Micro-Star International
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | TWSE: 2377 |
| Industry | Computer hardware Electronics |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder(s) | Xu Xiang Huang Jinqing Lin Wentong You Xian'neng Lu Qilong |
| Headquarters | Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan[1] |
| Key people | Xu Xiang (Chairman) |
| Products | Notebooks, Motherboards, Video Cards, Barebone, Consumer Electronics, Servers, Industrial Computing, All-in-One PC, Medical Devices[2] |
| Revenue | TW$74.24 billion / $2.51 billion (2005)[3] |
| Employees | 18,000[4] |
| Website | http://www.msi.com |
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd (MSI)(traditional Chinese：微星科技, "Micro-Star Technology") is a Taiwan(Republic of China)-based electronics company and one of the world's largest motherboard and video card manufacturers.
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[edit] Overview
MSI is one of the top three motherboard and video card manufacturers worldwide.[3][4][5] In addition, MSI also manufactures a wide range of products including expansion cards, servers, barebone computers, notebooks, car infotainment products, and All-in-One PCs.[6]
[edit] History
MSI was established in August 1986 in Jhonghe, Taipei by 5 founders – Xu Xiang (a.k.a. Joseph Hsu), Huang Jinqing (a.k.a. Jeans Huang), Lin Wentong (a.k.a. Frank Lin), You Xian'neng (a.k.a. Kenny Yu), and Lu Qilong (a.k.a. Henry Lu).[1][4][6] MSI concentrated on developing and manufacturing computer mainboards and graphics cards in the beginning. In 1987, the company produced the world's first overclocking motherboard.[4]
MSI has also expanded into mainland China, opening its Baoan Plant in Shenzhen in 2000 and establishing research and development facilities Kunshan in 2001.[6] Its annual motherboard and video card production reached 20.8 million units and 11.8 million units, respectively.[6] In 2005, it had worldwide sales of US$2.4 billion.[3]
[edit] Business Operations
In 1995, MSI kicked off its diversified business operation strategy, starting from the motherboard and video card industries and extending into consumer electronics. Currently its portfolio includes notebooks, communication devices, barebone systems, servers/workstations, multimedia, industrial computing, and others.
[edit] See also
- List of companies of Taiwan
- Asus
- Biostar
- Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS)
- Gigabyte Technology
- MSI Wind Netbook
- MSI Wind PC
[edit] References
- ^ a b "MSI Company Background". WiMAX Taipei. http://wimaxtaipei.tw/suppliers_profile.php?id=182. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "About MSI: Product Lines". MSI. http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=html&name=about_product. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ a b c "An Overview of MSI". MSI Mobile. http://www.msimobile.com/aboutmsi.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ a b c d "MSI Company Profile". MSI. http://tw.msi.com/index.php?func=html&name=about_intro. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "A List of the Top Computer Motherboard Brands". Bright Hub. 2010-03-15. http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/66374.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ a b c d "Company Profile". MSI. http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=html&name=about_intro. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: MSI |
- Official website
- MSI-Corporate Social Responsibility
- List of MSI Radeon based graphics cards
- Digitimes article about Dual Core-cell technology
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