Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan), also known asSynta, is a manufacturer of telescopes and optical components headquartered inTaoyuan,Taiwan.[1]
Synta Technology Corporation was founded in Taoyuan, Taiwan around 1980 by mechanical and optical designer Dazhong Shen, (a/k/a David Shen). In 1992 Synta, along with Canadianinvestors, established theSuzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd inSuzhou (Jiangsu), China (outside Shanghai) as a manufacturing facility producing telescopes forCelestron andTasco. In 1999 Synta established the brandSky-Watcher, with head offices inRichmond, British Columbia, to distribute products in Canada and Europe, and in the late 2000s, to the USA market.[2] In 2005 Synta purchased the struggling US basedCelestron, continuing its manufacture of Celestron products and running the US facilities through SW Technology Corporation, Synta's Delaware-based holding company.[3] Synta also distributes under the Acuter name and manufactures products forOrion Telescopes & Binoculars. Synta technology corporation also makes Acuter telescopes.[4]