Vaio
Headquarters of VAIO Corporation, Nagano prefecture | |
Native name | VAIO株式会社 |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Sony Vaio |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Computer hardware Electronics |
| Predecessor | Sony Corporation |
| Founded | 1996 (as Sony's computer brand) July 1, 2014 (as an independent corporation) |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Products | Personal computers |
| Owners | Nojima (100%) |
| Website | Japan www United States us Brazil br Chile cl Hong Kong hk Taiwan tw Singapore sg Malaysia my China www Argentina ar India in Middle East mea Mexico mx Uruguay uy |
VAIO Corporation (VAIO 株式会社, Baio Kabushiki Kaisha; English: /ˈvaɪ.oʊ/) is a Japanese personal computer manufacturer headquartered in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. It is owned by Nojima Corporation.
Vaio began as a brand of Sony, introduced in 1996, until it offloaded it into an independent company in 2014, with Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) purchasing the Vaio business while Sony maintained a minority stake. Sony still holds the intellectual property rights for the VAIO brand and logo. JIP sold Vaio Corporation to Japanese retailer Nojima in 2025.