Biostar

Infobox_Company
company_name = BIOSTAR
Biostar Microtech International Corp
company_
company_type = Public TSE|2399
foundation = 1986
location_city = flagicon|Taiwan Sindian City
location_country = Taiwan
key_people = Mingyi Wang, CEO and Chairman; Mingzheng Wang, Managing Director
industry = Computer hardware
Electronics
products = Motherboards, graphics cards, Barebone Computers, Small form factor
market c
NT$2,634.98 Million ("2008")
revenue = profit NT$9.384 Billion (2007)
operating_income = profit NT$559 Million (2007)
net_income = profit NT$427 Million (2007)
num_employees = 856
homepage = [http://www.biostar.com.tw/ www.biostar.com.tw/]

Biostar or Biostar Microtech International Corp, is a 2nd Tier motherboard manufacturer based in Taiwan, BIOSTAR's expertise is in the 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 TSE|2399. Biostar caters to the entry-level through mainstream to high-end markets, with many of their products retailing at more than US$100.Biostar has shifted from the SI/OEM market to the channel market with the portion of branded products close to 100 percent.

The company is the first, and to-date only one, to allow end-users to modify voltages and frequencies of the video card's GPU and memory to boost performance to extreme limits (overclocking). Those cards are either called "V-Ranger" or "V-Series". Their mainboards, notably the "T-Series", have been widely reviewed to be highly overclockable.

Corporate information

History

The founder of the BIOSTAR GROUP, established BIOSTAR MICROTECH INTERNATIONAL CORP in 1986.

1990: In 1990, Biostar was the first to establish manufacturing premises in China in order to expand capacity to meet global demand of its customers.

1998: In 1998, BIOSTAR was ranked 227th among the top 1000 enterprises in Taiwan, sales revenues exceeded 130 million US dollars. [ [http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/index.php Biostar announce sales revenues exceeding 130 million US dollars] ]

1999: In the 1999 BIOSTAR became a public listed company and obtained the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9001#Contents_of_ISO_9001 ISO 9001] certification within the same year. [ [http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/index.php Biostar announce ISO 9001 status & becoming a public listed company.] ]

2007: Biostar annual revenue totals over 9 billions NT$ for the first time. BIOSTAR obtained approximately of its total revenue, 82% from motherboards and 12% from VGA cards, during the year ending December 31, 2007. [ [http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=2399.TW Biostar % revenue for year ending 2007] ]

2008: Biostar was awarded Taiwan's TOP 20 GLOBAL BRANDS by TAITRA, joining the exclusive group of Taiwan's best brands.

Location

Biostar is located in Sindian City, Taiwan and is represented in many continents throughout the world through its 5 regional headquarters:
* [http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php America HQ] , located in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry%2C_California City of Industry] , California, also Miami, Florida, USA.
* [http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php Latin AmericaHQ] , located in USA.
* [http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php Asia Pacific HQ] , located in China.
* [http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/about/contact.php Europe HQ] , located in Netherlands.

References

External links

* [http://www.biostar.com.tw Biostar Official Site]
* [http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/wheretobuy/index.php? Biostar worldwide distribution partners and retailers]
* [http://www.rebelshavenforum.com/sis-bin/ultimatebb.cgi Biostar Forums - The Rebels Haven]