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Goertek

Goertek Inc.
Company typePublic
SZSE: 002241
Founded2001 Edit this on Wikidata
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.goertek.com Edit this at Wikidata
Goertek
Simplified Chinese歌尔股份
Traditional Chinese歌爾股份
Literal meaningGoer Shares
Transcriptions
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese歌尔声学
Traditional Chinese歌爾聲學
Literal meaningGoer Acoustic Technology
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGē ěr shēng xué

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

  1. ^ "Goertek on Forbes Lists - Asia's Fab 50 Companies". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  2. ^ "Jiang Bin". Forbes. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Kopin Enters Into Strategic Relationship With Goertek Inc". businesswire.com. 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ "About Us". goertek.eu. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  5. ^ 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 2024-11-29.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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). 2023-04-26. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  8. ^ "GoerTek Acquires the Majority Shares of Dynaudio". audioxpress. 23 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Beihang University Receives￥200 Million Donation from Goertek". www.goertek.com. 2016-05-03. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  10. ^ "Qualcomm, Goertek join hands for microelectronics advances in Laoshan". China Daily. April 16, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
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