Pegatron

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Pegatron Corporation
Type Public
Traded as TWSE: 4938
LuxSE: PGAA
LuxSE: PGAS
Industry Electronics
Founded June 27, 2007.[1]
Headquarters Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan
Area served Worldwide
Key people T.H. Tung (Chairman)
Products Motherboards, Graphics cards, Laptops, Netbooks, Smart phones, Game consoles, Set-top boxes, Cable modems
Revenue US $ 18.4 Billion (2010) [2]
Profit US $ 215.6 Million (2010) [3]
Employees 104,608 (April 2011)[4]
Subsidiaries Unihan Corporation (永碩聯合國際股份有限公司) [5]
Website www.pegatroncorp.com

Pegatron Corporation (Chinese: 和碩聯合科技股份有限公司; pinyin: Hé shuò liánhé kējì gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī, lit. Grand Mastery United Technology Corporation) is a Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company that develops mainly computing, communications and consumer electronics to branded vendors, but also engages in the development, design and manufacturing of computer peripherals and components. Pegatron's primary products include notebooks, netbook computers, desktop computers, game consoles, handheld devices, motherboards, video cards, LCD TVs, as well as broadband communication products such as smartphones, set-top boxes and cable modems.[6][7]

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History [edit]

Pegatron was incorporated on June 27, 2007 as a subsidiary of its then parent company, Asustek (or more commonly known as its brand name "Asus").[8] Asustek wanted to increase its competitiveness by dividing its business into specialized work forces and establishing separate companies for each business unit. Pegatron was formed as a design and manufacturing service provider of computer-related products that had previously been operated by Asustek.
In January 2010, Pegatron's then parent company Asustek announced a plan to spin off and to transfer its long term equity investment in Pegatron to its wholly owned subsidiary, Pegatron International Investment Co., Ltd. On June 10, 2010, Pegatron merged with Pegatron International, and Pegatron has since been the surviving spin off independent company.[9]

Corporate Profile [edit]

Operations [edit]

Pegatron's principal executive offices and many assets are located in Taiwan. As of March, 2010, Pegatron had approximately 5,646 employees stationed in Taiwan, 81,521 in China, 2,400 in the Czech Republic, 200 in the United States, 200 in Mexico and 200 in Japan.[10] Pegatron has manufacturing plants in Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Mexico, and China, and customer service centers in the United States and Japan.[11] Pegatron, differently from ASUS, doesn't provide any support to their product on their website, like drivers updates.

Subsidiaries [edit]

Unihan Corporation [edit]

As part of the corporate restructuring of Asustek starting in 2007, Pegatron acquired Unihan Corporation (Chinese: 永碩聯合國際股份有限公司) from Asustek in January 2008.[12] Since 2008, the Unihan Corporation has been a subsidiary of Pegatron Corporation that designs and manufactures computers, computer peripherals and audio-video products.[13]

Corporate Social Responsibility [edit]

In June 2008, with its PUreCSR corporate responsibility system, Pegatron became a member of the EICC (Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition), a group of companies in the electronics industry that supports a credible implementation of the Code of Conduct throughout the electronics and information and communications technology supply chain, ensuring safe working conditions, respect and dignity to employees, and environmentally responsible manufacturing processes.[14] Pegatron's corporate responsibility system, PUreCSR (which stands for "P"egatron & "U"nihan "re"duce, "re"use, "re"cycle, "re"covery, "re"place & "re"pair Corporate Social Responsibility), meets the international standards: the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, the OHSAS 18001 occupational Health and Safety Management System, and the QC 080000 Hazardous Substance Process Management System.[15] On May 18, 2010, the board of directors at Pegatron unanimously approved to appropriate a sum within 0.5% of net income every year to charity.[16]

PEGA Design and Engineering (PEGA D&E) [edit]

PEGA Design and Engineering is Pegatron's design team that was originally branched off from the Asustek design team. The PEGA D&E helps Pegatron's clients with product development, including market research, conceptualization, product design, materials study and production.[17]
In addition to 3C electronic products, Pegatron designs home appliances and home decor products such as LCD TVs, LED lightings, phones and more [18]

PEGA CASA (Pegatron MID - ID design team) [edit]

Led by Alain Lee, PEGA CASA design team (that was originally branched off from the Asus design team) is dedicated to the design and development of non-IT products in addition to the existing IT product design, including notebook PCs, smart phones, e-books, network communication equipment, displays, projectors, cleaning robots and more. These non-IT products include home appliances (PEGA CASA), fashion accessories, vehicle accessories (PEGA MOTORS), building interior design and building materials, multimedia ads and marketing, and cultural businesses.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Listing Particulars". 
  2. ^ "PEGATRON CORP (4938:Taiwan)Financial Statements - BusinessWeek". 
  3. ^ "PEGATRON CORP (4938:Taiwan)Financial Statements - BusinessWeek". 
  4. ^ "Listing Pegatron Corp (4938:Taiwan) Stock Quote and Company Profile- BusinessWeek". 
  5. ^ "Unihan Corporation: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". 
  6. ^ "Pegatron Corp. Who We Are". 
  7. ^ "Pegatron Corp(4938:TT): Company Description- Businessweek". 
  8. ^ "Listing Particulars". 
  9. ^ "Listing Particulars". 
  10. ^ "Listing Particulars". 
  11. ^ "Listing Particulars". 
  12. ^ "Listing Particulars". 
  13. ^ "Unihan Corporation: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". 
  14. ^ "Pegatron Corp. EICC". 
  15. ^ "Pegatron Corp About PuRECSR". 
  16. ^ "Pegatron Corp About PuRECSR". 
  17. ^ "PEGA D&E- About Us". 
  18. ^ "2009 Corporate Sustainability Report of Pegatron Group". 

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