Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned software company based in

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. It is engaged in

consumer electronics Consumer electronics or home electronics are electronic ( analog or digital) equipment intended for everyday use, typically in private homes. Consumer electronics include devices used for entertainment, communications and recreation. Usuall ...

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...

energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of hea ...

and

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industries. IT businesses include

information systems An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems are composed by four components: task, people ...

, application systems,

digital television Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an innovative adva ...

systems and

web application A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection. History In earlier computing models like client-serv ...

. Energy and environmental business include

environmental protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...

and

energy saving Energy conservation is the effort to reduce wasteful energy consumption by using fewer energy services. This can be done by using energy more effectively (using less energy for continuous service) or changing one's behavior to use less service (f ...

. Tsinghua Tongfang markets TVs in North America, Europe and Australasia under many brands, including

Seiki Digital Seiki Digital is a television manufacturer with its corporate headquarters at 1550 Valley Vista Dr., Suite 210, Diamond Bar, CA 91765, USA. Seiki Digital is wholly owned by the Chinese-based Tsinghua Tongfang Company. The company is noted for man ...

Element Electronics Element Electronics is a privately held American consumer electronics company in South Carolina. History Element TVs were first developed in China and sold in the US. Later they decided to open up in the United States. It is managed by elemen ...

and Westinghouse Digital. Tsinghua Tongfang was established in 1997 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange at the same year. In 2019,

China National Nuclear Corporation The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC; ) is a state-owned enterprise founded in 1955 in Beijing. CNNC's president and vice-president are appointed by the Premier of the People's Republic of China. CNNC oversees all aspects of China's civ ...

became the controlling shareholder of Tsinghua Tongfang. Tsinghua Tongfang manufactures its own in-house brand of televisions under the brand THTF.https://www.consumerreports.org/lcd-led-oled-tvs/tv-brands-arent-always-what-they-seem/ Consumer Reports: TV Brands Aren't Always What They Seem You might be surprised to find out who made your set

Investment

Tongfang builds industry chains with focus on two major business: information industry and energy environment industry. This mainly includes the production and service of products like PCs, LED chips, security systems, digital TVs, digital city and environment protection. Tongfang's investment is mainly concentrated on North China, covering all large

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, and its investment overseas continues to expand. Tongfang entered a period of rapid growth in the year of 2007. Besides its continued investment in PC, container inspection system, environmental protection technology in recent years, it also has enlarged the investment in high-tech products, like LED chip, RFID, digital TV and e-government, making its investment projects scattered.

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