Biostar

{{Infobox company

| name = Biostar Microtech International Corp.

| logo = Biostar.svg

| native_name = 映泰股份有限公司

| native_name_lang = zh

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{TSE|2399}}

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1986}}

| location = New Taipei, Taiwan

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Mingyi Wang
(CEO and Chairman)
Mingzheng Wang
(General Manager / Director)}}

| industry = Computer hardware
Electronics

| 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{{cite news |title=Biostar Presents Its System-On-Chip Solutions |url=http://www.techpowerup.com/203100/biostar-presents-its-system-on-chip-solutions.html |publisher=TechPowerUp |date=16 July 2014 |accessdate=6 March 2015}}
Thermal grease

| revenue = {{profit}} NT$4.608 Billion / $147 Million (2013){{cite news |title=Financial Statements For Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399) |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=2399:TT |publisher=Bloomberg Business |accessdate=18 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013222214/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=2399:TT |archivedate=13 October 2012 }}

| operating_income = {{profit}} NT$54.6 Million / $1.7 Million (2013)

| net_income = {{profit}} NT$122.6 Million / $3.9 Million (2013)

| num_employees = 553 (2014){{cite news |title=No of Employees for Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399) |url=https://www.google.co.uk/finance?cid=687134 |publisher=Google Finance |accessdate=27 February 2015}}

| homepage = {{URL|www.biostar.com.tw}}

}}

Biostar Microtech International Corp. ({{zh|c=映泰股份有限公司|p=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.

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 {{TSE|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.{{cite news |title=Company Profile |url=http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/about/history.php |publisher=Biostar |accessdate=27 February 2015}}{{cite news |title=Exclusive interview with Biostar’s Head of European Sales |date=18 January 2013 |url=http://www.kitguru.net/channel/jules/exclusive-interview-with-biostars-head-of-european-sales/ |publisher=KitGuru |accessdate=27 February 2015}}

On 1 August 2004, having collaborated on Nvidia nForce based motherboards, Biostar became a partner with Nvidia of graphics solutions.{{cite news |title=Biostar Announces to Join NVIDIA's First Tier Partnership of Visual Graphics Solutions |url=http://hexus.net/tech/items/graphics/2711-biostar-announces-join-nvidias-first-tier-partnership-visual-graphics-solutions/ |publisher=HEXUS |date=27 September 2005 |accessdate=6 March 2015}}

Biostar was awarded "Top 20 Taiwan Global Brand" in 2008{{cite web |title=BIOSTAR awarded TOP20 Taiwan Global Brand in 2008 |url=http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/fa/news/news.php?id=41 |publisher=Biostar |date=4 October 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005125531/http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/fa/news/news.php?id=41 |archivedate=5 October 2008}} conducted by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) with an estimate brand value of US$46 million.{{cite web |title=2008 Top Taiwan Global Brands announced today |url=https://www.brandingtaiwan.org/eng/activity_news_detail.aspx?sn=47 |publisher=Branding Taiwan |date=23 October 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004121040/https://www.brandingtaiwan.org/eng/activity_news_detail.aspx?sn=47 |archivedate=4 October 2011}}

Biostar allows end-users to modify voltages and frequencies of the video card's GPU and memory to boost performance to extreme limits (overclocking).{{cite news |title=Biostar V-Ranger Assists 8600GTS Gain Highest 3DMark06 In Class |url=http://www.overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/biostar_v-ranger_assists_8600gts_gain_highest_3dmark06_in_class/1 |publisher=overclock3d.net |date=19 August 2007 |accessdate=29 September 2009}} Those cards are called "V-Ranger" or "V-Series".

Their mainboards, notably the "T-Power" and "T-Series", have been widely reviewed to be highly overclockable{{cite news |title=Biostar T5 XE cheap and powerful 5GHz+ |url=http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?234169-Biostar-T5-XE-cheap-and-powerful-(5GHz-inside-D-) |publisher=xtremesystems.org |date=10 September 2009 |accessdate=3 October 2009}} achieving world record FSB overclocks.{{cite web |title=Biostar TPower I45 Set 725MHz FSB Record |url=http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Biostar_TPower_I45_Set_725MHz_FSB_Record/5911.html |publisher=VR-ZONE |date=25 June 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703174658/http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Biostar_TPower_I45_Set_725MHz_FSB_Record/5911.html |archivedate=3 July 2008}}

Products

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A 64-bit Linux distribution operating system for cryptocurrency mining motherboard rig, it mines Monero, Ethereum, etc., developed in 2016.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=ethOS Mining OS|url=http://ethosdistro.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203160147/http://ethosdistro.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-02-03|access-date=2021-07-05}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-07|title=Crypto Mining Guide|url=https://www.biostar.com.tw/event/crypto_mining/page7.htm#top|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207171534/https://www.biostar.com.tw/event/crypto_mining/page7.htm#top|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-02-07|access-date=2021-07-05}}