| Type | Computer Peripherals |
|---|---|
| Industry | Peripherals |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Taiwan |
| Products | Peripherals |
| Website | www.geniusnet.com |
KYE Systems Corp. is a company founded in 1983, with headquarters in Taiwan and branch offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Hong Kong and China. It manufactures computer-related devices: keyboards, mice, graphic tablets, and game controllers. The company has over 3000 employees worldwide. The company had a sales revenue of $353 million in 2005, and $424 million in 2006E (excluding overseas subsidiaries).
Much of the corporation's business is in the manufacturing of goods for companies such as Microsoft and Hewlett Packard, although they also maintain their own brand, Genius.
KYE Systems Corp. can also be credited for manufacturing the first computer mouse with a scroll wheel to the computer hardware market in 1996.
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KYE has been the centre of controversy stemming from an April 2010 National Labor Committee report that alleges the company runs its large Dongguan manufacturing complex, workplace to thousands, as a sweatshop. It states that the staff are made to work 15 hours shifts for a take-home wage of 52 cents an hour, and that management exert draconian control over the largely teenage, female, student workforce.[1]
The Dongguan municipal authority has since refuted some of the assertions made in the report of child labour and sweatshop conditions, claiming that no staff under 16 years of age is employed by KYE, that overtime is paid accordingly, and that conditions in the factory are not harsh.[2]
Genius won two Business Marketing Association awards for B2B Marketing Excellence.[3]
Genius (KYE) was recognized as one of the "Hottest Silicon Valley Companies" by Lead411.[4]
According to an Interbrand study,the Genius brand ranked 19th on the Top Taiwan Global Brands of 2010, with a US$68 Million brand value.[5]