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| Company type | Public (TSEC: T3287) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital television, Multimedia |
| Founded | May 1999 |
| Headquarters | Jhonghe City, Taiwan |
| Revenue | $24 million USD (2007) |
| Number of employees | 120 |
| Subsidiaries | U.S. Australia Malaysia Japan Spain UK Russia Singapore Thailand |
KWorld Computer Co. Ltd (Chinese: 廣寰科技股份有限公司) is a Taiwan-based technology company that specializes in TV tuner cards and boxes. Founded in 1999, the company is a primary TV tuning card manufacturer in Taiwan. They are a consumer audio/video developer and provider. The company offered analogue, digital, hybrid, satellite TV tuners, and video/audio capture/editing cards and boxes. Currently KWorld Computer is a manufacture of Mechanical keyboard, Computer mouse, headsets, Computer case, Computer fan, CPU cooling, and PSU.
KWorld developed TV tuners for PAL, NTSC, and SECAM analogue television systems and for DVB-T, DVB-S, ISDB-T, DMB-T/H, ATSC, and IPTV digital television systems. KWorld also developed video capture/editing and audio capture/editing devices for both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) certified KWorld in 2008. In 2014 KWorld Computer's market focus became manufacturing PC based peripherals and components. A year later the PC peripheral brand named, Gamdias was established in California, USA.
A 2020 Money Weekly article noted that the company's revenue experienced a steep drop owing to a substantial decrease in customers' purchases of KWorld's video products. It turned its attention to other ventures including earphone products and making mobile streaming software.
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References
- ^ "Welcome to KWorld". KWorld Computer Co Ltd. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- Hoover's Inc.,"KWorld Computer Co. Ltd", Hoover's Website
- Du, Nianlu 杜念魯 (2008-01-16). "360°科技：廣寰" [360°Technology: KWorld]. DigiTimes (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- Zhang, Yigong 張義宮 (2008-01-19). "廣寰自有品牌 卡進全球三大" [KWorld's own brand has entered the world's top three]. Economic Daily News [zh] (in Chinese). p. B3.
- Mike Wheeler, "Editing Suite For PSP/iPod Formats", Smarthouse-The Lifestyle Technology Guide Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Zhang, Yigong 張義宮 (2008-12-16). "廣寰科獲TIPS認證 全台首例" [KWorld was certified by TIPS, the first case in Taiwan]. Economic Daily News [zh] (in Chinese). p. D7.
- Huang, Feihong 黃飛紅 (2020-09-24). "天候變幻莫測 廣寰科、上緯投控、桂盟 風起雲湧" [The weather is unpredictable: KWorld, Swancor Holding, and KMC Chain Industrial are surging]. Money Weekly 理財周刊 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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