Acer

Summary

Acer is a business^[1]. Acer ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 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's image is recorded as Acer Building in Oriental Science Park right-front.jpg^[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 logo image is recorded as Acer Group 2012.svg^[12].
• Acer's headquarters location is recorded as New Taipei^[13].
• Acer's ISNI is recorded as 0000000097287677^[14].
• Acer's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143895753^[15].
• Acer's GND ID is recorded as 5134024-0^[16].
• Acer's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr97005237^[17].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Altos Computer Systems^[18].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Packard Bell^[19].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Wistron^[20].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Gateway^[21].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as E-TEN^[22].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as eMachines^[23].
• Acer's child organization or unit is recorded as Acer (United States)^[24].
• Acer's Commons category is recorded as Acer Inc.^[25].
• Acer's stock exchange is recorded as Taiwan Stock Exchange^[26].
• Acer's industry is recorded as computer hardware industry^[27].

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Founding

Acer's founder is recorded as Stan Shih^[11]. +1976-08-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Acer^[28]. Acer's location of formation is recorded as Taipei^[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Acer Inc.'}^[30] and {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '宏碁股份有限公司'}^[31].

Operations

Acer's headquarters location is recorded as New Taipei^[13]. Subsidiaries include Altos Computer Systems^[18], a business^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1977^[34], headquartered in San Francisco Bay Area^[35]; Packard Bell^[19], a business^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1926^[38], headquartered in Chatsworth^[39]; Wistron^[20], a business^[40], in Taiwan^[41], founded in 2001^[42], headquartered in Xizhi District^[43]; Gateway^[21], a business^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1985^[46], headquartered in Irvine^[47]; E-TEN^[22], a business^[48], in Taiwan^[49], founded in 1985^[50], headquartered in Taiwan Island^[51]; and eMachines^[23], a business^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1998^[54], headquartered in Irvine^[55].

Industry

Industries include computer hardware industry^[27], information technology industry^[56], and information and communications industry^[57].

Ownership

Acer's stock exchange is recorded as Taiwan Stock Exchange^[26]. Products include computer^[58], smartphone^[59], tablet computer^[60], computer monitor^[61], television^[62], and computer hardware^[63].

Why It Matters

Acer ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 views/month).^[2] Acer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] Acer is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]