Year |
Milestones |
November 2006 |
7350CT scanner wins the "DFA Best Design from Greater China" |
November 2006 |
BenQ is recognized as "Top 10 Brands From China" |
October 2006 |
BenQ ranks 14th in Asian Wall Street Journal's 2006 Asia 200 Report and is awarded No. 1 in terms of "innovativeness in responding to consumer demands" |
October 2006 |
BenQwins 9 Good Design Awards 2005 |
September 2006 |
BenQ ranks 5th in Interbrand's Top 10 Global Taiwan Brands Survey and is recognized as the "Rising Star" brand for its greatest compound growth rate (2003~2005) |
September 2006 |
BenQ wins 24 iF China Design Award 2006 |
May 2006 |
PE7700 projector wins Korea's "2006 GD Award" |
March 2006 |
BenQ wins 11 Reddot Design Awards. |
March 2006 |
BenQ wins 17 iF Design Awards. |
October 2005 |
BenQ ranks 4th on Interbrand's Top 10 Global Taiwan Brands Survey |
September 2005 |
BenQ wins 11 G-Mark Awards. |
June 2005 |
BenQ announces acquisition of Siemens Mobile Devices. |
June 2005 |
BenQ wins 6 Red dot Awards. |
May 2005 |
BenQ wins 21 iF China Awards. |
December 2004 |
BenQ wins 10 iF Design Awards. |
November 2004 |
BenQ recognized with 4 CES Innovations Awards. |
October 2004 |
BenQ wins 9 G-Mark Awards. |
September 2004 |
BenQ ranks 6th on Interbrand's "Taiwan Top Ten Global Brands" list, with brand value growth at 35.03%. |
June 2004 |
BenQ sponsors UEFA EURO 2004™ Football Championships in Portugal. |
June 2004 |
The BenQ FP783 LCD monitor wins bronze IDEA Design Award (USA) and is featured on the cover of Business Week magazine. |
April 2004 |
BenQ wins 15 iF Design China Awards and two "Top Selection" awards. |
December 2003 |
BenQ recognized with 7 iF Design Awards. |
September 2003 |
BenQ receives 6 iF Design China Awards. |
June 2003 |
BenQ unveils new Visual Identity, incorporating natural patterns and organic shapes. |
May 2003 |
BenQ unveils the world's fastest internal DVD+RW 4x re-write drive-the DW400A.
BenQ's H200 LCDTV and M770GT titanium mobile phone win the Taiwan Innovalue Silver Award. |
March 2003 |
BenQ unveils its first mobile with external camera the S830C. |
February 2003 |
BenQ and Philips form strategic venture (Philips BenQ Digital Storage). |
January 2003 |
BenQ unveils leading 16ms response time monitors.
BenQ unveils the world's first uni-directional USB wireless LAN card, the AWL400 USB.
BenQ unveils its first titanium phone-the M770GT. |
December 2002 |
BenQ's total sales revenue for 2002 exceeds NT$100 billion.
BenQ unveils its first 20" LCD TV. |
November 2002 |
BenQ unveils its first Digital Hub product-the BenQ Joybook 8000. |
August 2002 |
BenQ sponsors BenQ Global Distributors Meeting in Suzhou, China - highlighting its Digital Network Lifestyle Devices. |
June 2002 |
BenQ establishes its HQ in Taoyuan, Taiwan. |
May 2002 |
BenQ unifies its Chinese name for China and Taiwan. |
March 2002 |
BenQ reaches NT$10 billion in sales. |
December 2001 |
ACM becomes BENQ Corp. |
November 2000 |
ACM's unveils its first PDP (Plasma Display Panel). |
June 2000 |
Acer Peripherals Inc. becomes Acer Communications & Multimedia Inc. (ACM) |
April 2000 |
Acer Peripherals unveils DLP Projector. |
March 2000 |
Acer Peripherals acquires Bri-Link Technology Co., Ltd. |
December 1999 |
Jiandong Plant (Taoyuan, Taiwan) is established. |
March 1999 |
Minhu R&D center (Taipei) is established. |
February 1999 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its first dye-sub photo printer. |
May 1998 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its first digital projector. |
February 1998 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its first CD-RW (2X2X6X). |
January 1998 |
Acer Suzhou Technology Park (ASTP) is established. |
December 1997 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its GSM phone-the G201. |
October 1997 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its first LCD Monitor. |
July 1997 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its first sheet-feeder scanner. |
July 1996 |
Acer Peripherals is registered on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TAIEX). |
November 1995 |
Acer Peripherals establishes its HQ and main production facility in Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
October 1995 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its AcerScan 300C flatbed scanner. |
December 1994 |
Acer Peripherals unveils its first 2X CD-ROM drives. |
April 1993 |
Acer Peripherals (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. is established in Mainland China to produce computer peripherals. |
April 1992 |
US-based subsidiary, Acer Peripherals Labs, Inc., is established to develop the U.S. market and offer end-user service and support. |
November 1989 |
Acer Technologies Sdn. Bhd. Is established. |
April 1989 |
Acer Continental Inc. begins production of monitors and shifts its production line from computers to computer peripherals. |
October 1986 |
Continental Systems is approved for capital increase and production of AC power suppliers, engineering workstations and monitors. |
April 1984 |
BenQ's original company name, Continental Systems Inc., is established. |
