Biostar
Taiwanese hardware manufacturing company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biostar Microtech International Corp. (Chinese: 映泰股份有限公司; pinyin: Yìngtài Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Taiwanese company which designs and manufactures computer hardware products including motherboards, video cards, expansion cards, thermal grease, headphones, home theater PCs, remote controls, desktops, barebone computers, system-on-chip solutions and industrial PCs.
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Native name | 映泰股份有限公司 |
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| Company type | Public |
| TWSE: 2399 | |
| Industry | Computer hardware Electronics |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | New Taipei, Taiwan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Barebone computers Desktops Expansion cards Graphics cards Headphones Home theater PCs Industrial PCs Motherboards Remote controls Server hardware Small form factor System-on-chip solutions[1] Thermal grease |
| Revenue | NT$4.608 Billion / $147 Million (2013)[2] |
| NT$54.6 Million / $1.7 Million (2013)[2] | |
| NT$122.6 Million / $3.9 Million (2013)[2] | |
Number of employees | 553 (2014)[3] |
| Website | www |
Awarded Taiwan's Top 20 Global Brand in 2008, Biostar, with an estimated brand value of US$46 million, was ranked No. 1 as the top motherboard brand for internet cafés in China. Biostar is an independent company listed on the main floor of Taiwan Stock Market, stock ID number TWSE: 2399.
History
The company was founded in 1986, manufacturing XT form factor mainboards and in later years add-on cards. In 1999 Biostar was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and met the ISO 9001 standard.[4][5]
On 1 August 2004, having collaborated on Nvidia nForce based motherboards, Biostar became a partner with Nvidia of graphics solutions.[6] Biostar was awarded "Top 20 Taiwan Global Brand" in 2008[7] conducted by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) with an estimate brand value of US$46 million.[8]
Biostar allows end-users to modify voltages and frequencies of the video card's GPU and memory to boost performance to extreme limits (overclocking).[9] Those cards are called "V-Ranger" or "V-Series".[5]
Their mainboards, notably the "T-Power" and "T-Series", have been widely reviewed to be highly overclockable[10] achieving world record FSB overclocks.[11]
Products
ethOS
A 64-bit Linux distribution operating system for cryptocurrency mining motherboard rig, it mines Monero, Ethereum, etc., developed in 2016.[12][13]
Mainboard chipset
Biostar M5ALA Rev.2.0 ALi Aladdin V Chipset
Location
Biostar is located in New Taipei City, Taiwan and has five regional headquarters around the world.[5]
See also
References
External links
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