HTC Corporation , Full name: (High Tech Computer Corporation). It is a Taiwanese multinational manufacturer of
smartphones and
tablets headquartered in
New Taipei City,
Taiwan. Founded in 1997, HTC began as an
original design manufacturer and
original equipment manufacturer, designing and manufacturing devices such as mobile phones,
touchscreen phones, and
PDAs based on
Windows Mobile OS. It was the first
Brew MP market to
mobile network operators who were willing to pay a
contract manufacturer for customized products. After initially making smartphones based mostly on
Windows Mobile, HTC expanded its focus in 2009 to devices based on
Android, and in 2010 to
Windows Phone. HTC is also the pioneer in manufacturing the smartphones with Google Android operating system. As of 2011, HTC primarily releases and markets its
smartphones under the HTC brand, ranking as the 98th top brand on
Interbrand's Best Global Brands 2011 report. A September 2013 media report stated that HTC's share of the global smartphone market is less than 3 percent. However a report published in April 2015 states that the market share has risen to 7.2 percent due to its strong sales of the HTC One M8 and Desire series. The stock price has fallen by 90 percent since 2011.