Belkin

Belkin is an international manufacturer of computer accessories, adapters, and peripherals.

History
Belkin Components was co-founded in 1983 by Steve Bellow and Chet Pipkin in the garage of Pipkin's parents' home in. The name "Belkin" is a contraction of "Bellow and "Pipkin". Their early products included cables, local area network (LAN) hardware, and surge protectors. First year sales were 178,000. By 1996, the company had 280 employees, over 3,000 products, and had moved to larger facilities in with sales offices in, Georgia and the United Kingdom. In the following year, annual sales had grown by 70% to nearly $90 million.

Acquisition
In September 2018, Belkin International, Inc. was merged through an acquisition with Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., also known as Foxconn Technology Group. The transaction was valued at $866 million. Pipkin continued to manage Belkin as CEO and joined FIT's management team. At the time of the acquisition, Belkin was based in and had over 1,400 employees, with products sold in over 50 countries.