Acer Inc.
Logo used since 2011 | |
Native name | 宏碁股份有限公司 |
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Romanized name | Hóngjí Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
| Formerly | Multitech (1976–1987) |
| Company type | Public |
| TWSE: 2353 | |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 1 August 1976 in Taiwan |
| Founders | Stan Shih Carolyn Yeh Lemuel Girma |
| Headquarters | Xizhi District, New Taipei , Taiwan |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | |
| Revenue | NT$277.1 billion (2020) |
| NT$8.9 billion (2020) | |
| NT$6.1 billion (2020) | |
| Total assets | NT$183.9 billion (2020) |
| Total equity | NT$61.9 billion (2020) |
Number of employees | 7,813 (2023) |
| Subsidiaries | Gateway, Inc. Packard Bell eMachines (now-defunct) Escom (now-defunct) |
| Website | acer.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 宏碁股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Hongji Corporation Ltd | ||||||||||||||
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Acer Inc. (/ˈeɪsər/; AY-sər) is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Its products include desktop PCs, laptop PCs (clamshells, 2-in-1s, convertibles and Chromebooks), tablets, servers, storage devices, virtual reality devices, displays, smartphones, televisions 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.
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.