Inventec's MAC footprint spans IEEE registrants that should be cross-referenced as one group: "INVENTEC CORPORATION" (8 blocks — 00:1E:33, 00:26:6C, 00:8C:FA, 00:A0:D1, 38:68:DD, 64:C9:01, 7C:D3:0A, A8:5B:D1), "Inventec(Chongqing) Corporation" (3 blocks, including 5C:28:86), and the separate "Inventec Appliances Corp." (including F8:89:3C). Older blocks list the Inventec Building, 66 Hou-Kang Street, Taipei, while newer blocks list No. 88, Dazhi Rd., Taoyuan — the address varies by block. These OUIs appear on servers (datacenter/hyperscale boards and systems), laptops and notebooks, and datacenter hardware; the separate Inventec Appliances makes smartphones, wearables, and IoT. Inventec is a major ODM, and Inventec Appliances was a primary manufacturer of Apple AirPods Pro and the original HomePod assembler. The key analyst point is the ODM "OUI ≠ brand" pattern with a multi-entity flag: Inventec Corporation (servers/notebooks) is distinct from Inventec Appliances Corp. (phones/wearables/IoT). For triage, an Inventec OUI in a datacenter ARP table usually means a whitebox/hyperscale server board; in an enterprise LAN it may be a notebook — and the brand label is frequently a different OEM, so treat it as "Inventec-manufactured, brand unknown."
- IEEE assignment
- multiple entities — "INVENTEC CORPORATION" (8) + "Inventec(Chongqing) Corporation" (3, incl. 5C:28:86) + "Inventec Appliances Corp." (incl. F8:89:3C) [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Registry / block size
- MA-L; Inventec Corporation 8 blocks, Inventec(Chongqing) 3 blocks, Inventec Appliances separate [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- HQ / country
- Inventec Building, 66 Hou-Kang Street, Taipei 111 (older blocks); No. 88, Dazhi Rd., Taoyuan 33068 (newer blocks); Taiwan [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Company status
- active; major ODM [Likely] — inventec.com
- Device types
- servers (datacenter/hyperscale boards/systems), laptops/notebooks, datacenter hardware; Inventec Appliances makes smartphones/wearables/IoT [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Notable products
- hyperscale/whitebox server boards, notebooks; Inventec Appliances — AirPods Pro (primary manufacturer), original HomePod assembler
- Verified prefix sample
- 00:1E:33, 38:68:DD, 7C:D3:0A, A8:5B:D1 (Inventec Corporation); 5C:28:86 (Inventec Chongqing); F8:89:3C (Inventec Appliances) [Confirmed] — maclookup.app, adminsub.net
- Special note
- ODM "OUI ≠ brand" + multi-entity flag — Inventec Corporation (servers/notebooks) is DISTINCT from Inventec Appliances Corp. (phones/wearables/IoT). The IEEE registry publishes no assignment dates, so none is stated here. [Confirmed]
- Related vendors
- Inventec Appliances Corp. (sibling); peer ODMs Foxconn, Flex, Celestica, Sanmina
- Analyst note
- An Inventec OUI in a datacenter ARP table usually means a whitebox/hyperscale server board; in an enterprise LAN it may be a notebook. The brand label is frequently a different OEM — treat as "Inventec-manufactured, brand unknown."