TPV Technology Limited (informally TPV, ) is a
Fortune China 500 multinational electronics manufacturing company headquartered in
Kwun Tong,
Hong Kong
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It is the world’s largest manufacturer of
computer monitors with a 33% market share.
TPV designs and produces a full range of
CRT and
TFT LCD
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monitors as well as
LCD TVs for distribution globally. It owns brands such as
AOC
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, Envision, and Philips for some products (TPV obtained the brand name of Philips from
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters is ...
). It is also an
original design manufacturer
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for other companies.
The company started
privatization
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in late 2019.
History
The company was founded in 1990 in China as Top Victory Electronics, as the mainland China manufacturing plant of
AOC International
AOC International ( trading as AOC, formerly Admiral Overseas Corporation, ) is a multinational electronics company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, and a subsidiary of TPV Technology. It designs and produces a full range of LCD TVs and PC moni ...
(founded in 1967).
In September 2005, TPV Technology acquired part of
Philips
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters i ...
' monitor and entry-level flat screen TV manufacturing business, making it the largest display manufacturer in the world.
In March 2008, TPV acquired a business operation from
Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation.
In June 2009 MMD (Multimedia Displays) as a wholly owned company of TPV was established through a brand license agreement with Philips, and its role is to exclusively market and sell Philips branded LCD monitors and displays worldwide. Three categories of Philips product lines are included under the agreement: the Business and Consumer Range of LCD monitors, Public Signage and Hotel/Hospitality TV.
In April 2011, TPV Technology and Philips agreed to form a Netherlands-based television manufacturing joint venture comprising all of Philips' television operations, and owned 70% by TPV Technology and 30% by Philips. Creation of the joint venture, named
TP Vision
TP Vision (TP standing for TPV Philips) is a wholly owned subsidiary of TPV Technology, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It develops, manufactures and markets Philips branded TV sets and Philips Professional Displays and LEDwalls in Europe, Ru ...
, was completed in April 2012. In January 2014, TPV Technology announced an agreement with Philips to transfer the remaining 30% shares to TPV, which was completed in May 2014, making TP Vision a wholly owned subsidiary of TPV Technology.
Operations
TPV Technology manufactures
CRT monitors,
LCD monitors and
LCD TV
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s.
As of 2010, TPV had a total production capacity of 6.1 million monitors per month. TPV has five factories in China, two in Brazil, one in Poland and one in Russia, and sells its products worldwide.
AOC India - TPV Worldwide
Archived fro
on 2010-02-21.
References
{{Major OEMs
Display technology companies
Electronics companies of Hong Kong
Companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange
Multinational companies headquartered in Hong Kong
Hong Kong brands