The story
Wintek was established in 1990 and produces components in Taiwan, India, China and Vietnam.
From Wikipedia’s article on Wintek, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Private company
Wintek
Logo: Wintek Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Electronic manufacturing company of Taiwan
Wintek was a Taiwanese maker of electronic components, mainly touch screens for devices such as Apple's iPhone. Its headquarters was in Taichung, Taiwan.2 It ceased to exist in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1990Founded1
- Industryelectrical industry1
- HeadquartersTaichung1
- Websitewww.wintek.com.tw
- Legal formpublic company1
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Wintek was a Taiwanese maker of electronic components, mainly touch screens for devices such as Apple's iPhone. Its headquarters was in Taichung, Taiwan.2
Controversies and legal
Worker illness controversy
In May 2010 it emerged that employees in China producing touchscreens for the iPhone had been poisoned by a cleaning chemical called n-hexane, leading to nerve damage and in some cases paralysis. n-Hexane was introduced into the production process because it evaporates very quickly, thus speeding the manufacturing. A hospital in Suzhou has treated more than 100 workers who breathed in the hexane vapours. Some workers have been hospitalized for more than six months. While some workers have said that Wintek paid their medical bills and promises to keep their jobs for them while on medical leave, under Chinese law these workers will only get compensation if they leave these jobs.
From Wikipedia’s article on Wintek, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.wintek.com.tw1
- WikipediaWintek
- WikidataQ1662991
Sources
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- 1WikidataWintek on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWintek on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsWintek logo by Wintek Corporation, Public domain
- 4WikipediaWintek on Wikipedia (revision used)