- Business
- HTC Corporation (TWSE:2498), founded in 1997 and headquartered in Taoyuan, Taiwan, designs, manufactures, assembles, processes, and sells smart mobile devices and virtual reality (VR) products worldwide; its core offerings include VR headsets such as VIVE Focus Vision and VIVE XR Elite, smartphones like the HTC U24 series and Wildfire E5 Plus, 5G-enabled devices, blockchain phones, mobile accessories, and healthcare VR solutions; the company also provides app stores for VR content exploration and creation, online media services, repair and after-sales support, cloud synchronization technology, digital education platforms, medical and healthcare technologies, and human resources management services. HTC operates primarily in the consumer electronics sector, targeting gamers, businesses, and enterprise users through its VIVERSE immersive internet platform, with products distributed online across global markets including Taiwan, North America, Europe, and Asia. In January 2025, HTC entered a definitive XR agreement with Google, receiving US$250 million in cash, licensing its XR intellectual property non-exclusively, and transferring select XR team members to Google while committing to ongoing VIVE XR development; additional recent strategic moves include a June 2025 collaboration with NTT Com for immersive entertainment in Japan and asset restructuring to bolster AR/VR growth amid positive revenue trajectory in May 2025.