Cotron Corporation
Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan · founded 1979
A behind-the-scenes OEM/ODM acoustic maker rather than a consumer brand: Cotron builds drivers, IEMs, and ANC/TWS products for world-known labels (Sony is the only client it names publicly, tied to a 2009 manufacturer certification and 2010 vendor award). It holds its own patented acoustic tech (ABD, IENCM, hybrid ANC) and has collected multiple CES Innovation Awards and international invention medals (INPEX, iENA).
Cotron Corporation (COTRON Co., Ltd.; Chinese: 固昌通訊) is a Taiwanese OEM/ODM manufacturer of earphones, headphones, and acoustic components. Founded in Taipei in 1979 and in the acoustic industry for over 40 years, it designs and builds dynamic drivers, dual-driver modules, in-ear monitors, over-ear headphones, and ANC true-wireless (TWS) products for world-known consumer brands rather than selling significantly under its own name. Its main manufacturing facility is a roughly 100,000 sqm factory in Xiamen, China (established 1989, expanded 2007). Cotron holds patented technologies including ABD (All Balanced Diaphragm, 2014), IENCM (In-Ear Noise Cancelling Microphone, 2016), and hybrid ANC, and offers full customization services spanning ID, mechanical, electrical, and acoustic design.
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At a glance
- Type
- Supplier
- Founded
- 1979
- Headquarters
- Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan
- Price range
- Mid-fi
- Makes / sells
- drivers, acoustic components, iems, headphones, true-wireless-earbuds, speakers
- Known for
- OEM/ODM earphone and headphone manufacturing, acoustic drivers and dual-driver modules, active noise cancellation (ANC / hybrid ANC), true-wireless stereo (TWS) design, full-service acoustic/mechanical/electrical/ID design
- Website
- www.cotron.com.tw/en-us
Notable products
- Dual Driver Module — Dual-driver acoustic module offered to OEM/ODM clients
- ABD (All Balanced Diaphragm) — Cotron-patented driver/diaphragm technology, introduced 2014
- IENCM (In-Ear Noise Cancelling Microphone) — Cotron-patented in-ear ANC microphone technology, introduced 2016
- Hybrid ANC TWS earbuds — True-wireless stereo earbuds with hybrid active noise cancellation, built for brand clients
Supplies
Notable brands that use their components:
Sources: Cotron official site — About / Company Profile · Cotron official site — OEM/ODM Factory · Cotron official site — home (COTRON Co., Ltd. / 固昌通訊) · Global Sources — Cotron Corporation (Taiwan earphones/headphones manufacturer & exporter) · Dun & Bradstreet — COTRON CORP. company profile (Taipei City) · CENS.com — COTRON CORPORATION supplier page