Goertek

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^[1] and his wife Hu Shuangmei. His brother, Jiang Long, serves as vice chairman.^[2] The company was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2008.^[3]

Goertek Inc.

Company type	Public
Traded as	SZSE: 002241 CSI A100
Founded	2001
Subsidiaries	Dynaudio
Website	www.goertek.com

Goertek
Simplified Chinese	歌尔股份
Traditional Chinese	歌爾股份
Literal meaning	Goer Shares
Transcriptions
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	歌尔声学
Traditional Chinese	歌爾聲學
Literal meaning	Goer Acoustic Technology
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gē ěr shēng xué

The company claims to hold the largest market value among acoustic companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.^[4] 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.^[5] The company has over 80,000 employees.^[5]

Goertek's customers include Apple (including acoustic modules for the iPhone),^[6]: 281 Samsung, Sony and Lenovo. The company supplies products to Fitbit, ByteDance, and Huawei.^[7]

In 2014, Goertek bought a majority share of Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio.^[8] The company also has a stake in Kopin Corporation.^[3][5] 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.^[5][9] In 2019, Goertek launched a center in Laoshan, Qingdao with Qualcomm.^[10]