Goertek
| Company type | Public |
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| SZSE: 002241 | |
| Founded | 2001 Edit this on Wikidata |
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| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 歌尔股份 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 歌爾股份 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Goer Shares | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 歌尔声学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 歌爾聲學 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Goer Acoustic Technology | ||||||
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Goertek Inc. (formerly stylized as GoerTek) is a Chinese acoustic components company founded in 2001. The company was started in June 2001 by the billionaire entrepreneur Jiang Bin [1] and his wife Hu Shuangmei. His brother, Jiang Long, serves as vice chairman.[2] The company was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2008.[3]
The company claims to hold the largest market value among acoustic companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.[4] Goertek's main focuses consist of R&D, production and sales of electro-acoustic components, optical components, electronic accessories and related products. The global headquarters of Goertek is in Weifang, with manufacturing operations in Vietnam.[5] The company has over 80,000 employees.[5]
Goertek's customers include Apple (including acoustic modules for the iPhone),[6] : 281 Samsung, Sony and Lenovo. The company supplies products to Fitbit, ByteDance, and Huawei.[7]
In 2014, Goertek bought a majority share of Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio.[8] The company also has a stake in Kopin Corporation.[3] [5] Goertek has collaborated with Beihang University's Qingdao Research Institute on military-civil fusion projects and, in 2016, funded the university's Smart Innovation Technology Research Institute.[5] [9] In 2019, Goertek launched a center in Laoshan, Qingdao with Qualcomm.[10]
References
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- ^ "Jiang Bin". Forbes. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Kopin Enters Into Strategic Relationship With Goertek Inc". businesswire.com. 3 January 2017.
- ^ "About Us". goertek.eu. Archived from the original on 2018年08月25日. Retrieved 2018年03月18日.
- ^ a b c d Impiombato, Daria; Attrill, Nathan; Zhang, Albert; Ryan, Fergus; Allen, Bethany (26 November 2024). "Persuasive technologies in China: implications for the future of national security". Australian Strategic Policy Institute . p. 20. Retrieved 2024年11月29日.
- ^ Lan, Xiaohuan (2024). How China Works: An Introduction to China's State-led Economic Development. Translated by Topp, Gary. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-0080-6. ISBN 978-981-97-0079-0.
- ^ "歌尔股份市值暴跌60%,前山东首富的「至暗时刻」" [Goertek's market value plummeted by 60%, the darkest moment for the former richest man in Shandong]. sd.sina.cn (in Chinese). 2023年04月26日. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 2024年11月29日.
- ^ "GoerTek Acquires the Majority Shares of Dynaudio". audioxpress. 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Beihang University Receives200円 Million Donation from Goertek". www.goertek.com. 2016年05月03日. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 2024年11月29日.
- ^ "Qualcomm, Goertek join hands for microelectronics advances in Laoshan". China Daily . April 16, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019年12月09日. Retrieved 2024年11月29日.