| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | TWSE: 2377 |
| Industry | Computer hardware Electronics |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder(s) | Xu Xiang Huang Jinqing Lin Wentong You Xian'neng Lu Qilong |
| Headquarters | Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan[1] |
| Key people | Xu Xiang (Chairman) |
| Products | Notebooks, Motherboards, Video Cards, Barebone, Consumer Electronics, Servers, Industrial Computing, All-in-One PC, Medical Devices[2] |
| Revenue | TW$74.24 billion / $2.51 billion (2005)[3] |
| Employees | 18,000[4] |
| Website | http://www.msi.com |
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd (MSI) (Chinese: 微星科技; pinyin: Wéixīng Kējì, "Micro-Star Technology") is a Taiwan-based electronics company and one of the world's largest motherboard and video card manufacturers.
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MSI is one of the top three motherboard and video card manufacturers worldwide.[3][4][5] In addition, MSI also manufactures a wide range of products including expansion cards, servers, barebone computers, notebooks, car infotainment products, and All-in-One PCs.[6]
MSI was established in August 1986 in Jhonghe, Taipei by 5 founders – Xu Xiang (a.k.a. Joseph Hsu), Huang Jinqing (a.k.a. Jeans Huang), Lin Wentong (a.k.a. Frank Lin), You Xian'neng (a.k.a. Kenny Yu), and Lu Qilong (a.k.a. Henry Lu).[1][4][6] MSI concentrated on developing and manufacturing computer mainboards and graphics cards in the beginning. In 1987, the company produced the world's first overclocking motherboard.[4]
MSI has also expanded into mainland China, opening its Baoan Plant in Shenzhen in 2000 and establishing research and development facilities Kunshan in 2001.[6] Its annual motherboard and video card production reached 20.8 million units and 11.8 million units, respectively.[6] In 2005, it had worldwide sales of US$2.4 billion.[3]
In 1995, MSI kicked off its diversified business operation strategy, starting from the motherboard and video card industries and extending into consumer electronics. Currently its portfolio includes notebooks, communication devices, barebone systems, servers/workstations, multimedia, industrial computing, and others.