# Inventec

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Taiwanese manufacturer

Inventec Corporation Native name 英業達公司 Type Public Traded as TWSE: 2356 Industry Computer hardware Founded 1975 Headquarters Taipei , Taiwan Revenue $7.2 billion USD (2006) Operating income 8,184,463,000 New Taiwan dollar (2016) Net income 4,971,373,000 New Taiwan dollar (2016) Total assets 182,373,217,000 New Taiwan dollar (2016) Number of employees 23,000+

Inventec building in Taipei

OKWAP subsidiary-branded [RS-MMC](/source/RS-MMC) card

Inventec Enterprise Systems motherboard

**Inventec Corporation** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 英業達公司; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Yīngyèdá Gōngsī*; [TWSE](/source/Taiwan_Stock_Exchange): [2356](https://www.twse.com.tw/pdf/en/2356_en.pdf)) is a [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan)-based [Original Design Manufacturer](/source/Original_Design_Manufacturer) (ODM) making notebook computers, servers and mobile devices. Originally established in 1975 to develop and manufacture electronic calculators, major customers include [Hewlett-Packard](/source/Hewlett-Packard), [Toshiba](/source/Toshiba), [Acer](/source/Acer_(company)), and [Fujitsu-Siemens](/source/Fujitsu-Siemens).

Inventec Corporation has major development and manufacturing facilities in [China](/source/China) and is one of their largest exporters. The company opened its first development center in China in 1991 and its first manufacturing facility in Shanghai in 1995. In addition, the company has configuration, and service centers in the United States, Europe, and Mexico.

The company has a workforce of over 23,000 employees, including over 3,000 engineers. It partially owns a Japan-based mini notebook brand vendor, [Kohjinsha](/source/Kohjinsha) (KJS), which was established in Yokohama.[1] [2]

## Products

Name Category Operating system Reference Lyon tablet Windows [3] N18C (Dr.Eye) laptop Android [4] OKWAP mobile phone Windows Mobile [5]

### Mobile phones

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- [OKWAP](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OKWAP&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [J98](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J98&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [PHS-I99](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PHS-I99&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [PHS-PG900](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PHS-PG900&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [PHS-PG901](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PHS-PG901&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [PHS-I92](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PHS-I92&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [PHS-i501](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PHS-i501&action=edit&redlink=1)

## Clients

Client Product Reference Amazon Amazon Fire, Amazon Kindle [6] Apple Apple Newton [7] IPod [8] AirPods [9] HomePod [10] Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble Nook [11]

## Inventec BESTA

Inventec Besta 9200 Dictionary

Inventec Besta 9200 Dictionary

Besta booth at fair in Taipei

A Besta CD-800.

BESTA is an independent subsidiary company of the Inventec Group first launched in Taipei in 1989 to produce compact English/Chinese electronic dictionaries. BESTA has expanded its product line to PDAs, tablet computers and translators in multiple languages (including Korean and Japanese).

BESTA currently produces over 30 models on the market in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. The Thai distributor CyberDict offers customized products with additional Thai dictionaries.[12]

BESTA also manufactures a line of language products designed specifically for the North American market, where it has become the leading provider of English/Chinese and English/Korean electronic dictionaries. In the US, BESTA products are sold under the BESTA (Chinese) or OPTIMEC (South Korean) labels and are exclusively distributed and serviced by Moy Sam Corporation (New York) and Maxmile Corporation (Los Angeles). In Canada, BESTA products are found in Toronto and Markham.

Several BESTA models come with slots for inserting SD/MMC data cards containing additional specialized dictionaries (such as medical or business). It has been ranked in 1st place for "Taiwan's Ideal Electronic Dictionary Brand" for twelve consecutive years. Inventec Besta became a listed company in [Taiwan Stock Exchange](/source/Taiwan_Stock_Exchange) in 2007.[13]

### History

#### 1989

Inventec Besta Co., Ltd was founded.

#### 1999

Merged with the Inventec's References System Division, Lin Kou Factory, and Inventec (Xi'an) Company

#### 2000

Acquired Golden Atom Holdings Ltd. and invested in Besta Technology (HK) Co., Ltd.and Besta Technology (China) Co., Ltd

## See also

- [List of companies of Taiwan](/source/List_of_companies_of_Taiwan)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Inventec subsidiary launches not-so-MIDs"](http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/MailHome.asp?datePublish=2008/10/24&pages=PD&seq=208). DIGITIMES. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["WinHEC 2008: Inventec KJS S32 UMPC awarded for connectivity"](http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/MailHome.asp?datePublish=2008/12/26&pages=PD&seq=209). DIGITIMES. 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Company you've never heard of shows off 7-inch Windows 8 tablet"](https://www.pcworld.com/article/452292/company-youve-never-heard-of-shows-off-7-inch-windows-8-tablet.html). *PCWorld*. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Inventec's Dr. Eye puts Android in a pocket-sized laptop"](https://www.engadget.com/2010-06-03-inventecs-dr-eye-puts-android-in-a-pocket-sized-laptop.html). *Engadget*. 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Inventec's Windows Mobile 6-powered K871 shown at Computex"](https://www.engadget.com/2007-06-09-inventecs-windows-mobile-6-powered-k871-shown-at-computex.html). *Engadget*. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Tech giant to begin $55M project in Katy"](https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/houston-business-journal/inventec-katy-texas/285-e412f34a-50ae-4155-b84d-2284212ae2f7). *khou.com*. 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** McGee, Patrick (13 May 2025). *Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company*. Simon & Schuster. pp. 74–116. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-6680-5339-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-6680-5339-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Inventec Appliances execs fail to disclose iPod order cuts, could face prison"](https://www.engadget.com/2007-08-18-inventec-execs-fail-to-disclose-ipod-order-cuts-could-face-pris.html). *Engadget*. 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Inventec to expand AirPods production with an eye on rival Luxshare"](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/inventec-to-expand-airpods-production-with-an-eye-on-rival-luxshare). *Nikkei Asia*. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Austin, Patrick Lucas (2018-04-12). ["Looks Like Nobody Wants to Buy Apple's HomePod"](https://gizmodo.com/looks-like-nobody-wants-to-buy-apple-s-homepod-1825207301). *Gizmodo*. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, Inventec over Android e-readers"](https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-sues-barnes-noble-foxconn-inventec-over-android-e-readers/). *ZDNET*. Retrieved 2026-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["The Company"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141222045250/http://eng.cyberdict.com/ewt_news.php?nid=483). CyberDict. 2014-12-22. Archived from [the original](http://eng.cyberdict.com/ewt_news.php?nid=483) on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2014-12-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["About"](http://www.besta.com/en-global/Page/company_profile). Inventec Besta. 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

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