Product range
Range overview
These include wireless chargers, power banks, charging cables, data cables, audio and video adapters, headphones, earbuds, smart speakers, screen protectors, surge protectors, Wi-Fi routers, smart home products, electronic device sanitizers, docking stations and data hubs, network switches, KVM switches and network cables.
Belkin is the parent company for WeMo branded products and services, as well as the smart home water management company, Phyn. In 2018, Belkin was acquired by Foxconn, the largest provider of electronics manufacturing services. It now operates as an independent subsidiary.
Belkin was privately run until 2002 when Summit Partners, a private equity firm, purchased a small stake in the company. Pipkin bought back those shares within the following years. In 2008, Belkin pivoted toward smartphone usage and designed new products for the smartphone accessory market.
In 2012, Belkin launched the WeMo brand to produce smart home products. In March 2013, Belkin acquired Cisco Systems' Home Networking Business Unit, including the Linksys brand and product line. In 2016, Belkin, in a joint venture with water solutions company Uponor, formed Phyn, a home water management tech brand. In September 2018, Belkin was purchased by Foxconn, a Taiwanese multinational electronics firm and the largest provider of electronics manufacturing services, for $886 million.
In January 2021, Pipkin stepped down from his role as CEO of Belkin to become the Executive Chairman of the Board. Senior Vice President and General Manager Steve Malony was announced as the new CEO.
Belkin Today
New Belkin HQ: El Segundo – a LEED certified building
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. Sustainability features have been heavily considered when designing our new office space to ensure that we remain on track to our corporate goal of becoming carbon neutral in scope 2 emissions by 2025
FIT & Belkin
Belkin brands We have united to create a complete ecosystem of consumer products, software, hardware and manufacturing, directed towards both home and business. Our combination of strength and knowledge ensures our mantle as the global leader in technology. Together, we connect people and technology with the experiences they want to enjoy.
Belkin International brands have unique category appeal across consumer and business audiences
Belkin in-house capabilities
Mechanical engineering lab
• Our commitment to quality drives us to test and re-test everything we build.
• From the Thermal Chamber to test performance in extreme environments, to the copper-lined RF- Chamber for essential safety and emissions testing, we ensure that our products meet the highest standards.
Electrical engineering lab
• The Smallest Detail – we test the adhesive specifications of a sticker or the precise fit of a screen overlay.
• Colour Lab – this equipment helps us to accurately colour-match our accessories to hero devices.
• QA Lab – we test our products to validate quality and materials to keep track of our suppliers’ quality commitments.
Model Shop
• We use traditional prototyping methods alongside state of the art 3D printing equipment to evaluate the viability of new ideas.
• Rapid prototyping allows us to visualize the product in its intended environment—so we can touch, feel, and better understand the design in its relation to the user and the environment.
• We use iterative prototyping to fine tune the design until we get it right.
Packaging Experience
• From how the product is presented within the box to how it looks on the shelf, all aspects are carefully considered by our dedicated design team to deliver best in class packaging experience. • Every aspect of the package, from visual communication to the package engineering, to the set up instructions are carefully crafted and tested to deliver a high quality out-of-the-box experience that is appropriate to the quality of the product inside.
Belkin in-house capabilities Pioneering partnerships
Belkin has partnered with several leading tech companies to develop products that are “approved” by the manufacturer. These partnerships include Apple’s “Made for iPhone (MFi)” program, the “Samsung Mobile Accessory Partnership Program (SMAPP)” and Microsoft’s “Designed for Surface” program.
Belkin x Apple Evolving with Apple
Technology since 1983 Belkin creates innovative accessories that seamlessly integrate with Apple® devices, because they‘re made for each other. Our legacy with Apple® began in 1983 and continues today.
Better with Belkin
Belkin is an accessories market leader delivering power, protection, productivity, connectivity and audio solutions for a broad range of consumer electronics and enterprise environments. Designed in Southern California and sold in more than 50 countries around the world, Belkin creates products that empower people through technology whether at home, at work or on a new adventure. In 2018, Belkin International merged with Foxconn Interconnect Technology to bolster its global influence and remains forever inspired by people and the planet we live on.