Compal Electronics () is a Taiwanese

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(ODM), handling the production of

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, monitors, tablets and

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s for a variety of clients around the world, including

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, Hewlett-Packard and

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. It also licenses brands of its clients. It is the second-largest

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laptop manufacturer in the world behind Quanta Computer, and shipped over 48 million notebooks in 2010.

Overview

The company is known for producing selected models for Dell ( Alienware included), Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, and Toshiba. Compal has designed and built laptops for all major brands and custom builders for over 22 years. The company is listed in

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. As of 2017, revenues were US$24 billion, with a total workforce of 64,000. The company's headquarters is in

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, Taiwan, with offices in

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, the

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, and the

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. Compal's main production facility is in

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, China. Compal is the second largest notebook manufacturer in the world, after Quanta Computers, also based in Taiwan. It is one of the main supporters of Intel's Common Building Block initiatives.

History

Compal was founded in June 1984 as a computer

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s supplier. It went public in April 1990. In September 2011, Compal announced it would form a joint venture with

to make laptops in China. The venture was expected to start producing laptops by the end of 2012. In January 2015,

announced that due to intense price competition, it will stop selling televisions in the USA and will instead

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the Toshiba TV brand to Compal. In September 2018, it was revealed that due to overwhelming demand for the

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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

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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.

References

External links

Company website
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Overview

History

CCI

See also

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