TCL Technology
TCL Technology Group Corp. (originally an abbreviation for Telephone Communication Limited) is a Chinese partially state-owned electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells consumer products including television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances. In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer. It became the second-largest television manufacturer by market share by 2019.
For other uses, see TCL.
Native name
TCL科技集团股份有限公司
TCL kējì jítuán gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Public; partly state-owned enterprise
1981 (as TTK)
1985 (as TCL Technology)
Li Dongsheng (李东生)
Worldwide
Li Dongsheng (CEO)
Xbox Developer Forum (Phone & TV)
35,379 (2019)
- TCL Electronics (52.10%)
- TCL Communication
- China Display
- Tonly Electronics Holdings Limited
- BlackBerry Mobile (discontinued)
- Alcatel Mobile (under license)
- Palm
TCL科技集团
TCL科技集團
TCL Kējì Jítuán
TCL Kējì Jítuán
On 7 February 2020, TCL Corporation changed its name to TCL Technology.[2]
TCL comprises five listed companies: TCL Technology, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE: 000100), TCL Electronics Holdings, Ltd. (SEHK: 1070), TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd. (former code SEHK: 2618; delisted in 2016), China Display Optoelectronics Technology Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 334), and Tonly Electronics Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 1249), listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[3]
TCL Technology's business structure is focused on three major sectors: semiconductor display, semiconductor and semiconductor photovoltaic, and industrial finance and capital.[4]
TCL is organized into five business divisions:[1]
In addition, it has four affiliated business areas covering real estate and investment, logistics services, online education services, and finance.[1]
In 2021, TCL had 28 research and development (R&D) organizations, 10 joint laboratories, and 22 manufacturing bases.[33] TCL Corporation also has its own research facility called TCL Corporate Research, which is located in Shenzhen, with the objective to research cutting-edge technology innovations for other subsidiaries.
Technology[edit]
In 2020, TCL introduced an innovative display technology known as TCL NXTPAPER, characterized by its reduction of blue light and anti-glare capabilities, aimed at enhancing visual comfort.[34]
