| Type | Public SEHK: 903 SGX: TPV |
|---|---|
| Industry | Display Products |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Xuan Jiansheng (a.k.a.Dr. Jason Hsuan), (Chairman & CEO) |
| Products | CRT Monitors LCD Monitors LCD TVs All in One Units |
| Revenue | $9.2 Billion [1] |
| Operating income | $153 Million [2] |
| Net income | $97.58 Million [3] |
| Parent | TPV Technology Ltd. |
| Website | http://aoc.com |
AOC International (Chinese: 冠捷科技; pinyin: Guànjié Kējí, formerly Admiral Overseas Corporation) is the house brand of TPV Technology Limited (SEHK: 903,SGX: TPV ), the world’s largest manufacturer of computer monitors. TPV Technology Limited is a Taiwan-based company. The group designs and produces a full range of CRT and TFT LCD monitors as well as LCD TVs for distribution globally.[1]
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TPV Technology Limited is an investment holding company. The company manufactures CRT monitors, LCD monitors & LCD TVs mainly in China and sells to Europe, North and South America, China, India and other Asian countries.[2] TPV has a total production capacity of 6.1 million monitors in a month. TPV has 5 factories in China, 2 factories in Europe and 2 in Brazil.[3]
In September 2005, TPV Technology acquired part of Philips Monitor and entry level flat screen TV business making it the leading display manufacturer in the world.[4] On March 31, 2008, the Company acquired a business operation from Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation.[2]
Admiral Overseas Corporation (AOC) was founded in Chicago, Illinois, by Ross Siragusa as the Asian arm of his Admiral Corporation, and established in Taiwan later. In the year 1967 as the first manufacturer of color televisions for export. In 1978, Admiral Overseas Corporation was renamed AOC International. Direct Marketing under the AOC brand name began in the year 1979. From 1988 to 1997, AOC established its sales offices in United States, China, Europe, and Brazil. AOC was launched in India and Mexico in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Today AOC products including CRT & LCD monitors, LCD TVs, All in One units are available in more than 40 countries globally.[5]
In the year 2006, AOC was selected in Info 200 Company – top 200 in technology, Brazil (from 82nd in 2005 to 59th position in 2006). AOC ranked Top 3 in monitor category in “2007 Best Brands Survey” by PC World in Brazil. Same year AOC received “Fast growing company in LCD monitors market” from CCID Consulting in China. AOC was ranked 33 of Global Top 50 CE Brands by IDG in CES Daily magazine in the year 2008. AOC also received “Consumers’ Brand of Choice” by China Computer Users Association in 2008. The same year AOC received Best in Hardware IT Monitors (Top 100 IT & Telecom, IDG ComputerWorld Magazine) in Brazil. In 2009, AOC was awarded as Power Brand Malaysia 2009 (Global CEO Magazine). Over the years AOC products have won several design awards including the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2008.[6] In the year 2007 & 2008 several awards were conferred to AOC products in India by Digit & Chip magazines.[7]