IFlytek
iFlytek office in Beijing | |
Native name | 科大讯飞 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public; State-owned enterprise |
| SZSE: 002230 CSI A50 | |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Liu Qingfeng |
| Headquarters | , China |
Area served | speech synthesis, speech recognition and natural language processing |
| Owner | China Mobile |
| Website | www |
iFlytek (Chinese: 科大讯飞; pinyin: Kēdà Xùnfēi), styled as iFLYTEK, is a partially state-owned Chinese information technology company established in 1999. It creates voice recognition software and 10+ voice-based internet/mobile products covering education, communication, music, intelligent toys industries. State-owned enterprise China Mobile is the company's largest shareholder. The company is listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and it is backed by several state-owned investment funds.
The company was spun off from University of Science and Technology of China.: 128 The city of Hefei is a major investor in iFlytek.: 128 The company has faced accusations from human rights groups and the United States government of involvement in mass surveillance.