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Wistron Corporation (Chinese: 緯創資通股份有限公司; pinyin: Wěichuàng Zītōng Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is an electronics manufacturer based in Taiwan. It was the manufacturing arm of Acer Inc. before being spun off in 2000. As an original design manufacturer, the company designs and manufactures products for other companies to sell under their own brand name. Wistron products include notebook and desktop computers, servers, storage, LCD TVs, handheld devices, and devices and equipment for medical applications.
Wistron employs over 80,000 people worldwide.
History
Originated from Acer Computer
The company originated from Acer Inc., Formerly the manufacturing department of Acer.
2000 - Spun off
Spun off from Acer in 2000 and became an independent company.
2009
Joined the CDP Carbon Disclosure Project
2011 - Cooperation with Microsoft
In July 2011, Wistron and Microsoft entered into an agreement that offered coverage under Microsoft's exclusive rights portfolio for Wistron products including tablets, mobile phones and other devices running the Chrome OS or Android platform.
2011 - Cooperation with Intellectual Ventures
In September 2011, Wistron signed a patent licensing agreement with Intellectual Ventures.
2020 - Sets up Manufacturing Plant in Vietnam
The 232,087.74 square metre lot is in the Dong Van III Industrial Zone in Ha Nam Province in northern Vietnam, Wistron said in a regulatory filing. The transaction would total 337.4 billion dong (US$14.6 million).
2020 - Sold Kunshan plant to Luxshare
On 17 July 2020, Wistron planned to sell its Kunshan plant to Mainland China's plant Luxshare ICT [zh] for 3.3 billion renminbi yuan, and related operations are expected to be completed by the end of this year.
