Coretronic & Calibre Strategic Handshake
Coretronic Corporation, Taiwan has completed the acquisition of Calibre, a privately held British image
processing technology manufacturer based in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK.
Coretronic Corporation was established in Hsinchu Science Park in 1992. They manufacture the largest
number of DLP® projectors in the world, and the ODM supplier to the majority of the world’s Tier 1 DLP
projector brands. Coretronic generated US$1,768.7 million in sales revenue in 2016 and now has about
17,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across Taiwan, Mainland China, the United
States, and Europe.
The acquisition of Calibre expands Coretronic’s technology capability by the addition of Calibre’s
compelling range of class leading HQ Ultra image processing technology and in-house R&D
capabilities.
“It reflects Coretronic’s strategy to strengthen its leading position in display and image processing
technology with a rich set of capabilities afforded by the Calibre team. This will help Coretronic
Group with its plans to further advance in the pro-av markets as well as assisting with entry into the
rapidly expanding direct-view LED display markets,” enthused SY Chen, President at Coretronic,
Taiwan.
“The acquisition will accelerate the company into new markets as well as to help Coretronic continue to
drive its move to being an all-round display systems provider. In particular Calibre will leverage
Coretronic Group’s wide reaching sales coverage and growing pro-av channel sales, particularly in Asia,
North America and Europe.”
Former Calibre CEO, Tim Brooksbank will lead as Managing Director of Calibre UK Ltd, now a wholly owned
subsidiary of Coretronic.
“We’re delighted to become part of the Coretronic family. We share a common entrepreneurial ethos driven
by market development, innovation and above all customer satisfaction. This opens up new opportunities
for Calibre’s technology, products and staff as part of the worldwide Coretronic Group,” said
Brooksbank.