Elitegroup Computer Systems

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ECS
Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd
精英電腦股份有限公司
Public TWSE: 2331
Industry Computer hardware
Electronics
Founded 1987
Headquarters Neihu District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Key people
Wenyan Lin Guo, CEO and Chairman; Shunyi Ni, Managing Director
Products Motherboards
Graphics Card
Number of employees
15,493
Website www.ECS.com.tw

Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd, (ECS;Chinese: 精英電腦股份有限公司; pinyin: jīngyīng diànnǎo gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī) is a Taiwan-based electronics firm. It is the fifth largest[citation needed] PC motherboard manufacturer in the world (after Asus, Gigabyte Technology, ASRock, and MSI), with production reaching 24 million units in 2002. Many of these motherboards have been produced for OEM customers and are used in systems assembled and sold by such brand-name companies as IBM, Compaq and Zoostorm. Its main competitors are Micro-Star International and ASRock.

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ECS headquarters building in Neihu District, Taipei City.

The company has since concentrated on broadening its product range. After ECS's purchase of laptop manufacturer Uniwill in 2006, the company has been involved in the design and manufacture of laptops, desktop replacement computers and multimedia products. ECS computers are sold by Fry's Electronics under the “Great Quality” (“GQ”) brand.

History

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former PCChips Logo

Founded in 1987, ECS is headquartered in Taiwan with operations in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. The company merged with PCChips (Hsing Tech Enterprise Co., Ltd), a major manufacturer of low-cost motherboards, in 2005.[1] In June 2003, ECS was selected for two years in a row for Business Week magazine’s exclusive Information Technology 100 list.

On April 10, 2013, ECS unveiled Durathon, where all ECS motherboards are tested beyond industry standards for durability, stability, and reliability, as well as materials used in the manufacture of its motherboards.[2][third-party source needed] The name Durathon derives from the words durable and marathon, which refers to each motherboard's rigorous testing methods in extreme environmental conditions.

See also

ECS also produces Acer computers.

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