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Name

The company was established in 1984, initially known as Acer Peripherals Inc., then Acer CM (Communications and Multimedia), and finally rebranded as BenQ^[1] in December 2001. BenQ Corporation is part of the BenQ Group, which also includes AU Optronics. Acer (LSE: ACID) (Traditional Chinese: ) is a Taiwan-based company. ... AU Optronics Corp. ...

The name reflects their corporate motto or vision: Bringing Enjoyment aNd Quality to life. In June 2007 the company announced that it will change its name to Qisda.[1]

Company

BenQ manufactures technology products, including communication and personal computer related products. Its principal products include TFT LCD monitors and televisions, scanners and printers, projectors, laptops, computer keyboards, mice, and mobile phones. A 15 TFT-LCD TFT-LCD (thin film transistor liquid crystal display) is a variant of liquid crystal display (LCD) which uses thin film transistor (TFT) technology to improve image quality. ... Scanners is a 1981 action / science fiction / horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. ... A computer printer, or more commonly a printer, produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics) of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper transparencies]]. Many printers are primarily used as computer peripherals, and are attached by a printer cable to... An ultraportable IBM X31 with 12 screen on an IBM T43 Thin & Light laptop with a 14 screen QWERTY keyboard on 2007 Sony Vaio laptop A laptop computer, or simply laptop (also notebook computer or notebook), is a small mobile computer, which usually weighs 2-18 pounds (1-6 kilograms... It has been suggested that Keystroke be merged into this article or section. ... A contemporary computer mouse, with the most common standard features — two buttons and a scroll-wheel. ...

The head office is located in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and the company operates worldwide. BenQ owns and operates branch offices in key markets, and employ over 15,000+ individuals. Three business groups manage BenQ's product lines: Mobile Communications Business Group, Digital Media Business Group and Integrated Manufacturing and Services Business Group. Taoyuan is names of places in China which are following: Taoyuan (桃园市、桃園市，pinyin:táo yuán shì) is a city located in Taiwan, see Taoyuan City Taoyuan (桃园县、桃園縣，pinyin:táo yuán xiàn...

BenQ Corp. has various manufacturing facilities around the World. They include facilities in Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Mexico, Czech Republic (Brno) and Brazil (Manaus). Coordinates: Country Czech Republic Region South Moravia Founded 1146 Area  - city 230. ... Location in Brazil Country Brazil Region North State Amazonas Founded 1669 Government  - Mayor Serafim Corrêa (PSB) Area  - City 11. ...

Recent developments

On October 1, 2005, BenQ acquired the mobile devices division of Germany's Siemens AG, becoming the 6th largest company in the mobile phone industry by accumulated market share. The acquisition results in a new business group, BenQ-Siemens, of BenQ Corporation entirely dedicated to wireless communications. Mobile phones of the new group are marketed under a new brand, BenQ-Siemens. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Siemens AG (ISIN: DE0007236101, FWB: SIE, NYSE: SI) is one of the worlds largest companies and Europes largest engineering firm. ... BenQ Corporation (IPA: ; Chinese: ) is a Taiwan-based company specializing in the manufacturing of computing, communications, and consumer electronics devices. ...

On August 24, 2006 BenQ announced plans to spin-off its manufacturing operations in early 2007, separating contract manufacturing and own-brand divisions. is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In late September 2006, the mobile devices division of BenQ, BenQ Mobile (Germany), announced bankruptcy when BenQ Corp. discontinued its funding. As a result, BenQ Mobile was effectively placed under the supervision of a state-appointed bankruptcy administrator. In February 2007, BenQ Mobile was finally disbanded as a suitable buyer could not be found. An estimated 2000 BenQ Mobile employees lost their jobs.

On August 2006, the company signed a sponsorship contract with the Spanish football club Real Madrid, merging with the existent Siemens logo. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... Siemens has the following uses: Siemens is a German family name carried by generations of the telecommunications industrialists, including Werner von Siemens, Sir William Siemens, Wilhelm von Siemens and Peter von Siemens Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications company, founded as a telegraph equipment manufacturer by Werner von...

See also

• List of digital camera brands
• Products of Acquired Siemens Mobile Division

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References

External links

BenQ Global Sites

• BenQ.com Global site

BenQ group sites

• AU Optronics
• Daxon Technology
• Darfon Electronics
• Darwin Precisions CO. LTD
• Cando Corp.
• Wellypower Optronics
• Raydium Semiconductor Corp.
• BenQ Guru Software Co., Ltd.