Headquarters : Taoyuan,Taiwan.
Founder: Cher Wang, HT Cho, Peter Chou.
Type: Public,Telecommunications
Products: Smartphones.
Website : www.htc.com
Previously known as High Tech Computer Corporation,HTC Corporation is a smartphone manufacturer with its operations based in Taiwan.The company was founded by Chairwoman-Cher Wang,Director of the board and Chairman of HTC Foundation-HT Cho and Peter Chou-President and CEO in the year 1997.
The company is also a part of the Open handset alliance working towards improvisation in the Android mobile device platform. HTC was ranked as the second best performing tech company in Asia in the year 2007 by Business Week.
HTC that initially entered into manufacturing of smartphones based on Microsoft Window mobile software turned its focus towards devices with Android OS as its derivative.
HTC describes its mission as, 'to become the leading innovative supplier of mobile information and communication devices by providing value-added design, world-class manufacturing and logistic and service capabilities.'