[citation needed] Xie Zhi Business Enterprise, the forerunner of Tatung Company, was established in 1918 by Shang-Zhi Lin.

[4][3] 1970 Revenues exceeded NT$2.2 billion, making Tatung Taiwan's foremost private company.

[5] 1977 Participated in the Ten Major Construction Projects with the construction of a slag treatment facility for China Steel and provision for Chiang Kai-shek International Airport's power control station 2000 Chunghwa Picture Tubes was listed on the OTC market 2001 Global Management Division set up at the company's headquarters Chunghwa Picture Tubes was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange 2003 Mass production of LCD and PDP TVs Lin Cheng-yuan resigns as head of Chunghwa Picture Tubes.

Lin[5] 2006 Mr. W. S. Lin was elected as chairman and president of Tatung Green Energy Technology started trading on the emerging stock market 2007 Forward Electronics invested in Apollo Solar Energy Co. to expand its scope into the market of solar cell module 2008 Green Energy Technology was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange as 25 January Established Tatung Electric Technology (Vietnam) Co. for the manufacturing and sales of wires and cables 2009 Tatung University launched WiMAX network, the first wireless broadband network ever built in campus alike To help the victims of Typhoon Morakot, Tatung initiated a Special Service Project in which 1,000 technicians and 70 service trucks were mobilized in and around the affected areas to help handle damaged home appliance items.

2010 New Energy Business Unit set up a crystal growth center to manufacture multicrystalline silicon bricks, a milestone for HQ's involvement in the crystal-related business Luxury condominium, "Tatung Noble Residences (Phase II of Tatung Tomorrow World)", the 2nd project in Nangang by Shan Chih Asset Development, was under construction[citation needed] 2011 Mrs. W.Y.