Foxconn Technology Group

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
鴻海科技集團

Trading name	Foxconn Technology Group 富士康
Type	Public
Traded as	: 2317
ISIN	TW0002317005
Industry	Electronics
Founded	February 20, 1974; 43 years ago (1974-02-20) (as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
Founder	Terry Gou
Headquarters	Tucheng District, New Taipei, Taiwan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Terry Gou (Chairman and President)
Products	Electronics, electronic components, PCBs, PCB components, computer chips.
Services	Electronics manufacturing services
Revenue	US$136.12 billion (2015)
Operating income	US$4.988 billion (2015)
Net income	US$4.460 billion (2015)
Total assets	US$70.10 billion (2015)
Total equity	US$30.60 billion (2015)
Number of employees	1.3 million (2015)
Subsidiaries	Sharp Corporation Smart Technologies FIH Mobile Ltd.
Website	www.foxconn.com

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., trading as Foxconn Technology Group, is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. Foxconn is the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and the fourth-largest information technology company by revenue. It is the largest private employer in China and one of the largest employers worldwide. Its founder and chairman is Terry Gou.

Foxconn is primarily a contract manufacturer; its clients include major American, Canadian, Chinese, Finnish, and Japanese electronics and information technology companies. Notable customers and products the company manufactures for include BlackBerry,iPad,iPhone, iPod,Kindle,Nintendo 3DS, Nokia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii U, and Xbox One.

Foxconn has been involved in several controversies, including a spate of suicides in 2010 at its Chinese factories, blamed on its treatment of employees and working conditions.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1974 by Terry Gou as a manufacturer of electrical components (notably electrical connectors for computer components, which found use in the Atari 2600). Foxconn was originally a trade name of Hon Hai, and a subsidiary later received the name. Hon Hai's first manufacturing plant in mainland China opened in Longhua Town, Shenzhen, in 1988.