Wistron
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 brand name. Wistron products include notebook and desktop computers, servers, storage, LCD TVs, handheld devices, and devices and equipment for medical applications. [2]
Native name
緯創資通股份有限公司
Public
- 30 May 2001
- (22 years, 327 days)
Taipei, Taiwan
Offices/operations in Asia, North America, Europe
- Simon Lin (Chairman and CSO)
- Robert Huang (Vice Chairman, and Chairman & President of Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company)
- Jeff Lin (President and CEO)
- David Shen (Executive Vice President and Chief Infrastructure Officer)
- Notebook PCs
- desktop systems
- server and storage systems
- IA (information appliances)
- handheld devices
- networking and communication products
Design, manufacturing, and after-sales support services
82,955 (2017)
History[edit]
Originally the manufacturing department of Acer Inc., the company was spun off from Acer in 2000.
In 2009, joined the CDP Carbon Disclosure Project.
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 ChromeOS or Android platform.[5]
In September 2011, Wistron signed a patent licensing agreement with Intellectual Ventures.[6]
In 2020, the company set up a manufacturing plant in Vietnam. The 232,087.74 square meter 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).[7]
On 17 July 2020, Wistron planned to sell its Kunshan plant to Mainland China's plant Luxshare for 3.3 billion renminbi yuan, and related operations are expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Controversy[edit]
India[edit]
In December 2020, 2000 workers coming off night shift rioted at a Wistron iPhone factory in Narasapura, India, causing damages estimated to $7 million. The workers claimed to have been underpaid in the previous months.[8]
Wetland protection[edit]
Via the Wistron Foundation and in cooperation with the Society of Wilderness NGO, Wistron contributes to conservation, revitalization and education for Shuanglianpi Wetland in Yilan County,[9] Taiwan. The wetland is considered a "paradise" for aquatic plantlife and holds several nationally threatened species of flora.[10] Indeed, the ratio of its botanic diversity to surface area is considered globally significant by the Forestry Bureau of Taiwan.[10]
