ACON was founded in 1986 for the development of advanced products of key technologies in Taiwan. Today, it is rated among the leading manufacturers of I/O connectors and 3C pheriphal electronic components including Connectors for PC & Peripheral/Communication/Consumer Applications; Micro Coaxial/Customized Cable Assemblies, Antennas, Power Runner, Battery Chargers, Optical Active/Passive Components. For the 20 years old Advanced-Connectek Inc. (ACON), the secret to keep afloat and to leapfrog is to play a leading role in the marketplace by masterminding technologies and churning out new products continually. This non-stop mechanism, in turn, increases ACON's competitiveness.

Starting as a stamping and molding manufacturer, ACON developed and excelled plating and assemble technologies to make a large array of connectors. ACON's wide selection of connectors on offer is applicable to mother boards, desktop & notebook computers, PC peripherals, telecommunication-related and hand-held devices. These offerings consist of ribbon type, rectangular and half-pitch connector series, such as D-sub, PCMCIA, DVI, IEEE 1394, USB, MniUSB...To name but a few.

Management set its goal to build the ACON brand a household name in I/O applications. In addition to being an OEM/ODM manufacturer, ACON has been active in joining international standards associations and contributes significant design concepts to set standards of future connectors in applications. Its latest effort has been done in establishing the MiniUSB specification from zero base to the significant 0.8 level and moving onto the full specification of 1.0 nowadays at the USB Trade Association -- it is the first time for a Taiwan-based connector company to have the honor make such a significant specification contribution to a U. S. -based standard association.

ACON management now has a bigger dream to answer market/customer needs in developing optical components and related state-of-the-art Broad Ion-Beam Deposition technologies. New products in the pipeline include optical connectors and related components such as ferrule and patch cord, DWDM thin film filters, transceivers, coupler, isolator and others.

For ACON's customers, professional services are provided including the use of EDI link to build up an effective logistic system and to reduce the response time. What's more ACON's complete test capability is nonetheless another beat -- over 90 percent of the tests are fully exercised in-house.

ACON management team has committed to drive its company to become a technically-advanced, market-focused, customer-oriented and innovative company in the electrical/electronic and optical connector and components in the world -- TO GROW AND SUCCEED WITH ACON! !

Vision

To become a truly international electrical and electronic connector manufacturer, well recognized by peers and distributors alike.

To earn customers' trust and recognition trough satisfactory, service and adding values.

To satisfy expectations of employees and shareholder by maintaining growth and profit - we believe these two parties deserve such financial rewards.

Mission

To uphold our leading product position in I/O applications, while developing Board Mount and Telecomm, market segment.

To develop and manufacture new and reliable products meeting market needs.

To build core technologies in Product Development and Manufacturing that outperform our peers.

To train and brew an effective management team with abilities to cope with challenge from the rapidly changing electronics industry / market.