Biostar Microtech International Corp.(Chinese:Ánh thái cổ phần công ty hữu hạn;pinyin:Yìngtài Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Taiwanese company which designs and manufacturescomputer hardwareproducts includingmotherboards,video cards,expansion cards,thermal grease,headphones,home theater PCs,remote controls,desktops,barebone computers,system-on-chip solutionsandindustrial PCs.
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Native name | Ánh thái cổ phần công ty hữu hạn |
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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 forinternet cafésin China. Biostar is an independent company listed on the main floor ofTaiwan Stock Market,stock ID numberTWSE:2399.
History
editThe company was founded in 1986, manufacturing XT form factor mainboards and in later years add-on cards. In 1999 Biostar was listed on theTaiwan Stock Exchangeand met theISO 9001standard.[4][5]
On 1 August 2004, having collaborated onNvidianForcebased motherboards, Biostar became a partner withNvidiaof graphics solutions.[6] Biostar was awarded "Top 20 Taiwan Global Brand" in 2008[7]conducted byTaiwan 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'sGPUand 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 recordFSBoverclocks.[11]
Products
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editA 64-bit Linux distribution operating system for cryptocurrency mining motherboard rig, it mines Monero, Ethereum, etc., developed in 2016.[12][13]
Mainboard chipset
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Biostar M5ALA Rev.2.0 ALi Aladdin V Chipset
Location
editBiostar is located inNew Taipei City,Taiwanand has five regional headquarters around the world.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^"Biostar Presents Its System-On-Chip Solutions".TechPowerUp. 16 July 2014.Retrieved6 March2015.
- ^abc"Financial Statements For Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399)".Bloomberg Business. Archived fromthe originalon 13 October 2012.Retrieved18 June2011.
- ^"No of Employees for Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399)".Google Finance.Retrieved27 February2015.
- ^"Company Profile".Biostar.Retrieved27 February2015.
- ^abc"Exclusive interview with Biostar's Head of European Sales".KitGuru. 18 January 2013.Retrieved27 February2015.
- ^"Biostar Announces to Join NVIDIA's First Tier Partnership of Visual Graphics Solutions".HEXUS. 27 September 2005.Retrieved6 March2015.
- ^"BIOSTAR awarded TOP20 Taiwan Global Brand in 2008".Biostar. 4 October 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2008.
- ^"2008 Top Taiwan Global Brands announced today".Branding Taiwan. 23 October 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 4 October 2011.
- ^"Biostar V-Ranger Assists 8600GTS Gain Highest 3DMark06 In Class".overclock3d.net. 19 August 2007.Retrieved29 September2009.
- ^"Biostar T5 XE cheap and powerful 5GHz+".xtremesystems.org. 10 September 2009.Retrieved3 October2009.
- ^"Biostar TPower I45 Set 725MHz FSB Record".VR-ZONE. 25 June 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 3 July 2008.
- ^"ethOS Mining OS".2021-02-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-02-03.Retrieved2021-07-05.
- ^"Crypto Mining Guide".2021-02-07. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-02-07.Retrieved2021-07-05.
