AOC International (

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AOC, formerly Admiral Overseas Corporation and stylized as ΛOC; ) is a

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and electronics company headquartered in

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, Taiwan, and a subsidiary of

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. It designs and produces a full range of

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TVs and PC monitors, and formerly CRT monitors for PCs which are sold worldwide under the AOC brand. The typeface used in the logo is a modified Eurostile.

History

Admiral Overseas Corporation (AOC) was founded in

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, by Ross Siragusa as the Asian arm of his Admiral Corporation, and later established in Taiwan in 1967 as the first manufacturer of colour televisions for export. In 1978, Admiral Overseas Corporation was renamed AOC International. Direct marketing under the AOC brand name began in 1979. From 1988 to 1997, AOC established its sales offices in United States, China, Europe, and Brazil. AOC was launched in India and Mexico in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Today, AOC products including

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and

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television sets, all-in-one units and Android tablets, are available in more than 40 countries worldwide. In 2022, AOC's AGON line of gaming monitors was the best-selling gaming monitor brand, with a 29% market share. In 2024, with its Graphic Pro series, AOC presented monitors aimed at professional users in the field of image and video editing for the first time.

Awards

2007

* Several awards were conferred to AOC products in India by '' Digit'' & ''

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'' magazines.

References

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* {{Electronics industry in Taiwan Computer companies of Taiwan Computer hardware companies Companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Companies based in Taipei Defunct computer companies of the United States Display technology companies Taiwanese brands Electronics companies of Taiwan Electronics companies established in 1967 1967 establishments in Taiwan

History

Awards

2007

See also

References

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