Acer Inc.
Acer Inc. (/ˈeɪsər/; AY-sər) is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, headquartered in Xizhi, New Taipei City. Its products include desktop PCs, laptop PCs (clamshells, 2-in-1s, convertibles and Chromebooks), tablets, servers, storage devices, virtual reality devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals, as well as gaming PCs and accessories under its Predator brand. As of 2024, Acer is the world's sixth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales.
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Acer Building in Taipei, Taiwan | |
Native name | 宏碁股份有限公司 |
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Romanized name | Hóngqí Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
| Formerly | Multitech (1976–1987) |
| Company type | Public |
Traded as | TWSE: 2353 |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 1 August 1976 |
| Founders | Stan Shih Carolyn Yeh Lemuel Girma |
| Headquarters | Xizhi, New Taipei , Taiwan |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | NT$277.1 billion (2020) |
| NT$8.9 billion (2020) | |
Net income | NT$6.1 billion (2020) |
| Total assets | NT$183.9 billion (2020) |
| Total equity | NT$61.9 billion (2020) |
Number of employees | 7,725 (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | Gateway, Inc. Packard Bell eMachines (now-defunct) Escom (now-defunct) |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 宏碁股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宏碁股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Hongqi Corporation Ltd | ||||||||||||
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In the early 2000s, Acer implemented a new business model, shifting from a manufacturer to a designer, marketer, and distributor of products, while performing production processes via contract manufacturers. Currently, in addition to its core IT products business, Acer also has a new business entity that focuses on the integration of cloud services and platforms, and the development of smartphones and wearable devices with value-added IoT applications.