A-DATA

A-DATA

Infobox_Company
company_name = A-DATA Technology Company
company_
company_type = Public [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3260.TWO TSEC:3260]
company_slogan = "A Wonderful Memory"
foundation = 2001
location_city = Chung Ho City, Taipei
location_country = Taiwan
key_people = Simon Chen , Founder, President & CEO
Shalley Chen , Executive Vice President
Gibson Chen , Vice President| num_employees = 800 (2007)
industry = Flash memory
DRAM
products = Memory cards
USB flash drives
DRAM
Digital photo frame
Solid-state drive
ExpressCard
revenue = profit US $1.37 billion USD (2007)
marketing = mailto:marketing@adatausa.com
homepage = [http://www.adatausa.com/ www.adatausa.com]

A-DATA Technology (zh-t|t=威剛科技股份有限公司) ( [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3260.TWO TSEC:3260] ) is a Taiwanese memory manufacturer, founded on May, 2001 by Chairman and CEO Mr. Simon Chen. Their core product line consists of DRAM Modules, USB Flash Drives and Memory Cards such as CompactFlash and Secure Digital. They have also explored other markets such as Digital photo frame, Solid-state drive and ExpressCard.

Corporate History

A-DATA Technology was founded on May 4, 2001. On October 8, 2004, A-DATA underwent an IPO on the TAIEX stock exchange: [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3260.TWO TSEC:3260] .

With a successful IPO, A-DATA’s position in the Taiwanese market quickly rose and was ranked 17th in the 2005 “Taiwan Top 20 Global Brands” by Interbrand. [ [http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/Tech%20Fast500%20winners%20report%20011204%20FINAL.pdf 2004 Deloitte Technology Fastest 500 growing technology companies] ]

As of 2008, A-DATA has a total capital of $55.55 million and market capitalization of $305.16 million. A-DATA is the world's 2nd largest DRAM Module Suppliers with 7.1% market share.

New Logo

In January 2008, A-DATA announced a new logo for its line of USB flash drives. It will consist of a blue lowercased “a” and red lowercased “data”.

Notable products

Eee PC Edition - branded memory that acts as a second HDD for your Eee PC, officially approved by ASUS. [ [http://www.adata-group.com/EN/newscenter.php?news_id=239 A-DATA Introduces S701 USB Flash Drive and SDHC Memory Card Special Edition for Eee PC Customers] ]

NTSC USB flash drives - trendy USB flash drives that can be worn as a fashion accessory. [ [http://www.adata-group.com/EN/newscenter.php?news_id=224 A-Data’s new Flash Drive featuring the style full NTSC Series] ]

Disney - themed series of Disney USB flash drives, memory cards and digital photo frame. [ [http://www.adata-group.com/EN/disney.php A-DATA Disney Products] ]

Show Me Disk USB flash drive - the first USB flash drive to incorporate an outside LCD screen.

Solar Disk - the first USB flash drive to incorporate a solar panel that eliminates the need for a battery.

Info SD – the first SD card to incorporate a LED screen indicating storage space.

Fingerprint Disk - a USB flash drive to incorporate a fingerprint reader onto a USB flash drive. [ [http://techreport.com/articles.x/13486 TechReport.com Fingerprint Disk Review] ]

Product Line Up

References

External links

* [http://www.adata.com.tw Official Site]
* [http://oc.adata.com.tw/ A-DATA Overclocking Site]


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