Gigabyte Technology

{{Infobox company

| name = GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

| logo = Gigabyte Technology logo 20080107.svg

| image = 技嘉科技總部 20160512.jpg

| image_caption = Headquarters

| native_name = 技嘉科技

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{TSE|2376}}

| industry = Computer hardware
Consumer electronics

| founded = {{Start date and age|1986|4|30|df=yes}}

| founder = Pei-Chen Yeh

| dissolved =

| location_city = Xindian District, New Taipei City

| location_country = Taiwan
City of Industry, California
United States

| locations =

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Pei-Cheng Yeh (chairman)
Ming-Hsiung Liu (CEO)

| products = {{flat list|

}}

| services =

| revenue = {{up}} NT$136 billion (2023){{cite web |url=https://www.gigabyte.com/FileUpload/Global/SiteMap/83/images/AnnualReportEng-2023.pdf |publisher=GIGABYTE |title=GIGABYTE Annual Report |access-date=30 September 2024}}

| operating_income = {{down}} NT$4.8 billion (2023){{r|2023REPORT}}

| net_income = {{down}} NT$4.7 billion (2023){{r|2023REPORT}}

| owner =

| num_employees = 2,040 (2024){{r|2023REPORT}}

| divisions =

| subsid = {{ubl

|Aorus

|Giga Computing

}}

| footnotes =

| homepage = {{Official URL}}

}}

GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. (commonly referred to as Gigabyte Technology or simply Gigabyte) is a Taiwanese manufacturer and distributor of computer hardware.

Gigabyte's principal business is motherboards, It shipped 4.8 million motherboards in the first quarter of 2015, which allowed it to become the leading motherboard vendor.{{cite news |url=https://www.tweaktown.com/news/44382/gigabyte-passes-asus-becomes-leading-motherboard-vendor/index.html |publisher=TweakTown |title=GIGABYTE Passes ASUS, Becomes the Leading Motherboard Vendor}} Gigabyte also manufactures custom graphics cards and laptop computers (including thin and light laptops under its Aero sub-brand{{Cite web|last=McCauley|first=William|date=2021-09-30|title=GigaByte Laptops Brand Rating 2021|url=https://ilaptopworld.com/is-gigabyte-a-good-brand-for-laptops/|access-date=2021-11-02|website=LaptopWorld|language=en-us|archive-date=2022-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002013935/https://ilaptopworld.com/is-gigabyte-a-good-brand-for-laptops/|url-status=usurped}}). In 2010, Gigabyte was ranked 17th in "Taiwan's Top 20 Global Brands" by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council.{{cite news|url=http://www.taiwantrade.com.tw/123/news-detail/en_US/30061 |publisher=TAITRA |title=Gigabyte Ranked Top 20 in Taiwan's Global Brands |date=4 November 2010 |access-date=5 November 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news|url=http://www.europeanbusinessreview.eu/page.asp?pid=859 |publisher=European Business Review |title=2010 Top Taiwan Global Brands Unveiled |date=4 November 2010 |access-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227170202/http://www.europeanbusinessreview.eu/page.asp?pid=859 |archive-date=27 February 2015}}

The company is publicly held and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, stock ID number {{TSE|2376}}.

History

File:2008 Taiwan Excellence Awards Dandy Pei-cheng Yeh.jpg

Gigabyte Technology was established in 1986 by Pei-Cheng Yeh.{{cite news|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=42677303&ticker=2376:TT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222063000/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=42677303&ticker=2376:TT|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2012|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|title=Pei-Chen Yeh: Executive Profile|access-date=31 December 2011}}

One of Gigabyte's key advertised features on its motherboards is its "Ultra Durable" construction, advertised with "all solid capacitors".{{cite news|url=http://www.pcstats.com/releaseview.cfm?releaseID=1459|publisher=PCSTATS|title=Gigabyte Announces Ultra-Durable "All-Solid Capacitor" Motherboard|date=5 June 2006|access-date=15 November 2012|archive-date=26 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126204834/http://pcstats.com/releaseview.cfm?releaseID=1459|url-status=dead}} On 8 August 2006 Gigabyte announced a joint venture with Asus.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20060808PR203.html|publisher=Digitimes.com|title=ASUS and Gigabyte Form Joint Venture|date=8 August 2006|access-date=14 November 2012}} Gigabyte developed the world's first software-controlled power supply in July 2007.{{cite news|url=http://www.anandtech.com/print/2283|publisher=AnandTech|title=Gigabyte's New Odin GT 800W Power Supply|date=24 July 2007|access-date=14 November 2012}}

An innovative method to charge the iPad and iPhone on the computer was introduced by Gigabyte in April 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/04/23/gigabyte-launches-charge-apple-products/|publisher=SemiAccurate|title=Gigabyte Launches Charge for Apple Products|date=23 April 2010|access-date=15 November 2012}} Gigabyte launched the world's first Z68 motherboard on 31 May 2011, with an on-board mSATA connection for Intel SSD and Smart Response Technology.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitimes.com/supply_chain_window/story.asp?datepublish=2011/05/31&pages=PR&seq=209|publisher=Digitimes.com|title=Gigabyte Showcases Z68 Motherboards|date=31 May 2011|access-date=14 November 2012}} On 2 April 2012, Gigabyte released the world's first motherboard with 60A ICs from International Rectifier.{{cite news|url=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainboards/display/20120604213512_Gigabyte_Makes_Mainboards_Even_More_Durable_Installs_60A_Power_ICs_onto_Motherboards.html|publisher=Xbitlabs.com|title=Gigabyte Installs 60A Power ICs onto Motherboards|date=4 June 2012|access-date=15 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010055959/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainboards/display/20120604213512_Gigabyte_Makes_Mainboards_Even_More_Durable_Installs_60A_Power_ICs_onto_Motherboards.html|archive-date=10 October 2012}}

In 2023, researchers at firmware-focused cybersecurity company Eclypsium said 271 models of Gigabyte motherboards are affected by backdoor vulnerabilities. Whenever a computer with the affected Gigabyte motherboard restarts, code within the motherboard's firmware initiates an updater program that downloads and executes another piece of software. Gigabyte has said it plans to fix the issues.{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Andy |title=Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor |url=https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/06/millions-of-pc-motherboards-were-sold-with-a-firmware-backdoor/ |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=Ars Technica |agency=Wired.com |date=1 June 2023 |language=en-us}}

Products

File:Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Eagle OC 24G, 24576 MiB GDDR6X liegend Front 20201114 TRANSPARENT.png

File:Gigabyte BRIX.jpg

Gigabyte designs and manufactures motherboards for both AMD and Intel platforms, and also produces graphics cards and notebooks in partnership with AMD and Nvidia, including Nvidia's Turing chipsets and AMD's Vega{{Cite web |last=Bliski |first=Aiden |date=2023-01-09 |title=Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 - specs, review |url=https://gamehub24.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-vega-64/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=gamehub24 |language=en}} and Polaris chipsets. Gigabyte's components are used by Alienware, Falcon Northwest, CybertronPC, Origin PC,[http://www.originpc.com/gaming/desktops/genesis/ Genesis Gaming Desktop], Origin PC, 30 August 2014 and exclusively in Technology Direct desktops.{{cite web |title=Desktop Computers |url=https://www.technologydirect.com.au/desktop-computers.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812053941/https://technologydirect.com.au/desktop-computers.html |archive-date=2018-08-12 |publisher=Technology Direct |date=21 June 2008 }}

Other products of Gigabyte have included desktop computers, tablet computers, ultrabooks, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, server motherboards, server racks, networking equipment, optical drives, computer monitors, mice, keyboards, cooling components, power supplies, and cases.{{cite news|url=http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/gigabyte_announces_u2442n_and_u2442v_ultrabooks|title=Gigabyte Announces U2442N and U2442V Ultrabooks|work=Maximum PC|access-date=10 April 2012 }}[http://www.netzwelt.de/news/91269_6-cebit-2012-hardware-computermesse.html#article Windows 7: Hybrid Computer from Gigabyte] (German), Netzwelt. Retrieved 15 March 2012.File:Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD 20190601.jpg

Subsidiaries

Aorus is a registered sub-brand trademark of Gigabyte belonging to Aorus Pte. Ltd.,{{Cite web|url=https://trademarks.justia.com/871/36/aorus-87136706.html|title=AORUS - Trademark Details|work=Justia Trademarks|access-date=January 19, 2018}} which is a company registered in Singapore.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegreenbook.com/companies/aorus-pte-ltd/|title=Aorus Pte Ltd|work=The Green Book|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235229/http://www.thegreenbook.com/companies/aorus-pte-ltd/|url-status=dead}} Aorus specializes in gaming related products such as motherboards, graphics cards, notebooks, mice, keyboards, SSDs, headsets, cases, power supply and CPU coolers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aorus.com/about.php|publisher=Aorus|title=About Us|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321055628/https://www.aorus.com/about.php|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

{{Official website}}
[http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/ Official Gigabyte forum]
[https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/city-of-industry/profile/computer-parts/gigabyte-technologies-1216-13136347 Gigabyte - Better Business Bureau page]

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