Foxconn

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd () () is a multinational subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (, ) (), a Taiwan company that is the world's largest maker of electronic components

• reuters.com, Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:24am EDT
• circuitsassembly.com including printed circuit boards.

A large, secretive contract manufacturer, some of the most renowned products Foxconn makes include the iPhone, The Wall Street Journal, 11 August 2007 and the iPad. It is the largest exporter in Greater China and the second largest exporter in the Czech Republic.

Foxconn has been involved in several controversies–most relating to how it manages employees in China, where it is the largest private employer.

History

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd was founded in 1974 as a manufacturer of electrical components (notably electrical connectors for computer components,, The Wall Street Journal, 11 August 2007 which found use in the Atari 2600, etc.) by Terry Gou. Foxconn was first a trade name of Hon Hai before becoming a subsidiary of the company in 2000.<ref......
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