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, Acer, Caterpillar
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, Cisco
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, Dell
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, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard
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, Lenovo
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, Panasonic
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, Sony
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, Toshiba
is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors ...
, and many more.
As of December 2023, it was ranked #420 on the Fortune Global 500
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Methodology
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list.
Overview
The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). As of December 2023, the company had annual revenue of NT$947 billion (US$31 billion), with over 60,000 employees across the world. The company's headquarters is located inTaipei
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, Taiwan
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, with offices in Mainland China
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, South Korea
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, Poland
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, Brazil
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, Vietnam
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, the United Kingdom
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, and the United States
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. Compal's main production facility is located in Kunshan
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.
Compal is the second largest notebook manufacturer in the world after Quanta Computer
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Quanta's business extends to enterprise network systems, home entertainment, mobile communication, automotive electronics, and digital home ma ...
, also based in Taiwan.
History
Compal was founded in June 1984 as a computerperipheral
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s supplier. It went public in April 1990.
In September 2011, Compal announced it would form a joint venture with Lenovo
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to make laptops in China. The venture was expected to start producing laptops by the end of 2012.
In January 2015, Toshiba
is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors ...
announced that due to intense price competition, it will stop selling televisions in the US and will instead license
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another part ...
the Toshiba TV brand to Compal.
In September 2018, it was revealed that due to overwhelming demand for the Apple Watch
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, Compal was brought on as a second contract manufacturer to produce the Apple Watch Series 4.
CCI
Compal subsidiary Compal Communications (華寶通訊, CCI) is a major manufacturer of mobile phones. The phones are produced on an ODM basis, i.e., the handsets are sold through other brands. In 2006, CCI produced 68.8 million handsets and was the largest mobile handset ODM in the world. CCI's largest customer by far was Motorola
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. Motorola's volumes have been reduced year by year, and CCI's volumes have followed. In 2007, the volume was 48.7 million.
See also
* List of companies of TaiwanReferences
External links
Company website
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