20 Facts About TCL Technology

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TCL Technology is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong Province.

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TCL comprises five listed companies: TCL Technology, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, TCL Electronics Holdings, Ltd.

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In 1985, after being sued by TDK for intellectual property violation, the company changed its brand name to TCL Technology by taking the initials from Telephone Communication Limited.

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On 19 September 2002, TCL Technology announced the acquisition of all consumer electronics related assets of the former German company Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG, including the right to use its trademarks as Schneider, Dual, Albona, Joyce and Logix.

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5.

TCL Technology injected 55 million euros in the venture in return for a 55 per cent shareholding.

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6.

In May 2005, TCL Technology announced that its Hong Kong-listed unit would acquire Alcatel's 45 per cent stake in their mobile-phone joint venture for consideration of HK$63.

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In June 2007, TCL Technology announced that its mobile phone division planned to cease using the Alcatel brand and switch entirely to the TCL Technology brand within five years.

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8.

In January 2009, TCL Technology announced plans to double its LCD TV production capacity to 10 million units by the end of 2009.

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In November 2009, TCL Technology announced that it had formed a joint-venture with the Shenzhen government to construct an 8.

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10.

In March 2010, TCL Technology Multimedia raised HK$525 million through the sale of shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in order to fund the development of its LCD and LED businesses and to generate working capital.

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In May 2011, TCL launched the China Smart Multimedia Terminal Technology Association in partnership with Hisense Electric Co.

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12.

In January 2013, TCL Technology bought the naming rights for Grauman's Chinese Theatre for $5 million.

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13.

In 2014, TCL Technology changed the meaning of its identifying initials from "Telephone Communication Limited" to a branding slogan, "The Creative Life", for commercial purposes.

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14.

In October 2014, TCL Technology acquired the Palm brand from HP for use on smartphones.

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15.

In 2016, TCL Technology reached an agreement with BlackBerry Limited to produce smartphones under the BlackBerry brand, under BlackBerry Mobile.

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16.

In 2020, TCL Technology acquired Samsung Display's assets in Suzhou, China, including a Gen 8.

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17.

In 2021, TCL Technology has 28 research and development organizations, 10 joint laboratories, and 22 manufacturing bases.

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18.

TCL Technology launched the Palm "ultra-mobile companion" smartphone in 2018.

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19.

In late 2019, TCL Technology released their first own-branded Android phone, called the TCL Technology Plex.

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20.

Since 2015, TCL Technology offers its own video streaming service: GoLive TV or simply GoLive.

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