Palit Microsystems

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{{short description|Taiwanese-based hardware company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Palit Microsystems, Ltd.

| native_name = 同德股份有限公司

| native_name_lang = zh

| logo = Palit logo.png

| logo_size = 250px

| type = Private

| industry = Computer hardware

| founded = {{Start date and age|1988}}

| founder = Li Shilong (李世隆)

| location_city = Taipei

| hq_location_country = Taiwan

| area_served = Worldwide

| products = Graphic cards

| num_employees = < 3,000 (2023)

| divisions = Gainward

| website = {{URL|https://www.palit.com/}}

}}

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Palit Microsystems, Ltd. is a Taiwanese-based company, founded in 1988. It is known for exclusive manufacturing of graphic cards on the basis of Nvidia and ATI graphic chipsets. Palit's factories are found in mainland China, while the offices are in Taipei, Taiwan, a logistics center in Hong Kong, China, and branch office in Germany.

Palit Microsystems runs two major brands, Palit, and Gainward, which target different global markets, and other brands like Daytona, Galaxy (GALAX), Vivkoo, Yuan, KFA2 (Kick Fuckin Ass²){{Cite web |date=2010-07-30 |title=KFA2 GeForce GTX 460 1GB LTD OC graphics card review |url=https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/25712-kfa2-geforce-gtx-460-1gb-ltd-oc-graphics-card-review/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=HEXUS}} and XpertVision. It also contract-manufactures graphics cards for other companies. In 2013 Palit Microsystems surpassed ASUSTek, becoming the biggest graphics card vendor by volume.{{cite web|url=http://www.geek.com/news/top-graphics-card-vendor-is-a-company-youve-probably-never-heard-of-1552579/|title=Top graphics card vendor is a company you've probably never heard of - News - Geek.com|publisher=|access-date=24 August 2016|archive-date=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213185104/https://www.geek.com/news/top-graphics-card-vendor-is-a-company-youve-probably-never-heard-of-1552579/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/182893/palit-and-pc-partner-beat-asus-in-graphics-card-market-share|title=Palit and PC Partner Beat ASUS in Graphics Card Market Share|publisher=}} Palit Microsystems' monthly maximum capacity reaches 1,200,000 units.{{cite web|url=http://www.palit.com/palit/about.php?id=3|title=Palit – About US |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.3dnews.ru/offsyanka/610000|title=Производителей видеокарт скоро станет меньше?|publisher=}} As of 2011 Palit's production share was about at 20–25% of world market of graphics solutions.{{buzzword inline|date=October 2019}} In the same time on the Russian market Palit had more than 40%, in Ukraine – about 30%.[http://www.3dnews.ru/offsyanka/610000 На долю Palit Microsystems приходится, по разным оценкам, от 20 до 25 процентов мирового рынка дискретных графических решений. На российском рынке, по последним данным, у нас более 40%, на Украине — около 30%] {{in lang|ru}}

In 2005 Palit Microsystems acquired the Gainward brand, company and branch Gainward Europe GmbH for $1 million of Taiwan-based TNC Industrial.{{cite news|url=http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphics,news-14819.html | publisher=Tom's Hardware | title=Graphics-card maker Gainward sells brand to Palit | date=2 February 2005 | accessdate=8 March 2015}}