AOPEN (, stylized AOPEN) is a major electronics manufacturer from
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
that makes computers and parts for computers. AOPEN used to be the Open System Business Unit of
Acer Computer Inc. which designed, manufactured and sold computer components.
It was incorporated in December 1996 as a subsidiary of Acer Group with an initial public offering (IPO) at the Taiwan stock exchange in August 2002. It is also the first subsidiary that established the entrepreneurship paradigm in the pan-Acer Group. At that time, AOPENs major shareholder was the
Wistron Group. In 2018 AOPEN became a partner of the pan-Acer Group again as the business-to-business branch of the computing industry.
They are perhaps most well known for their "Mobile on Desktop" (MoDT), which implements Intel's Pentium M platform on desktop motherboards. Because the Pentium 4 and other NetBurst CPUs proved less energy efficient than the Pentium M, in late 2004 and early 2005, many manufacturers introduced desktop motherboards for the mobile Pentium M, AOPEN being one of the first.
AOPEN currently specializes in
ultra small form factor (uSFF) platform applications;
digital signage
Digital signage is a segment of electronic signage. Digital displays use technologies such as LCD, LED, projection and e-paper to display digital images, video, web pages, weather data, restaurant menus, or text. They can be found in publ ...
; and product development and designs characterized by miniaturization, standardization and modularization.
Product position and strategies
Since 2005 AOPEN has been developing energy-saving products. According to different types of customers, applications and contexts, AOPEN splits its product platforms into two major categories: media player platform and Panel PC platform, both of which have Windows, Linux, ChromeOS and Android devices.
Digital Signage Platform
There are six major parts in AOPEN's digital signage platform applications:
media player, management, deployment, display, extension and software. AOPEN manufacturers the digital signage media players with operating system and pre-imaging. This also includes a remote management option.
See also
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List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
References
Taiwanese companies established in 1996
Companies based in Taipei
Electronics companies established in 1996
Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Motherboard companies
Taiwanese brands
External links
*{{Official Website, https:www.aopen.com