Merry Electronics
Taichung, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan · founded 1975
A 1975-founded, Taiwan-Stock-Exchange-listed electroacoustics ODM that is one of the industry's largest behind-the-scenes suppliers — reportedly in Apple's AirPods supply chain — and an early adopter of next-gen driver tech (xMEMS MEMS tweeters, Ora GrapheneQ graphene drivers). It now brands as "Merry Industrial" around its 2025 50th anniversary.
Merry Electronics (美律實業; now branding as Merry Industrial) is a Taiwanese electroacoustics ODM/OEM and acoustic-components maker headquartered in Taichung. Founded in 1975, it designs and manufactures earphones, headsets, headphones, TWS earbuds, microphones (including MEMS), speakers, receivers, batteries, and hearing/PSAP devices for global consumer-electronics and audio brands. It is publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker 2439) and is a component/finished-product supplier rather than a consumer brand, making it a behind-the-scenes player in the personal-audio supply chain.
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At a glance
- Type
- Supplier
- Founder
- Lu Li Liao (廖祿立 / Lu-Lee Liao)
- Founded
- 1975
- Headquarters
- Taichung, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Price range
- Budget → flagship
- Makes / sells
- MEMS microphones, speakers/drivers, electret condenser microphones (ECM), microphone modules, receivers, earphones, headsets, headphones, TWS earbuds, batteries/charging cases, hearing aids and PSAP devices
- Known for
- electroacoustic ODM/OEM manufacturing, MEMS acoustic components, TWS earbud reference designs, acoustic components (microphones, speakers, receivers), battery and wireless/software integration for audio devices
- Website
- www.merry.com.tw/en
Notable products
- xMEMS 2-way over-the-ear headphone reference design — Production-ready ODM reference design co-developed with xMEMS Labs using the Cowell MEMS tweeter; shown at CES 2025 (announced Dec 2024).
- GrapheneQ headphone drivers — Partnered with Ora Graphene Audio to develop off-the-shelf graphene-based headphone drivers.
- AirPods supply-chain components — Reported to be in Apple's AirPods supply chain; supplies acoustic components/assembly. Specific parts not officially confirmed by Merry or Apple.
- TWS earbud reference designs / open-ear clip solutions — ODM TWS platforms, including spatial-audio integrations shown with IDUN Audio at CES 2025.
Supplies
Notable brands that use their components:
Sources: Merry Industrial (official site) · Merry Electronics — Taiwantrade company profile · Merry Electronics (2439.TW) — Yahoo Finance profile · Merry Electronics — Forbes company overview · Digitimes — Merry governance overhaul, names new chairman (2026) · Digitimes — Merry deepening presence in TWS earbuds market · xMEMS Labs and Merry Electronics 2-way headphone reference design · audioXpress — Ora Graphene Audio partners with Merry Electronics