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Realtek
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<p>Realtek Semiconductor Corp. is a Taiwanese <a href="/facts/Fabless_semiconductor_company/M7wqlG85">fabless semiconductor company</a> situated in the <a href="/facts/Hsinchu_Science_Park/gQnnQDk1">Hsinchu Science Park</a>, <a href="/facts/Hsinchu/0lnateXN">Hsinchu</a>, <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a>. Realtek was founded in October 1987 and subsequently listed on the <a href="/facts/Taiwan_Stock_Exchange/f2pf88ez">Taiwan Stock Exchange</a> in 1998. Realtek has manufactured and sold a variety of <a href="/facts/Integrated_circuit/fjn6vg7C">microchips</a> globally. Its product lines broadly fall into three categories: communications network ICs, computer peripheral ICs, and multimedia ICs. As of 2019, Realtek employs 5,000 people, of whom 78% work in research and development. </p>