Company History

Weltrend's major events and milestones

2023

Dec.20

  • The Company’s acquisition of Sentelic has been honored with the “Medium-sized Enterprises M&A Deal Award” at the 2023 MAPECT Taiwan M&A Award.

Nov.08

  • In compliance with regulatory requirements for corporate governance, Vice President DS Lin has been promoted as the President. Chairman Sam Lin will no longer concurrently serve as CEO and the former President, Tony Lin, has been appointed as the CEO.

Nov.07

  • Obtained certification for "ISO 14064-1:2018 Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory."

Sep.11

  • The Company's inaugural issuance of convertible corporate bonds was successfully listed on the Over-The-Counter (OTC) market at a price of NT$112.15 per share.

Aug.16

  • The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has approved the Company's issuance of its inaugural convertible corporate bonds.

Mar.07

  • Obtained the "ISO 14001 Environmental Management System" certification.

2022

Aug.24

  • Acquisition of Sentelic Corporation.

Jul.04

  • To improve the effectiveness of the organization management, Tony Lin, Special Assistant to Chairman, was promoted to President, while Chairman Sam Lin still held the position of CEO.

2021

Dec.31

  • Annual turnover reached a record high of NT$3.6 billion.

Nov.16

  • Won the Best Product Award issued by EE Awards Asia in 2021.

2020

Dec.31

  • The control IC of USB PD ranked first in the world in terms of shipment share for notebooks and game consoles.

  • Annual turnover reached a record high of NT$2.62 billion.

  • The sales volume of our products exceeded 266 million pieces, a record high.

2019

Aug.22

  • Selected as one of the "Top 10 Consumer Electronics Solution Provider in APAC – 2019" by Embedded Advisor.

2018

Dec.31

  • The sales volume of our products exceeded 194 million pieces, a record high.

2017

Oct.11

  • The control IC of USB PD became the world's first fast charging IC certified by Qualcomm Quick ChargeTM 4 and Quick Charge 4+.

May.24

  • The Company was ranked among the top 20% in the 3rd Corporate Governance Evaluation and won the Best Progress Award.

Mar.18

  • Chairman Sam Lin took over as the 20th president of The Entrepreneur Club.

Mar.07

  • The control IC of USB Power Delivery (PD) obtained the testing certification from the USB Developers Forum (USB-IF) for USB Type-CTM Downstream Facing Port (Source).

2016

Jul.19

  • Partnered with Garmin to successfully launch the first heart rate bracelet with the function of mobile payment (iPASS) in Taiwan.

2015

Nov.22

  • Our automotive electronics R&D team won the 17th Technology Management Team Award issued by the Chinese Society for Management Of Technology.

2014

Dec.01

  • Our clients used WT5270 IC in their micro SD cards, taking a lead in the industry by supporting the FIDO (Fast Identity Online Alliance, Online Fast Identity Authentication Alliance) 1.0 Specifications.

Nov.04

  • Participated in the CARTES SECURECONNEXIONS in Paris, and was invited to give a presentation on our mobile payment cards and related IC products.

2012

Oct.06

  • Obtained the certificate issued by TUV NORD and the TS16949 certification for design and back-end manufacturing of automotive semiconductors, making it the first IC designer in Taiwan to pass this certification.

2011

Mar.01

  • President Jeff Tsai retired, and Chairman Sam Lin served as President.

2009

Nov.11

  • Sam Lin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was recommended by The Allied Association for Science Park Industries and was awarded the "Excellent Supervisor of Industrial and Mining Organization in 1998" by the Chinese National Federation of Industries.

Oct.14

  • Obtained the certificate issued by the IECQ QC 080000 Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) System

Sep.21

  • Acquired Etrend Electronics, Inc.

2008

Jul.16

  • Selected as one of the "2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 50".

Jan.09

  • Established the affiliated company Dongguan Prosil Electronics Co., Ltd.

2007

Jul.01

  • Rated as the company with the 10th highest return on investment among listed companies in Taiwan in the past year and past decade by Wealth Magazine.

2006

Oct.20

  • Acquired Prosil Electronics Co., Ltd. and established the Company's Kaohsiung branch.

Aug.14

  • To improve the operation of corporate governance, Chairman Sam Lin was appointed an additional post of CEO, and Vice President Jeff Tsai was promoted as the President.

2004

Feb.17

  • Presented two papers on the image processing of LCD TV at the ASID'04 (Asian Symposium on Information Display) in Nanjing, China.

Jan.20

  • Won the 2nd Golden Root Award held by Taiwan Industrial Technology Association.

2003

May.01

  • Ranked 19th among the Top 100 best investment targets in Taiwan by Wealth Magazine.

2002

May.01

  • Ranked by CommonWealth Magazine as the 16th most profitable company in Taiwan in 2001.

2001

May.25

  • Elected the 5th directors and supervisors. Sam Lin was elected Chairman and Kun-Tsan Tsai was appointed honorary Chairman.

May.01

  • Ranked by CommonWealth Magazine as the 3rd most profitable company in Taiwan in 2000.

2000

Nov.22

  • Mr. Lin, President of the Company, and Mr. Guo, Assistant Vice President of the Finance Department, won the Elite Manager Award (President Award and Finance Manager Award, respectively) for professional managers of SMEs in Taiwan.

Sep.11

  • Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

May.25

  • Ranked by CommonWealth Magazine as the 10th most profitable company in Taiwan in 1999.

Mar.29

  • The Board of Directors approved the merger and acquisition of Jettech System Technology Co., Ltd.

1999

Nov.30

  • Single-month turnover exceeded NT$ 100 million.

Sep.15

  • The Taipei Office has moved to Zhonghe District.

Jul.30

  • Passed ISO9001.

Apr.03

  • The product "WT62P1-Reprogrammable Monitor Control IC with USB Function" won the Taiwan SMEs Innovation Award issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

1997

Jan.09

  • IPO on Taiwan OTC market.

1996

Dec.12

  • SFC approved the listing of the Company's shares on the stock exchange.

1995

Dec.31

  • Annual turnover reached NT$500 million, an increase of 51%.

Dec.15

  • Ranked No.1 in revenue growth among manufacturers established for five years in Hsin-Chu Science Park.

Sep.07

  • Honored with 4th National Award of Outstanding SMEs.

1993

Oct.05

  • Attended the Taipei International Electronics Show, and released WT8013 (the first Desktop Scanner Controller ASSP in Taiwan) and WT8045 (the world's first simultaneous video discriminator for green displays that meet the standards of VESA DPMS).

1992

Dec.31

  • Annual turnover exceeded NT$100 million and made a profit for the first time.

Jul.30

  • Our "Charge Control IC for Rechargeable Battery" was awarded by the Innovative Technology R&D Program of Hsin-Chu Science Park.

1991

Nov.01

  • Developed Taiwan's 1st Flash ADC IC (8-bit 20MHZ) with the Institute of Electronics Engineering.

1990

Jun.01

  • Launched the opening ceremony of the new plant at 2F, No. 24, Industrial East 9th Road, Hsin-Chu Science Park.

1989

Nov.23

  • Produced the first IC entrusted by the client.

Sep.23

  • Acquired the Yuan-Jing-Zi Business Registration Certificate No. 11124 (78) issued by the Hsin-Chu Science Park.

Jul.05

  • Obtained the Company License No. 105 issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

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