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MSI
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd
Type Public Traded as TWSE: 2377 Industry Computer hardware
ElectronicsFounded 1986 Founder(s) Xu Xiang
Huang Jinqing
Lin Wentong
You Xian'neng
Lu QilongHeadquarters 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) (Chinese: 微星科技; pinyin: Wéixīng Kējì, "Micro-Star Technology") is a Taiwan-based electronics company and one of the world's largest motherboard and video card manufacturers.
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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]
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]
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.
See also
- List of companies of Taiwan
- Asus
- Biostar
- Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS)
- Gigabyte Technology
- MSI Wind Netbook
- MSI Wind PC
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.
External links
- Official website
- MSI-Corporate Social Responsibility
- List of MSI Radeon based graphics cards
- Digitimes article about Dual Core-cell technology
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- Electronics companies of Taiwan
- Motherboard companies
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