ArcSoft, Inc. () is a photo and video imaging
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated software documentation, documentation and data (computing), data. This is in contrast to Computer hardware, hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
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development company that offers various
imaging
Imaging is the representation or reproduction of an object's form; especially a visual representation (i.e., the formation of an image).
Imaging technology is the application of materials and methods to create, preserve, or duplicate images.
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technologies across devices with major platforms – from smartphones, tablets, PCs, smart TVs, digital cameras to cloud based enterprise solutions.
Established in 1994, ArcSoft is a private company with 800 employees, including more than 600 scientists and engineers. ArcSoft is headquartered in
Fremont, California, with regional commercial and development facilities in
Europe
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and
Asia
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, specifically
Taipei
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Seoul
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,
Tokyo
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,
Shanghai
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,
Hangzhou
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, and
Nanjing
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[ArcSoft, "About ArcSoft." http://www.arcsoft.com/corporate/about.html.] Michael Deng, ArcSoft's CEO, founded the company with $150.000 in funding from family and friends.
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