Biostar

Biostar Microtech International Corp.
Native name
映泰股份有限公司
Company typePublic
TWSE: 2399
IndustryComputer hardware
Electronics
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
HeadquartersNew Taipei, Taiwan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsBarebone 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
RevenueIncrease NT$4.608 Billion / $147 Million (2013)[2]
Increase NT$54.6 Million / $1.7 Million (2013)[2]
Increase NT$122.6 Million / $3.9 Million (2013)[2]
Number of employees
553 (2014)[3]
Websitewww.biostar.com.tw

Biostar Microtech International Corp. (Chinese: 映泰股份有限公司; pinyin: 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 TWSE: 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.[4][5]

On 1 August 2004, having collaborated on Nvidia nForce based motherboards, Biostar became a partner with Nvidia of graphics solutions.[6] Biostar was awarded "Top 20 Taiwan Global Brand" in 2008[7] conducted by Taiwan 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's GPU and 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 record FSB overclocks.[11]

Products

ethOS

A 64-bit Linux distribution operating system for cryptocurrency mining motherboard rig, it mines Monero, Ethereum, etc., developed in 2016.[12][13]

Mainboard chipset

  • Biostar M5ALA Rev.2.0 ALi Aladdin V Chipset
    Biostar M5ALA Rev.2.0 ALi Aladdin V Chipset

Location

Biostar is located in New Taipei City, Taiwan and has five regional headquarters around the world.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Biostar Presents Its System-On-Chip Solutions". TechPowerUp. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Financial Statements For Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399)". Bloomberg Business. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ^ "No of Employees for Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399)". Google Finance. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Company Profile". Biostar. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Exclusive interview with Biostar's Head of European Sales". KitGuru. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Biostar Announces to Join NVIDIA's First Tier Partnership of Visual Graphics Solutions". HEXUS. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  7. ^ "BIOSTAR awarded TOP20 Taiwan Global Brand in 2008". Biostar. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
  8. ^ "2008 Top Taiwan Global Brands announced today". Branding Taiwan. 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Biostar V-Ranger Assists 8600GTS Gain Highest 3DMark06 In Class". overclock3d.net. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  10. ^ "Biostar T5 XE cheap and powerful 5GHz+". xtremesystems.org. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Biostar TPower I45 Set 725MHz FSB Record". VR-ZONE. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008.
  12. ^ "ethOS Mining OS". 2021-02-03. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  13. ^ "Crypto Mining Guide". 2021-02-07. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-07-05.