Acer Inc.

Acer Inc.
Native name
宏碁股份有限公司
Hóngqí Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
FormerlyMultitech (1976–1987)
Company typePublic
TWSE: 2353
IndustryElectronics
Founded1 August 1976 (1976-08-01)
FoundersStan Shih
Carolyn Yeh
Lemuel Girma
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
RevenueIncrease NT$277.1 billion[1] (2020)
Increase NT$8.9 billion[1] (2020)
Increase NT$6.1 billion[1] (2020)
Total assetsIncrease NT$183.9 billion[1] (2020)
Total equityIncrease NT$61.9 billion[1] (2020)
Number of employees
7,725[2] (2022)
SubsidiariesGateway, Inc.
Packard Bell
eMachines (now-defunct)
Escom (now-defunct)
Websitewww.acer.com
Footnotes / references
[1][3]
Acer Inc.
Traditional Chinese股份有限公司
Simplified Chinese股份有限公司
Literal meaningHongqi Corporation Ltd

Acer Inc. (/ˈsər/; 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2020 Acer Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Staff Structure". Acer. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Forbes Global 2000 #1131: Acer". Fortune. April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 0.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Declined 14.8% for the Year". Gartner. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, Bart Sleb, 2005
  6. ^ "Acer Separates New and Core Businesses to Accelerate Corporate Transformation | Business Wire". businesswire.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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