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Wistron Corporation (Chinese: 緯創資通股份有限公司; pinyin: Wěichuàng Zītōng Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is an electronics manufacturer based in Taiwan. It was the manufacturing arm of Acer Inc. before being spun off in 2000. As an original design manufacturer, the company designs and manufactures products for other companies to sell under their brand name. Wistron products include notebook and desktop computers, servers, storage, LCD TVs, handheld devices, and devices and equipment for medical applications.

Wistron employs over 80,000 people worldwide and has 12 manufacturing bases, 10 research and development centers, and 14 customer service centers.

Wistron emerged in 2000 from the Design and Manufacturing Services (DMS) division of Acer Inc., spun off from the Acer Group to create a clearer separation between brand-name business and OEM manufacturing. The Wistron Corporation was officially established on May 30, 2001, in Taipei as a standalone company.

On August 19, 2003, Wistron held its initial public offering (IPO) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 3231.TW.

In 2009, joined the CDP Carbon Disclosure Project.

In July 2011, Wistron and Microsoft entered into an agreement that offered coverage under Microsoft's exclusive rights portfolio for Wistron products, including tablets, mobile phones, and other devices running the ChromeOS or Android platform.

In September 2011, Wistron signed a patent licensing agreement with Intellectual Ventures.

In 2020, the company set up a manufacturing plant in Vietnam. The 232,087.74 square meter lot is in the Dong Van III Industrial Zone in Ha Nam Province in northern Vietnam, Wistron said in a regulatory filing. The transaction would total 337.4 billion dong (US$14.6 million).

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