Tatung Company
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Tatung Company , also known as Tatung, is a multinational corporation established in 1918 and headquartered in Zhongshan, Taipei
, Taiwan
. Tatung also maintains a regional headquarters in Long Beach, California
for the U.S.
market.
The main Tatung factory in the United Kingdom
was located at Bridgnorth
near Wolverhampton, during which time Tatung sponsored Wolverhampton Wanderers FC before moving in the late 1980s to Telford
. Since 1998, Tatung's European head office has been located in Wijchen
, Netherlands
, where they had production of LCD TVs and computers until 2006, when the production was completely moved to Plzeň (Pilsen) in Czech Republic. The factory in Plzeň produces today all LCD TVs for the European market, and TATUNG has regional offices in Norway
, Sweden
, Denmark
, Germany
, Czech Republic
and in Spain
.
Tatung designs and manufactures an array of digital consumer products, including personal computer
s, liquid crystal display television
s, plasma display
s, network-connected devices, storage-based media player
s, videophone
s and home appliance
s. Tatung also produces products for business computing, such as Tablet PC
s, blade server
s and wireless thin clients. Tatung also has power and energy businesses in the industrial sector, and is one of the world's biggest producers of cables (electric cables, telephone cables etc). Tatung has 3 factories in China
, another factory in Mexico in addition to the factory in Plzeň, Czech Republic.
Tatung also manufactures PC hardware on an OEM
basis for Hewlett-Packard
, Compaq
, Acer and Dell
. Tatung has been known to have made a chip for every computer that is made by Hewlett-Packard and Sharp. It now continues to make products such as televisions and music players in the European market.
Today, Tatung produces more than 2000 products under their own brand; the product range includes washing machines, televisions, vacuum cleaners, water boilers, rice boilers, laptops, tablet pcs and air conditioner units. Tatung is also the world's biggest producers of flat-panels used in LCD TVs and monitors, and produce up to 60% of the flat panels in the whole world.
On September 2009, Tatung opened a retail outlet in which sells flat panel TVs directly from its factory. Both the retail store and factory are located in Ciudad Juarez
, Mexico.
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. Tatung also maintains a regional headquarters in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
for the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
market.
The main Tatung factory in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
was located at Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. It is split into Low Town and High Town, named on account of their elevations relative to the River Severn, which separates the upper town on the right bank from the lower on the left...
near Wolverhampton, during which time Tatung sponsored Wolverhampton Wanderers FC before moving in the late 1980s to Telford
Telford
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...
. Since 1998, Tatung's European head office has been located in Wijchen
Wijchen
' is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands, at .- Neighbourhoods :Neighbourhoods in Wijchen include:*Centre: Kloosterakker*Wijchen-Oost: Valendries, Oosterweg and Uilenboom....
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, where they had production of LCD TVs and computers until 2006, when the production was completely moved to Plzeň (Pilsen) in Czech Republic. The factory in Plzeň produces today all LCD TVs for the European market, and TATUNG has regional offices in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Tatung designs and manufactures an array of digital consumer products, including personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s, liquid crystal display television
Liquid crystal display television
Liquid-crystal display televisions are television sets that use LCD display technology to produce images. LCD televisions are thinner and lighter than cathode ray tube of similar display size, and are available in much larger sizes...
s, plasma display
Plasma display
A plasma display panel is a type of flat panel display common to large TV displays or larger. They are called "plasma" displays because the technology utilizes small cells containing electrically charged ionized gases, or what are in essence chambers more commonly known as fluorescent...
s, network-connected devices, storage-based media player
Data storage device
thumb|200px|right|A reel-to-reel tape recorder .The magnetic tape is a data storage medium. The recorder is data storage equipment using a portable medium to store the data....
s, videophone
Videophone
A videophone is a telephone with a video screen, and is capable of full duplex video and audio transmissions for communication between people in real-time...
s and home appliance
Home appliance
Home appliances are electrical/mechanical machines which accomplish some household functions, such as cooking or cleaning. Home appliances can be classified into:*Major appliances, or White goods*Small appliances, or Brown goods...
s. Tatung also produces products for business computing, such as Tablet PC
Tablet computer
A tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a complete mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen...
s, blade server
Blade server
A blade server is a stripped down server computer with a modular design optimized to minimize the use of physical space and energy. Whereas a standard rack-mount server can function with a power cord and network cable, blade servers have many components removed to save space, minimize power...
s and wireless thin clients. Tatung also has power and energy businesses in the industrial sector, and is one of the world's biggest producers of cables (electric cables, telephone cables etc). Tatung has 3 factories in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, another factory in Mexico in addition to the factory in Plzeň, Czech Republic.
Tatung also manufactures PC hardware on an OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by a company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name. OEM refers to the company that originally manufactured the product. When referring to automotive parts, OEM designates a...
basis for Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
, Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
, Acer and Dell
Dell
Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
. Tatung has been known to have made a chip for every computer that is made by Hewlett-Packard and Sharp. It now continues to make products such as televisions and music players in the European market.
Today, Tatung produces more than 2000 products under their own brand; the product range includes washing machines, televisions, vacuum cleaners, water boilers, rice boilers, laptops, tablet pcs and air conditioner units. Tatung is also the world's biggest producers of flat-panels used in LCD TVs and monitors, and produce up to 60% of the flat panels in the whole world.
On September 2009, Tatung opened a retail outlet in which sells flat panel TVs directly from its factory. Both the retail store and factory are located in Ciudad Juarez
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
, Mexico.