Packard Bell

American multinational hardware and electronics corporation
Organization business Q1129996
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Packard Bell

Summary

Packard Bell is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,544 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Packard Bell is in the country of United States[3].
  • Packard Bell's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Packard Bell's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Packard Bell's instance of is recorded as technology company[6].
  • Packard Bell's instance of is recorded as brand[7].
  • Packard Bell's founder is recorded as Leon Packard[8].
  • Packard Bell's founder is recorded as Herb Bell[9].
  • Packard Bell is owned by Acer[10].
  • Packard Bell's headquarters location is recorded as Chatsworth[11].
  • Packard Bell's child organization or unit is recorded as Zenith Data Systems[12].
  • Packard Bell's Commons category is recorded as Packard Bell[13].
  • Packard Bell's industry is recorded as computer hardware industry[14].
  • 1926 marks the founding of Packard Bell[15].
  • Packard Bell was dissolved in February 2008[16].
  • Packard Bell's location of formation is recorded as Chatsworth[17].
  • Packard Bell's parent organization or unit is recorded as Acer[18].
  • Packard Bell's official website is recorded as https://www.packardbell.com/[19].
  • Packard Bell's product or material produced is recorded as personal computer[20].
  • Packard Bell's product or material produced is recorded as peripheral[21].
  • Packard Bell's product or material produced is recorded as recording medium[22].
  • Packard Bell's replaced by is recorded as Acer[23].
  • Packard Bell's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'PB Holdings Co.'}[24].
  • Packard Bell's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'NEC Computers Inc.'}[25].
  • Packard Bell's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Packard Bell NEC Inc.'}[26].
  • Packard Bell's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Packard Bell Electronics Inc.'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Leon Packard[8] and Herb Bell[9]. 1926 marks the founding of Packard Bell[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chatsworth[17].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'PB Holdings Co.'}[24], {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'NEC Computers Inc.'}[25], {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Packard Bell NEC Inc.'}[26], {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Packard Bell Electronics Inc.'}[27], {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Packard Bell Division of Teledyne Inc.'}[28], and {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Packard Bell Electronics Corporation'}[29].

Operations

Packard Bell's headquarters location is recorded as Chatsworth[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Acer[18]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Zenith Data Systems[12].

Industry

Packard Bell's industry is recorded as computer hardware industry[14].

Ownership

Packard Bell is owned by Acer[10]. Products include personal computer[20], peripheral[21], and recording medium[22].

Dissolution

Packard Bell was dissolved in February 2008[16].

Why It Matters

Packard Bell ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,544 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . heraldpalladium.com. heraldpalladium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Location of formation → Chatsworth
    Parent organization or unit → Acer
    Country → United States
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