells its products through specialty audio stores and mass-market retail stores. The company's Professional segment designs, manufactures, and markets loudspeakers, power amplifiers, digital signal processors, microphones, and mixing consoles used by audio professionals in concert halls, stadiums, houses of worship, and other public spaces. It markets its products under various brands, including JBL Professional, AKG, Crown, Soundcraft, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Revel, DigiTech, dbx, BSS, and Studer. Additionally, the company offers real-time operating system software, middleware, development tools, and consulting services under the QNX brand for various markets, including automotive, industrial control and automation, medical, networking and telecommunications, and security and defense. It has a strategic partnership agreement with Neusoft Corporation to develop advanced technologies in automotive and consumer electronics. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Sony Computer Entertainment engages in the design, research, development, production, and sales of  hardware and software related to PlayStation platforms. It offers PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld entertainment system, the PlayStation3 (PS3) computer entertainment system, the PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) portable entertainment system, and the PlayStation4 (PS4) computer entertainment system. It also enables users to experience PlayStation through PlayStation Mobile, which is a cross device platform. It also manages the third party licensing programs for PlayStation platforms worldwide. Sony Computer Entertainment was established on November 16, 1993, based in Tokyo, Japan.

Starkey is a world leader in the design, development and distribution of comprehensive hearing solutions. As the only privately held and American-owned company in its industry, Starkey Hearing Technologies is recognized across the globe as a premier provider in hearing healthcare.

ETRI is the largest government funded research institute in Korea, which strives to advance science by means of formulating innovative ideas; developing new techniques; and training professional individuals in the area of information telecommunications to ultimately enhance social and economical aspects of the modern society.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC is a company headquartered in Tumwater, WA. The firm offers patent, licensing and legal support services for Microsoft products.

DTS (NASDAQ:DTSI) is dedicated to making digital entertainment exciting, engaging and effortless by providing state-of-the-art audio technology to hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics products worldwide. From a renowned legacy as a pioneer in multi-channel audio, DTS became a mandatory audio format in the Blu-ray Discâ„¢ standard and is now increasingly deployed in enabling digital delivery of movies and other forms of digital entertainment on a growing array of network-connected consumer devices. DTS technology is in home theaters, car audio systems, PCs, game consoles, DVD players, televisions, digital media players, set-top boxes, smart phones, surround music software and every device capable of playing Blu-ray discs. Founded in 1993, DTS' corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California with its licensing operations headquartered in Limerick, Ireland. DTS also has offices in Northern California, Washington, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

HTC Corp is engaged in the design, development, and manufacture of smartphones and tablets in Taiwan. The company offers PDA phones and smartphones for mobile operators and distributors in Europe, the United States, and Asia. These machines are available as HTC devices and as products individually customized for operators and device partners. The company provides its own HTC self-branded products as well as supports operator-branded products and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. It owns Dopod as a subsidiary company and is a member of the Open Handset Alliance. The company’s products are sold under various brand names such as HTC, Dopod, and Qtek and are often rebranded by major telecommunication carriers. Its products also include pocket PC phones (PDA Phone), ultra mobile phones, HTC kovsky (Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1), and HTC dream (T-mobile G1). HTC Corp was founded by Cher Wang and Peter Chou in 1997. It is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Bose is is a research company that develops sound solutions for entertainment, home audio, aviation, and automotive industries. The company products portfolio includes wave systems, headphones and headsets, home cinema and sound devices and accessories for TV, Bluetooth and iPod speakers, Wi-Fi music systems, computer speakers, environmental speakers, and more. Bose offers testing solutions for engineered materials, biomaterials, and medical devices. The company also offers professional sound systems for auditoriums, hotels, performance centers, places of worship, restaurants, retail businesses, schools, stadiums, and other venues; loudspeakers, controllers, and accessories for the stage; automotive sound systems for sports cars, sedans, SUVs, trucks, and compacts; wave systems and accessories for home and office; noise cancelling, audio, and aviation headsets; mobile solutions; home theater systems, stereo speakers, iPod speakers, and computer speakers; and digital music solutions. Wave music systems, digital music systems, around-ear headphones, and multimedia speaker systems are some of the products offered by Bose for the education industry. Its engineered audio solutions can be integrated with existing technologies or installed as stand-alone sound systems in classrooms, meeting rooms, auditoriums, gymnasiums, and performance centers. True to Life is a theatre show produced by Bose that includes original music, clips from major motion pictures, and inspired images. Bose was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose and is based in Massachusetts, United States with operations in Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and South America.

GAUDIO LAB, Inc. develops virtual reality (VR) sound software. Its products include 3 dimensional (3D) audio developing tools for VR games, and rendering software engine. The company was founded by Oh Hyun Oh on May 6, 2015 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

SRS Labs, Inc. develops and provides audio and voice technology solutions for consumer electronics. It focuses on developing and licensing technology solutions to the OEMs, ODMs, semiconductor manufacturers, and software providers in the home entertainment, personal computers, personal telecommunications, automotive, portable media devices and broadcast markets and limited sales and marketing of standalone software and hardware products through the Internet. The company was founded on June 23, 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.