Biostar
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| Type | Public TWSE: 2399 |
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| Industry | Computer hardware Electronics |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Sindian City, Taiwan |
| Key people | Mingyi Wang, CEO and Chairman; Mingzheng Wang, Managing Director |
| Products | Motherboards, graphics cards, Barebone Computers, Small form factor |
| Revenue |  NT$6.924 Billion (2010)[1] |
| Operating income | NT$494.4 Million (2010)[1] |
| Net income | NT$270.4 Million (2010)[1] |
| Employees | 506 [1] |
| Website | www.biostar.com.tw/ |
Biostar Microtech International Corp or commonly known as Biostar, is a motherboard manufacturer based in Taiwan, designing and manufacturing of computer hardware products such as motherboards, video cards, barebone computers and industrial PCs, to meet the demands of market development by providing more integrated solutions to customers.
Biostar is an independent company listed on the main floor of Taiwan Stock Market, stock id number TWSE: 2399. Biostar caters to the entry-level through mainstream to high-end markets.
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[edit] History
The company was founded in 1986, manufacturing XT form factor mainboards and in later years add-on cards. In 1999 Biostar were listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange & also certified ISO 9001 standard within the same year.
Biostar has shifted from the SI/OEM market to the channel market with the portion of branded products close to 100 percent.
To date, the company is the first to allow end-users to modify voltages and frequencies of the video card's GPU and memory to boost performance to extreme limits (overclocking).[2] Those cards are either called "V-Ranger" or "V-Series".
Their mainboards, notably the "T-Power" and "T-Series", have been widely reviewed to be highly overclockable[3] achieving world record FSB overclocks.[4]
In October 2008 Biostar was awarded “Top 20 Taiwan Global Brand”[5] conducted by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) with an estimate brand value of US$ 46 million.[6] Only three companies had a chance to crack the Top 20 list for the first time – and Biostar was among them.
[edit] Location
Biostar is located in Sindian City, Taiwan and is represented in many continents throughout the world through its 5 regional headquarters:
- America HQ, located in City of Industry, California, also Miami, Florida, USA.
- Latin AmericaHQ, located in USA.
- Asia Pacific HQ, located in China.
- Europe HQ, located in Netherlands.
[edit] See also
- List of companies of Taiwan
- Asus
- Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS)
- Gigabyte Technology
- Micro-Star International (MSI)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Bloomberg Business Week", Financials, 2010
- ^ Biostar V-Ranger Assists 8600GTS Gain Highest 3DMark06 In Class at overclock3d.net
- ^ Biostar T5 XE cheap and powerful 5GHz+ at xtremesystems.org
- ^ Biostar TPower I45 Motherboard Breaks FSB World Record 725MHz at vr-zone.com
- ^ BIOSTAR awarded TOP20 Taiwan Global Brand in 2008
- ^ BIOSTAR estimated brand value of $46 million as of 2008
Biostar Review http://www.azcs.co.uk135
