Development and distribution of accessories and connectivity products for consumer and business electronics such as chargers, power banks, cables, cases and networking technology.
Belkin International, Inc.
El Segundo (headquarters) · Hawthorne · Playa Vista · ComptonNew on Amplifa
About Belkin
Belkin International, Inc. is a US manufacturer of computer hardware, peripherals and consumer electronics headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company develops and distributes wireless chargers, power banks, charging and data cables, audio and video adapters, headphones and earbuds, screen protectors and cases, surge protection, docking stations and data hubs, secure KVM switches and network cables. Manufacturing takes place predominantly through contract manufacturers in Asia; cables were originally produced in the USA, since 1985 supplemented by partner factories in Asia. Belkin sells to consumers and in the commercial B2B market, among other things under the brands Belkin, WeMo (smart home) and Phyn (water management). In 2018 the company was acquired for 866 million US dollars by Foxconn Interconnect Technology and has since operated as an independent subsidiary. With locations in 13 countries, Belkin serves customers worldwide, including in Germany.
- Site
- El Segundo
- Processes
- Product development (engineering/design), Contract manufacturing via Asian partner factories, B2B and consumer distribution, Sustainability programs (CO2 reduction, solar energy, climate neutrality target 2030)
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 1350
- Industries
- Consumer Electronics, Smartphone/tablet accessories, Smart Home (WeMo), Network technology/SMB network infrastructure, Gaming accessories, Content creation/audio accessories
- 01
Product development (engineering/design)
- 02
Contract manufacturing via Asian partner factories
- 03
B2B and consumer distribution
- 04
Sustainability programs (CO2 reduction, solar energy, climate neutrality target)
Locations
El Segundo
USHeadquarters
Hawthorne
USFounding location / former headquarters
Playa Vista (Los Angeles)
USformer headquarters
Compton
USformer headquarters
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1983
Founded by Chet Pipkin in Hawthorne, California (computer cables); move into professional premises and first permanent employees on 01.01.1983
- 1985
In addition to US production, start of cooperation with Asian factories
- 1990er
Product range expanded to include surge protection and USB storage
- 2002
First stereo cables and speaker cables
- 2008
Pivot to the smartphone accessories market
- 2012
Launch of the smart home brand WeMo; new company logo
- 2013
Acquisition of Cisco's home networking division including the Linksys brand; entry into the SME market; main sponsor of the Belkin Pro Cycling Team
- 2014
End of the cycling sponsorship
- 2015
1,350 employees and revenue of over 1 bn USD
- 2016
Joint venture Phyn with Uponor (home water management)
- 2018
Acquisition by Foxconn Interconnect Technology for 866 million USD; Linksys becomes an independent subsidiary of Foxconn FIT and Fortinet
- 2020
Shutdown of the iSecurity+ platform for WeMo netcams (28.05.2020); launch of Soundform True Wireless Earbuds and Soundform Elite
- 2021
Chet Pipkin steps down as CEO; Steve Malony becomes CEO; Uponor sells its stake in Phyn to Belkin
- 2024
Introduction of the Future Ventures category (content creation, spatial computing, AI, robotics); target of 100 % climate neutrality by 2030