A-DATA

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A-DATA Technology Company
Type Public TSEC:3260
Founded 2001
Headquarters Chung Ho City, Taipei, Taiwan
Key people Simon Chen , Founder, President & CEO
Shalley Chen , Executive Vice President
Gibson Chen , Vice President
Industry Flash memory
DRAM
Products Memory cards
USB flash drives
DRAM
Digital_photo_frame
Solid-state drive
ExpressCard
Revenue US $1.37 billion USD (2007)
Employees 800 (2007)
Website www.adatausa.com

A-DATA Technology (traditional Chinese: 威剛科技股份有限公司) (TSEC:3260) is a Taiwanese memory manufacturer, founded on May, 2001 by Chairman and CEO Mr. Simon Chen. Their core product line consists of DRAM Modules, USB Flash Drives and Memory Cards such as CompactFlash and Secure Digital. They have also explored other markets such as Digital_photo_frame, Solid-state drive and ExpressCard.

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[edit] Corporate History

A-DATA Technology was founded on May 4, 2001. On October 8, 2004, A-DATA underwent an IPO on the TAIEX stock exchange: TSEC:3260.

With a successful IPO, A-DATA’s position in the Taiwanese market quickly rose and was ranked 17th in the 2005 “Taiwan Top 20 Global Brands” by Interbrand. [1]

As of 2008, A-DATA has a total capital of $55.55 million and market capitalization of $305.16 million. A-DATA is the world's 2nd largest DRAM Module Suppliers with 7.1% market share.

[edit] New Logo

In January 2008, A-DATA announced a new logo for its trendy line of USB flash drives. It will consist of a blue lowercased “a” and red lowercased “data”.

[edit] Notable products

Eee PC Edition - branded memory that acts as a second HDD for your Eee PC, officially approved by ASUS. [2]

NTSC USB flash drives - trendy USB flash drives that can be worn as a fashion accessory. [3]

Disney - themed series of Disney USB flash drives, memory cards and digital photo frame. [4]

Show Me Disk USB flash drive - the first USB flash drive to incorporate an outside LCD screen.

Solar Disk - the first USB flash drive to incorporate a solar panel that eliminates the need for a battery.

Info SD – the first SD card to incorporate a LED screen indicating storage space.

Fingerprint Disk - a USB flash drive to incorporate a fingerprint reader onto a USB flash drive. [5]

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