Acer

Summary

Acer is a business^[1]. Acer ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,126 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Acer was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[3].
• Acer was a member of SD Association^[4].
• Acer is in the country of Taiwan^[5].
• Acer is in the country of TW^[6].
• Acer's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• Acer's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[8].
• Acer's instance of is recorded as technology company^[9].
• Acer's instance of is recorded as computer manufacturer^[10].
• Acer's founder is recorded as Stan Shih^[11].
• Acer's headquarters location is recorded as New Taipei^[12].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Altos Computer Systems^[13].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Packard Bell^[14].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Wistron^[15].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Gateway^[16].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as E-TEN^[17].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as eMachines^[18].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Acer (United States)^[19].
• Acer's Commons category is recorded as Acer Inc.^[20].
• Acer's stock exchange is recorded as Taiwan Stock Exchange^[21].
• Acer's industry is recorded as computer hardware industry^[22].
• Acer's industry is recorded as information technology industry^[23].
• Acer's industry is recorded as information and communications industry^[24].
• August 1, 1976 marks the founding of Acer^[25].
• 1976-07-18 marks the founding of Acer^[26].
• Acer's location of formation is recorded as Taipei^[27].

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Founding

Acer's founder is recorded as Stan Shih^[11]. Recorded inception include August 1, 1976^[25] and 1976-07-18^[26]. Acer's location of formation is recorded as Taipei^[27].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Acer Inc.'}^[28] and {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '宏碁股份有限公司'}^[29].

Operations

Acer's headquarters location is recorded as New Taipei^[12]. Subsidiaries include Altos Computer Systems^[13], a business^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1977^[32], headquartered in San Francisco Bay Area^[33]; Packard Bell^[14], a business^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1926^[36], headquartered in Chatsworth^[37]; Wistron^[15], a business^[38], in Taiwan^[39], founded in 2001^[40], headquartered in Xizhi District^[41]; Gateway^[16], a business^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1985^[44], headquartered in Irvine^[45]; E-TEN^[17], a business^[46], in Taiwan^[47], founded in 1985^[48], headquartered in Taiwan Island^[49]; and eMachines^[18], a business^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1998^[52], headquartered in Irvine^[53].

Industry

Industries include computer hardware industry^[22], information technology industry^[23], and information and communications industry^[24].

Ownership

Acer's stock exchange is recorded as Taiwan Stock Exchange^[21]. Products include computer^[54], smartphone^[55], tablet computer^[56], computer monitor^[57], television^[58], and computer hardware^[59].

Why It Matters

Acer ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,126 views/month).^[2] Acer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] Acer is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]