Humax

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Humax

Type	Public
Founded	February, 1989
Headquarters	Korea; numerous locations around the world
Key people	Dae Gyu Byun (CEO)
Industry	Consumer electronics
Products	Consumer Electronics including televisions, settop boxes and digital video recorders
Slogan	Your prime time
Website	www.humaxdigital.com

Humax is an electronics company. Founded in Korea in 1989, it manufactures set-top boxes, digital video recorders, televisions and other consumer electronics. It is publicly traded on KOSDAQ.

Founded in 1989 and listed on the Korean stock exchange (KOSDAQ), Humax Co. Ltd of Korea is one of the world's leading digital satellite set-top box manufacturers, exporting its products to more than 90 countries across the globe. The company's international headquarters and R&D facility are based in Korea and Poland, with offices in Dubai, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US.

In 1997, the company opened a manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland which won a Queen's Award for Enterprise – International Trade 2002. Further production facilities are located in Korea, Poland (2004), India, and China. Humax recorded revenues exceeded US$400 million in 2004. Humax has announced plans to increase this figure to $1 billion by 2006. US headquarters are located in Irvine, California.