KWorld Computer Co. Ltd | |
Type: | Public (TSEC: T3287) |
Foundation: | May 1999 |
Location City: | Jhonghe City |
Location Country: | Taiwan |
Industry: | Digital television, Multimedia |
Revenue: | $24 million USD (2007)[1] |
Num Employees: | 120[2] |
Subsid: | U.S. Australia Malaysia Japan Spain UK Russia Singapore Thailand |
KWorld Computer Co. Ltd is a Taiwan-based technology company that specializes in TV tuner cards and boxes. Founded in 1999, the company is a primary TV tuning card manufacturer in Taiwan.[3] [4] They are a consumer audio/video developer and provider. The company offered analogue, digital, hybrid, satellite TV tuners, and video/audio capture/editing cards and boxes. Currently KWorld Computer is a manufacture of Mechanical keyboard, Computer mouse, headsets, Computer case, Computer fan, CPU cooling, and PSU.
KWorld developed TV tuners for PAL, NTSC, and SECAM analogue television systems and for DVB-T, DVB-S, ISDB-T, DMB-T/H, ATSC, and IPTV digital television systems. KWorld also developed video capture/editing and audio capture/editing devices for both Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems.[5] The Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) certified KWorld in 2008.[6] In 2014 KWorld Computer's market focus became manufacturing PC based peripherals and components. A year later the PC peripheral brand named, Gamdias was established in California, USA.
A 2020 Money Weekly article noted that the company's revenue experienced a steep drop owing to a substantial decrease in customers' purchases of KWorld's video products. It turned its attention to other ventures including earphone products and making mobile streaming software.[7]