Editing Logitech

{{short description|Swiss multinational electronics and technology company}}

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{{Infobox company
| name = Logitech International S.A.
| logo = [[File:Logitech logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| image = Logitech building in Lausanne - 20200721 144917.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters at the [[Swiss Innovation Park|EPFL Innovation Park]] in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{plainlist|
* {{SWX|LOGN}}
* {{Nasdaq|LOGI}}
* [[Swiss Market Index]] component
}}
| industry = {{ubl|[[Electronics industry|Electronics]]|[[Technology company|Technology]]}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1981|10|02}} in [[Apples, Vaud|Apples]], [[Switzerland]]
| founders = {{ubl|[[Daniel Borel]]|[[Pierluigi Zappacosta]]|[[Giacomo Marini]]}}
| location = [[Lausanne]], Switzerland<ref name=SEC/>
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{plainlist|
* Wendy Becker ([[chairperson]])
* Hanneke Faber ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
* Matteo Anversa ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])
}}
| products = {{ubl|[[Peripheral]]s | [[Software]] | [[Audio equipment]]}}
| revenue = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{US$|4.30 billion|link=yes}}}}
| revenue_year = 2024
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{US$|587 million}}
| income_year = 2024
| net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|612 million}}
| net_income_year = 2024
| assets = {{increase}} {{US$|3.60 billion}}
| assets_year = 2024
| equity = {{decrease}} {{US$|2.23 billion}}
| equity_year = 2024
| brands = {{Plainlist|
* Logitech/Logicool/Logi
* Logitech G
* [[Astro Gaming]]
* [[Blue Microphones]]
* [[Jaybird (company)|Jaybird]]
* [[Ultimate Ears]]
* [[Streamlabs]]
}}
| subsid = {{Plainlist|
* [[3Dconnexion]]
* [[Mirial s.u.r.l.]]
* [[SightSpeed]]
}}
| num_employees = {{circa|7,300}}
| num_employees_year = 2024
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.logitech.com/}}
| footnotes = Financials {{as of|2024|03|31|lc=y}}<ref name=10K>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1032975/000103297524000023/logi-20240331.htm |title=Logitech International FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |website=SEC.gov |date=16 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024 }}</ref>
}}
'''Logitech International S.A.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɒ|dʒ|ɪ|t|ɛ|k}} {{respell|LOJ|i|tek}}) is a Swiss multinational manufacturer of computer peripherals and software. Headquartered in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland,<ref name="SEC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/federal-gazette/2016/6665.pdf |title= FORM 10-K |publisher=United states SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |location=Washington, USA |date=3 May 2023 |page=3 |quote=Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Logitech’s website address is www.logitech.com.}}</ref> the company has offices throughout [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Oceania]], and the [[Americas]]. It is a component of the [[Swiss Market Index]], and is listed on the [[Nasdaq]].

The company develops and markets personal peripherals for PC navigation, video communication and collaboration, music and smart homes. [[List of Logitech products|This includes products]] like [[Computer keyboard|keyboards]], [[Computer mouse|mice]], [[Tablet computer|tablet]] accessories, headphones and headsets, [[webcam]]s, [[Bluetooth]] speakers, [[universal remote]]s and more. Its name is derived from ''logiciel'' (the French word for software) and 'tech'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fullforms.com/Logitech|title=Full Form of Logitech (Name Origin) ? - FullForms|website=fullforms.com|access-date=17 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622145949/http://fullforms.com/Logitech|archive-date=22 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
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| image1 = Logitech logo 1981.svg
| alt1 = Logo used from 1981 to 1985
| caption1 = Logo used from 1981 to 1985
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| alt2 = Logo used from 1985 to 1988
| caption2 = Logo used from 1985 to 1988
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| alt3 = Logo used from 1989 to 1997
| caption3 = Logo used from 1989 to 1997
| image4 = Logitech.svg
| alt4 = Logo used from 1997 to 2015
| caption4 = Logo used from 1997<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://yulsfo.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/logitechlogo.pdf |title=Logitech's logo and image over the years 
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| image5 = Logicool logo.svg
| alt5 = Japanese Logicool logo
| caption5 = Logitech trades as Logicool ({{lang|ja|ロジクール}}) in Japan.
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Logitech was founded in [[Apples, Vaud]], Switzerland, in 1981, by [[Daniel Borel|Daniel "Bobo" Borel]], [[Pierluigi Zappacosta]], and former [[Olivetti]] engineer [[Giacomo Marini]]. Swiss-born Borel and Italian-born Zappacosta had met in [[California]] while taking electrical engineering classes in the late 1970s at [[Stanford University]], under professors such as [[Ethernet]] inventor [[Robert Metcalfe]].<ref name=Metcalfe1992>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KlEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65 |title=Reverse Pied Piper of mice has senses working overtime |last=Metcalfe |first=Bob |authorlink=Robert Metcalfe |date=9 November 1992 |magazine=[[InfoWorld]] |volume=14 |number=45 |issn=0199-6649}}</ref> Returning to Europe, they began working on new ideas near [[Romanel-sur-Morges]], Switzerland, and they brought in the Italian engineer Marini to round out the new company. Borel served as [[chairman of the board]], focused on sales and manufacturing, and he was [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) for most of the 1990s. Zappacosta served as president and a period as CEO, and he oversaw research. He left Logitech in 1997 to lead Digital Persona, a [[biometrics]] company.<ref name=NYT2001>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/30/business/worldbusiness/IHT-if-you-plug-it-into-a-computer-logitech-wants-to.html |title=If You Plug It Into a Computer, Logitech Wants to Sell It to You |last=Phillips |first=Tim |agency=International Herald Tribune |date=30 July 2001 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref>

The company founders first concentrated on creating [[Word processor|word processing software]] for a large Swiss company, but the company canceled the project. Next, they turned to the [[computer mouse]] as an essential component of the [[graphical user interface]] used by a [[workstation]] requested by the Japanese company [[Ricoh]]. Logitech's first mouse, the P4 model, was produced in 1982 in Switzerland, based on an opto-mechanical design by Swiss inventor [[Jean-Daniel Nicoud]] working at the [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]] (Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne).<ref name=Metcalfe1992/> The company also published a version of [[Modula-2]] for the IBM PC.<ref name="jacobs1998409">{{Cite magazine |last=Jacobs |first=Chris |date=1984 |title=Turbo Pascal v2.0 |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Language_Issue_01_1984-09_CL_Publications_US/page/n72/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=2025-04-06 |magazine=Computer Language |pages=71-74 |volume=1 |issue=1}}</ref>

One of Logitech's offices was at [[165 University Avenue]], [[Palo Alto, California]], US, home to a number of noted technology startups in the birthplace of [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>Peter Day, BBC . "[https://www.bbc.com/news/business-10944196 165 University Ave: Silicon Valley's 'lucky building'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529064317/http://www.bbc.com/news/business-10944196 |date=29 May 2018 }}." Aug 27, 2010. Retrieved Dec 8, 2016.</ref> In 1984, Logitech won a contract to supply [[Hewlett-Packard]] with computer mice in the role of [[original equipment manufacturer]] (OEM). The mice that Logitech supplied to HP were made in a new factory in [[Fremont, California]], and they were branded HP: they did not display the Logitech name. In the early-to-mid-1980s, Logitech stopped making mice in Switzerland, instead opening factories in [[Cork (city)|Cork, Ireland]], and [[Hsinchu, Taiwan]], in addition to the Fremont location.<ref name=IBS>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ffw7EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA40 |page=40 |last1=Verbeke |first1=Alain |last2=Lee |first2=I. H. Ian |date=2021 |title=International Business Strategy: Rethinking the Foundations of Global Corporate Success |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781108488037}}</ref>

Logitech created the first wireless mouse in 1984, using [[infrared]] (IR) light to connect to the [[Metaphor Computer Systems]] workstation developed by [[David Liddle]] and Donald Massaro, former [[Xerox PARC]] engineers. The Metaphor's keyboard was also IR wireless. The [[consumer IR]] connection scheme required a clear line of sight for data transfer, and did not work well on a cluttered desk. The wireless mouse did not gain widespread adoption until 1991 when Logitech introduced the first mouse based on a [[Radio-frequency engineering|radio frequency connection]], not limited to line-of-sight.<ref name=HC>{{cite web |url=https://history-computer.com/computer-mouse-complete-history/ |title=Computer Mouse: Complete History |author=Abby |website=History Computer |date=4 January 2021 |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref> 

In 1985, Swiss inventor [[René Sommer]] developed [[microprocessor]] circuitry for the wired mouse, making it more responsive to human movement. Logitech incorporated a Sommer-style [[CMOS]] microprocessor in their first retail mouse product, the rectangular three-button [[Serial port|serial]] C7 product released in 1985, selling for $99 ({{inflation|US|99|1985|fmt=eq}}). The next wired mouse model, the S9 released in 1989, was curved to fit the human hand, and it carried the Logitech logo for the first time.<ref name=Gearrate>{{cite web |url=https://www.gearrate.com/en/mouse/history/ |title=History of Computer Mouse (1964 ~ 2020) |website=Gearrate |access-date=August 20, 2023 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820183305/https://www.gearrate.com/en/mouse/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1988, Logitech incorporated as Logitech International SA with an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) on the Zürich stock exchange. In 1989, Logitech produced its first [[trackball]] product, the TrackMan. Also in 1989, the company was nominated for ''[[PCMag|PC Mag]]''{{'s}} Technical Excellence Award for the patented development tool Multiscope Debugger. The application was written for [[OS/2]], followed by versions for the [[DOS]] and [[Windows 3.0]] operating systems. Logitech won the award in January 1990.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fpQP3e54P-gC&pg=PT88 |page=75 |title=Multiscope Redefines Debugging For Windows and DOS Platforms |last=Neuhaus |first=Trudy |date=29 October 1991 |magazine=[[PCMag]] |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref>

Logitech re-organized their manufacturing in 1994, shutting down Fremont operations and opening a major facility in [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou, China]]. The Cork, Ireland, location downsized to become an R&D center, and the Hsinchu, Taiwan, factory was kept only for test runs and prototypes.<ref name=IBS/> Logitech bought the [[Connectix]] [[webcam]] division in 1998 for $25&nbsp;million, then released [[QuickCam]], the first webcam with an integrated microphone. By the year 2000, Logitech was the leader in global sales of webcams, with about four million units sold.<ref name=NYT2001/>
 	
In 2001, Logitech acquired [[Labtec]] for $150 million in order to expand its range of computer peripherals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Logitech to Acquire Labtec for $125 Million - TheStreet |date=7 February 2001 |url=https://www.thestreet.com/technology/logitech-to-acquire-labtec-for-125-million-1296855 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330134218/https://www.thestreet.com/technology/logitech-to-acquire-labtec-for-125-million-1296855 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, Logitech licensed [[Hillcrest Labs]]' Freespace motion control technology to produce the MX Air Mouse, which allows a user to use natural gestures to control a PC.<ref name="Vilches">''Techspot'' 13 July 2007. [http://www.techspot.com/news/26116-logitechs-mx-air-mouse-with-freespace-motion-control.html Logitech's MX Air Mouse with freespace motion control] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404060753/http://www.techspot.com/news/26116-logitechs-mx-air-mouse-with-freespace-motion-control.html |date=4 April 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Popular">''Popular Mechanics'' 1 October 2009. [http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/4220415 Logitech's MX Air Cordless Laser Mouse: Best Pointer We've Tried (with Video).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821042521/http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/4220415 |date=21 August 2011 }}</ref>

In August 2010, Logitech acquired [[Ultimate Ears]], supplier of custom [[in-ear monitor]]s for professional musicians and [[Bluetooth]] speakers for the consumer market.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gizmodo.com/5037030/logitech-buys-ultimate-ears-for-34-million|title=Logitech Buys Ultimate Ears for $34 Million|last=Frucci|first=Adam|newspaper=Gizmodo|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329164548/http://gizmodo.com/5037030/logitech-buys-ultimate-ears-for-34-million|archive-date=29 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2008, Logitech announced that it had produced its one-billionth computer mouse since beginning production in 1985.<ref>By Antony Savvas. "[https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240087689/One-billion-mice-from-Logitech One billion mice from Logitec] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707054939/https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240087689/One-billion-mice-from-Logitech |date=7 July 2022 }}." 3 December 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2022.</ref>

In December 2009, Logitech acquired video conferencing equipment maker Lifesize Communications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itpro.co.uk/617449/logitech-buys-lifesize-for-405-million|title=Logitech buys LifeSize for $405 million|date=11 November 2009|publisher=IT Pro|access-date=1 August 2020|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018010717/https://www.itpro.co.uk/617449/logitech-buys-lifesize-for-405-million|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2011, Logitech acquired the mobile visual communications provider [[Mirial s.u.r.l.|Mirial]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2509283/logitech-looks-to-cloud-and-mobile-video-meetings.html |title=Logitech looks to cloud and mobile video meetings |work=Computerworld |year=2011 |access-date=12 June 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612145515/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2509283/logitech-looks-to-cloud-and-mobile-video-meetings.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2013, Bracken Darrell became Logitech's chief executive officer; then-CEO Guerrino De Luca continued as Logitech's chairman of the board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/logitech-president-ceo-bracken-darrell/|title=Logitech selects Bracken Darrell as president right now, next CEO in 2013|website=Engadget|date=19 March 2012 |access-date=2016-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201147/https://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/logitech-president-ceo-bracken-darrell/|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2016, Logitech spun off the video conferencing equipment maker Lifesize.<ref>Sead Fadilpasic, IT Pro Portal. “[http://www.itproportal.com/2016/01/15/lifesize-splits-from-logitech-continues-solo/ Lifesize splits from Logitech, continues solo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012150945/http://www.itproportal.com/2016/01/15/lifesize-splits-from-logitech-continues-solo/ |date=12 October 2019 }}.” Date Jan 15, 2016. Accessed Oct 12, 2019.</ref><ref>Heather Clancy, Fortune. “[https://fortune.com/2016/01/21/cloud-video-pioneer-lifesize-growth/ Life After Logitech: Cloud Video Pioneer Sees ‘Torrid’ Growth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017221227/https://fortune.com/2016/01/21/cloud-video-pioneer-lifesize-growth/ |date=17 October 2020 }}.” Date Jan 21, 2016. Accessed Oct 12, 2019.</ref>

In April 2016, Logitech agreed to pay a $7.5 million penalty following allegations that the company and certain former executives improperly inflated its financial results for the 2011 fiscal year to meet earnings guidance, along with other accounting violations. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stated that these accounting irregularities misrepresented the Swiss company's financial position, depriving investors of an accurate assessment of its performance.<ref name=wsj2016_0419>{{cite web|first=Tess |last=Stynes |website=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/logitech-agrees-to-pay-7-5-million-penalty-tied-to-accounting-issues-1461083452 |title=Logitech Agrees to Pay $7.5 Million Penalty Tied to Accounting Issues |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126025939/http://www.wsj.com/articles/logitech-agrees-to-pay-7-5-million-penalty-tied-to-accounting-issues-1461083452 |archive-date=26 January 2017 |date=19 April 2016 |access-date=22 April 2016 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

On 12 April 2016, Logitech announced that they had agreed to acquire [[Jaybird (company)|Jaybird]], a leader in wireless audio wearables for sports and active lifestyles, for {{US$|50&nbsp;million}}, with an additional earnout of up to {{US$|45&nbsp;million}} based on achievement of growth targets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/logitech-snaps-up-wireless-headset-maker-jaybird-for-50m/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMD_FWOeHIJBhT89gcnlu8kLbqxLwjRKHjv8dSso2db2W9Po4SVboKZWoUnDf7YRmThIrxNKjTvPqjotFReUOq8sYj7AnlRoXeDWSldmo1JibYKk6NHOjiVXQnNMC8z2kgGNnBqNSqUSYrrnUmzbfmca0eUJaZUOXZ-HTOZ0PwAr|title=Logitech snaps up wireless earbuds maker JayBird for $50M|date=13 April 2016|publisher=Tech Crunch|access-date=1 August 2020|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017225805/https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/logitech-snaps-up-wireless-headset-maker-jaybird-for-50m/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMD_FWOeHIJBhT89gcnlu8kLbqxLwjRKHjv8dSso2db2W9Po4SVboKZWoUnDf7YRmThIrxNKjTvPqjotFReUOq8sYj7AnlRoXeDWSldmo1JibYKk6NHOjiVXQnNMC8z2kgGNnBqNSqUSYrrnUmzbfmca0eUJaZUOXZ-HTOZ0PwAr|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 September 2016, Logitech announced that they had purchased the [[Saitek]] brand and assets from [[Mad Catz]] for {{US$|13&nbsp;million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-09-16-mad-catz-sells-saitek-for-usd13-million|title=Logitech buys Saitek from Mad Catz|publisher=Games Industry Biz|date=16 September 2016|access-date=1 August 2020|archive-date=17 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017220934/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-09-16-mad-catz-sells-saitek-for-usd13-million|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 25 March 2017, Logitech signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with [[McLaren]] as the Official Technology Peripherals Partner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McLaren Racing - McLaren-Honda Teams Up with Logitech as Official Technology Peripherals Partner |url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/logitech/mclaren-honda-teams-logitech-official-technology-peripherals-partner/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.mclaren.com |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812121931/https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/logitech/mclaren-honda-teams-logitech-official-technology-peripherals-partner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The deal would later be extended to McLaren's eSports endeavours under the Logitech G brand in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McLaren Racing - Logitech G and McLaren usher in a new era of racing |url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/logitech-g/logitech-g-and-mclaren-usher-new-era-racing/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.mclaren.com |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812121929/https://www.mclaren.com/racing/partners/logitech-g/logitech-g-and-mclaren-usher-new-era-racing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

On 11 August 2017, Logitech acquired [[Astro Gaming]], makers of professional gaming equipment (mainly headsets), for {{US$|85&nbsp;million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.custompcreview.com/news/logitech-acquires-astro-gaming-85-million-establishing-console-gaming-space/43957/|title=Logitech Acquires Astro Gaming for $85 Million Establishing Itself in the Console Gaming Space|last=Chen|first=Sam|website=Custom PC Review|date=11 July 2017|access-date=2017-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831175939/https://www.custompcreview.com/news/logitech-acquires-astro-gaming-85-million-establishing-console-gaming-space/43957/|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 25 May 2018, Logitech acquired Beyond Entertainment, an esports live broadcasting and digital media company, for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-28 |title=Console-Focused Esports News Site Beyond Entertainment Acquired by Logitech – ARCHIVE - The Esports Observer |url=https://archive.esportsobserver.com/beyond-entertainment-acquired-by-logitech/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |language=en-US |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112180112/https://archive.esportsobserver.com/beyond-entertainment-acquired-by-logitech/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 30 July 2018, Logitech announced that they had purchased [[Blue Microphones]] for {{US$|117&nbsp;million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/7/30/17633144/logitech-acquires-blue-microphones-announcement|title=Logitech is acquiring Blue Microphones for $117 million in cash|date=30 July 2018|publisher=The Verge|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831175939/https://www.custompcreview.com/news/logitech-acquires-astro-gaming-85-million-establishing-console-gaming-space/43957/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 26 September 2019, Logitech acquired [[Streamlabs]], producer of software and tools for live-streaming, for approximately $89 million.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/26/logitech-acquires-streamlabs-to-embed-itself-more-into-game-broadcasting/ | title = Logitech acquires Streamlabs to get deeper into game broadcasting | first = Jeff | last = Grubb | date = September 26, 2019 | access-date = September 26, 2019 | work = [[Venture Beat]] | archive-date = 4 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200804103447/https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/26/logitech-acquires-streamlabs-to-embed-itself-more-into-game-broadcasting/ | url-status = live }}</ref> 

On 29 July 2021, Logitech, in collaboration with choreographer [[JaQuel Knight]], introduced its #Creators4BIPOC initiative under the Logitech For Creators brand. It allows social media creators, particularly [[Person of color|BIPOC]] influencers, to copyright and monetize their online creations by making it possible for [[Choreography|choreographers]] who amplify attention to hits by major artists in the entertainment business to secure [[copyright]] of their choreography using [[Labanotation]] and earn royalties from it.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-29|title=Logitech and Visionary Choreographer JaQuel Knight Drive Change For BIPOC Creators Through Copyright Protection and New Film|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210729005677/en/Logitech-and-Visionary-Choreographer-JaQuel-Knight-Drive-Change-For-BIPOC-Creators-Through-Copyright-Protection-and-New-Film|access-date=2021-08-18|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818192253/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210729005677/en/Logitech-and-Visionary-Choreographer-JaQuel-Knight-Drive-Change-For-BIPOC-Creators-Through-Copyright-Protection-and-New-Film|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Perkins|first=Njera|date=2021-07-29|title=A Year After Creating Megan Thee Stallion's #SavageChallenge, TikToker Keara Wilson Earns Her Copyrights|url=https://afrotech.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-challenge-tiktoker-keara-wilson-copyrights|access-date=2021-08-18|website=AfroTech|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818205638/https://afrotech.com/megan-thee-stallion-savage-challenge-tiktoker-keara-wilson-copyrights|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2023, Bracken Darrell (former CEO) left Logitech and board member Guy Gecht took over as interim CEO. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-31 |title=Computer parts maker Logitech appoints Hanneke Faber as CEO |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/computer-parts-maker-logitech-appoints-hanneke-faber-ceo-2023-10-30/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>

On 18 July 2023, Logitech announced the acquisition of streaming controller maker Loupedeck for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dent |first=Steve |date=July 18, 2023 |title=Logitech acquires streaming controller maker Loupedeck |url=https://www.engadget.com/logitech-acquires-streaming-console-maker-loupedeck-081558711.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 July 2023 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719051547/https://www.engadget.com/logitech-acquires-streaming-console-maker-loupedeck-081558711.html }}</ref>

On 30 October 2023, Logitech announced that Hanneke Faber would be taking over as the new CEO beginning December 1, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=Logitech Appoints Hanneke Faber as Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231030313893/en/Logitech-Appoints-Hanneke-Faber-as-Chief-Executive-Officer |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref> Faber was previously group President at [[Unilever]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Amber |date=2023-11-01 |title=Who is Hanneke Faber, new CEO of Logitech? |url=https://technologymagazine.com/digital-transformation/who-is-hanneke-faber-new-ceo-of-logitech |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=technologymagazine.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Production ==
The first Logitech mice, starting from the P4, were made in [[Le Lieu]], in the Swiss [[Canton of Vaud]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vetterli |first=Martin |date=2018-11-23 |title=A brief story of innovation |url=https://medium.com/martinvetterli/a-brief-story-of-innovation-e30db06591bd |access-date=2020-07-28 |website=Medium |language=en |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017223828/https://medium.com/martinvetterli/a-brief-story-of-innovation-e30db06591bd |url-status=live }}</ref> by [[:fr:Dubois Dépraz|Dubois Dépraz SA]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Logitech |url=https://www.oldmouse.com/mouse/logitech/p4.shtml |access-date=2020-07-28 |website=oldmouse.com |archive-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207170418/http://www.oldmouse.com/mouse/logitech/p4.shtml |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Production facilities were then established in the [[United States]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hungary]] and [[Ireland]] before being moved to [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]], China. {{As of|2005}}, the manufacturing operations in China produce approximately half of Logitech's products. The remaining production is outsourced to [[contract manufacturer]]s and original design manufacturers in [[Asia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-01/how-logitech-protects-its-manufacturing-secrets-in-china.html|title=How Logitech Protects Its Manufacturing Secrets in China|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2013-10-02|access-date=2018-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429080217/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-01/how-logitech-protects-its-manufacturing-secrets-in-china.html|archive-date=29 April 2018|url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

== Product lines ==
{{See also|List of Logitech products}}
* [[List of Logitech products|Logitech]] – worldwide (except in [[Japan]], where it is known as [[:ja:ロジクール|Logicool]]) for PC peripherals, [[remote control handset|remote control]]s, security cameras, mice, keyboards, webcams, computer speakers, and accessories for smartphones and tablet keyboards and covers
* Logitech video collaboration, including all B2B video conferencing equipment
* Logitech MX – flagship computer accessories (mice and keyboards)
* Logitech C – computer [[webcam]]s (cameras)
* Logitech G – gaming products
* [[Ultimate Ears]] – [[in-ear monitor]]s, wireless [[Bluetooth]] speakers and universal-fit [[earphone]]s
* [[Jaybird (company)|Jaybird]] – wireless bluetooth sport earbuds
* [[Slim Devices]] – audio brand
* [[Saitek]] – purchased on 15 September 2016, from [[Mad Catz]]
* [[Logitech Harmony]] – programmable remote controls
* Logitech F – wired and wireless gamepads
* Logi

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:SmakyMouseAG.jpeg|The Logitech Mouse, later renamed the P4, designed by [[Jean-Daniel Nicoud]] and [[André Guignard]]. First sold in 1982, this was Logitech's first computer mouse and one of the first commercially available mice sold. This particular model of Logitech Mouse was sold with the [[Smaky]] microcomputer.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Markoff | first=John | date=October 18, 1982 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CjAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1 | title=Swiss mice roll into U.S. office-automation market | journal=InfoWorld | publisher=IDG Publications | volume=4 | issue=41 | pages=1, 5 | via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | date=May 3, 2011 | url=https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection/detail.aspx?id=114 | title=Swiss Mouse | publisher=Microsoft Corporation }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=Taylor | first=Jared | date=February 7, 1984 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=knOwBOkBuYQC&pg=PA244 | title=Faster Than a Speeding Cursor Key | journal=PC Magazine | publisher=Ziff-Davis | volume=3 | issue=2 | pages=243–245 | via=Google Books}}</ref>
File:Logitech Logimouse Cable 1983.jpg|Logitech's second-generation mouse, the Logimouse (1983)
File:Logitech C7 mouse-IMG 8428-white.jpg|A transparent version of the C7 mouse (1985), the first serial mouse to draw its supply voltage directly from the serial port
File:Logitech FotoMan-P4191197-white.jpg|Logitech FotoMan, an early digital camera
File:Logitech-maeuse-enter-museum-2021.jpg|Logitech mice in the [[Enter Museum]] (Switzerland)
File:Logitech M171 Blue Mouse.jpg|A contemporary (2021) Logitech M171 mouse
</gallery>

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