Reference

Brands and Subsidiaries

Separate pages for brands and companies: Brands and companies.
Brand / companyYearsWhat it is
HTC2006–The main smartphone brand (before 2006, OEM only)
Qtek2004–2006HTC's own brand for Europe via the distributor Brightstar; wound down when HTC moved to its own brand
Dopod (多普達)2005–2008An acquired Asian brand (Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia); merged into HTC
HTC VIVE2015–VR/XR headsets, trackers, software
VIVEPORT2016–VR app store and the Infinity subscription
Vive X2017–Accelerator for VR/AR startups
Vive Studios2016–Game and content studio
Vive Arts2017–Projects with museums
VIVERSE2022–Metaverse platform, 3D streaming
G REIGNS (鴻鵠國際)2020–Subsidiary: private 5G networks, O-RAN, modems for Taiwan and Asia
DeepQ2016–Medical AI (the Lily chatbot, educational AI), a subsidiary
HTC Exodus2018–2020Blockchain smartphones and the Zion wallet
Beats Electronics2011–2013 (stake 50.1%→25%)Headphones; HTC exited the equity before Apple's purchase
S3 Graphics2011–Bought from VIA for $300 million for its patents (it did not help in the suit against Apple)
HTC Creative Labs / Magic Labs2007–2015Internal R&D labs
HTC One Design Studio2008–2015Design studio in San Francisco (Scott Croyle)
Saffron Digital2011–2014A London video platform, sold to Amdocs
Dashwire2011Cloud sync, acquired
Inquisitive Minds (Zoodles)2012Kids' apps
OnLive2011A $40 million investment in cloud gaming, written off
  • VIA Technologies: chipsets and x86 processors, founded by Cher Wang in 1987.
  • Formosa Plastics Group: the conglomerate of Cher Wang's father.
  • XRSpace: Peter Chou's VR startup (the Mova headset, 2020).