Palit Microsystems
| Industry | Computer hardware |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Products | Graphic cards |
Number of employees | < 3000 (2006) |
| Divisions | Gainward |
| Website | www.palit.com |
Palit Microsystems, Inc. is a Hong Kong-based company, founded in 1988. It is known for exclusive manufacturing of graphic cards on the basis of NVIDIA & ATI graphic chipsets. Palit's factories are found in China, with offices in Germany and Taiwan, and the headquarters in Hong Kong. Palit Microsystems runs two major brands, Palit, and Gainward, which target different global markets, and other brands like Daytona, Galaxy, Vivkoo, Yuan, and XpertVision. It also contract-manufacture graphics cards for other companies. In 2013 Palit Microsystems surpassed ASUSTek, becoming the biggest graphics card vendor by volume.[1][2] Palit Microsystems' monthly maximum capacity reaches 1,200,000 units.[3][4] As of 2011 Palit's production share was about at 20–25% of world market of graphics sollutions. In the same time on the Russian market Palit had more than 40%, in Ukraine – about 30%.[5]
In 2005 Palit Microsystems acquired the Gainward brand, company and branch Gainward Europe GmbH for $1 million of Taiwan-based TNC Industrial.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Top graphics card vendor is a company you've probably never heard of - News - Geek.com".
- ↑ "Palit and PC Partner Beat ASUS in Graphics Card Market Share".
- ↑ ":: Palit – About US ::".
- ↑ "Производителей видеокарт скоро станет меньше?".
- ↑ 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%(Russian)
- ↑ "Graphics-card maker Gainward sells brand to Palit". Tom's Hardware. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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