Goertek

{{Short description|Chinese electronics manufacturer}}

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Goertek Inc. (formerly stylized as GoerTek) is a Chinese acoustic components company founded in 2001. The company was started in June 2001 by the billionaire entrepreneur Jiang Bin{{cite web |title=Goertek on Forbes Lists - Asia's Fab 50 Companies |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/goertek/ |work=Forbes |access-date=2018-03-18 |archive-date=2023-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529065657/https://www.forbes.com/companies/goertek/ |url-status=live }} and his wife Hu Shuangmei. His brother, Jiang Long, serves as vice chairman.{{cite web |title=Jiang Bin |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jiang-bin/ |access-date=2 May 2015 |website=Forbes |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128062328/https://www.forbes.com/profile/jiang-bin/ |url-status=live }} The company was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170103005395/en/Kopin-Enters-Strategic-Relationship-Goertek|work=businesswire.com|title=Kopin Enters Into Strategic Relationship With Goertek Inc.|date=3 January 2017 }}

The company claims to hold the largest market value among acoustic companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.{{cite web |url=http://goertek.eu/about-us/goertek-inc/ |work=goertek.eu |title=About Us |access-date=2018-03-18 |archive-date=2018-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825164455/http://goertek.eu/about-us/goertek-inc/ |url-status=live }} Goertek's main focuses consist of R&D, production and sales of electro-acoustic components, optical components, electronic accessories and related products. The global headquarters of Goertek is in Weifang, with manufacturing operations in Vietnam. The company has over 80,000 employees.

Goertek's customers include Apple (including acoustic modules for the iPhone),{{Cite book |last=Lan |first=Xiaohuan |title=How China Works: An Introduction to China's State-led Economic Development |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2024 |isbn=978-981-97-0079-0 |translator-last=Topp |translator-first=Gary |doi=10.1007/978-981-97-0080-6}}{{Rp|page=281}} Samsung, Sony and Lenovo. The company supplies products to Fitbit, ByteDance, and Huawei.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-04-26 |title=歌尔股份市值暴跌60%，前山东首富的「至暗时刻」 |trans-title=Goertek's market value plummeted by 60%, the darkest moment for the former richest man in Shandong |url=http://sd.sina.cn/news/2023-04-26/detail-imyrttxh2365467.d.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241113005323/http://sd.sina.cn/news/2023-04-26/detail-imyrttxh2365467.d.html |archive-date=13 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=sd.sina.cn |language=zh}}

In 2014, Goertek bought a majority share of Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio.{{cite web|url=http://www.audioxpress.com/news/GoerTek-Acquires-the-Majority-Shares-of-Dynaudio|work=audioxpress|title=GoerTek Acquires the Majority Shares of Dynaudio|date=23 October 2014}} The company also has a stake in Kopin Corporation.{{Cite web |last=Impiombato |first=Daria |last2=Attrill |first2=Nathan |last3=Zhang |first3=Albert |last4=Ryan |first4=Fergus |last5=Allen |first5=Bethany |date=26 November 2024 |title=Persuasive technologies in China: implications for the future of national security |url=https://www.aspi.org.au/report/persuasive-technologies-china-implications-future-national-security |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Australian Strategic Policy Institute |page=20 |language=en}} Goertek has collaborated with Beihang University's Qingdao Research Institute on military-civil fusion projects and, in 2016, funded the university's Smart Innovation Technology Research Institute.{{Cite web |date=2016-05-03 |title=Beihang University Receives￥200 Million Donation from Goertek |url=https://www.goertek.com/en/content/details15_1127.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241113011137/https://www.goertek.com/en/content/details15_1127.html |archive-date=13 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=www.goertek.com}} In 2019, Goertek launched a center in Laoshan, Qingdao with Qualcomm.{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2019 |title=Qualcomm, Goertek join hands for microelectronics advances in Laoshan |url=http://shandong.chinadaily.com.cn/qingdao/2019-04/16/c_355985.htm |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=China Daily |archive-date=2019-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209142820/http://shandong.chinadaily.com.cn/qingdao/2019-04/16/c_355985.htm |url-status=live }}