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Foxconn Electronics Inc company history timeline

1980

In 1980, he received an order from Atari to create the console joystick, which marked a turning point in his career.

1988

Foxconn opened its first manufacturing plant in China in the year 1988 at Longhua, Shenzhen.

1996

Hon Hai began producing Compaq desktop chassis in 1996.

2010

Suicides are a common occurrence - In 2010, the firm was rocked by a wave of employee suicides.

2011

Suicides are a common occurrence - In 2010, the firm was rocked by a wave of employee suicides. As a result, the firm has promised to shorten shifts and boost salaries.Serious Accidents - An electric shock in 2011 left one Foxconn employee with neurological damage.

2012

Workers under the age of 18 and those working illegally - In 2012, Foxconn acknowledged employing minors as young as 14 at one of its facilities.

2016

GLOBAL AMBITIONS: Foxconn bought a majority stake in Japan's Sharp Corp. for $3.5 billion in 2016, in the first foreign takeover of a major Japanese electronics company.

2019

2019 - Ranked 25th among Forbes Top 100 Digital Companies.

2020

Foxconn reported NT$5.35 trillion in revenue in 2020, which is around $192 billion in United States dollars.

2021

GyroGear, which raised £3.1 million on February 25, 2021, was their most recent investment.

Foxconn forecasted a 10% increase in revenue in 2021, owing to "stronger than projected" sales of smartphones, particularly the new iPhone 12, and telecommuting gadgets, as a result of the coronavirus-induced work-from-home trend.

2022

January 10, 2022 - Foxconn announced to reopen its Sriperumbudur factory in Tamil Nadu on January 12, 2022, as per the statement of Sriperumbudur MLA, K Selvaperunthagai to the assembly.

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1974
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