Hon Hai Snapshot
Hon Hai Precision Industry may be the biggest electronics company you never heard of. The company, more commonly known by its trade name, Foxconn, is the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer. It manufactures computers, consumer electronics, communications, and other products, including connectors, cable assemblies, enclosures, flat-panel displays, game consoles, motherboards, servers, and televisions. Hon Hai also provides design engineering and mechanical tooling services. The global company's customers include Apple, Cisco, Dell, Nokia, and Sony. CEO Terry Gou founded Hon Hai in 1974 to make plastic switches for TVs.