for other uses see msi disambiguation . micro star international co. ltd msi headquarters in new taipei city taiwan type public traded as twse 2377 industry electronics founded august 4th 1986 founder joseph hsu jeans huang frank lin kenny yu henry lu headquarters zhonghe district new taipei city taiwan key people joseph hsu chairman products computer hardware revenue us 2.7 billion 2014 number of employees 13 500 website http www.msi.com msi micro star international co. ltd chinese is a taiwanese multinational information technology corporation headquartered in new taipei city taiwan . it designs develops and provides computer hardware related products and services including laptops motherboards graphics cards all in one pcs servers industrial computers pc peripherals car infotainment products etc. the company has a primary listing on the taiwan stock exchange 1 and was established in august 1986 by 5 founders hsu xiang a.k.a. joseph hsu 2 huang jinqing a.k.a. jeans huang 3 4 lin wentong a.k.a. frank lin 5 yu xian neng a.k.a. kenny yu and lu qilong a.k.a. henry lu . first starting its business in new taipei city taiwan msi later expanded into mainland china setting up its baoan plant in shenzhen in 2000 and establishing research and development facilities in kunshan in 2001 . it also provides global warranty service in north america central south america asia australia and europe . 6 the company has been a sponsor for a number of esports teams 7 and is also the host of the international gaming event msi masters gaming arena formerly known as msi beat it . 8 9 10 11 the earliest beat it tournament can be traced back to 2010 featuring evil geniuses winning the championship . 12 contents 1 history 1.1 products 1.2 company operations 1.2.1 ranking 1.2.1.1 operations 2 product gallery 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit products edit the company first built its reputation on developing and manufacturing computer motherboards and graphics cards . it established its subsidiary funtoro in 2008 to provide solutions for vehicle infotainment . now it provides a variety of products ranging from laptops gaming laptops 13 motherboards graphics cards all in one pcs mobile workstations barebone computers servers ipcs multimedia peripherals to vehicle infotainment solutions smart cleaning robots panoramic wi fi cameras etc. when established in 1986 msi focused on the design and manufacturing of motherboards and add on cards . later that year it introduced the first overclockable 286 motherboard . in 1989 msi introduced its first 486 motherboard ; in 1993 its first 586 motherboard ; in 1995 its dual pentium pro based motherboard . in 1997 it introduced its intel pentium ii based motherboard with intel mmx technology along with its first graphics card product and its first barebone product ; in 1990 it introduced its first socket 7 based motherboard and in 2002 its first pc2pc bluetooth & wlan motherboard . in 2000 msi introduced its first set top box product ms 5205 . 14 in 2003 its first pen tablet pc product pennote3100 15 and in 2004 its first notebook product m510c . 16 in 2009 msi introduced its first ultra slim notebook x320 17 and first all in one pc ap1900 . 18 in early 2016 msi announced collaboration with htc and has revealed vive ready systems to offer virtual reality experience . 19 20 21 22 23 24 company operations edit in 1997 msi inaugurated its plant i in jung he city ; in 2000 it inaugurated its plant iii in jung he city in 1998 it became a public company with an ipo initial public offering on the taipei stock exchange taiex . in 2000 msi computer shenzhen co. ltd. was founded and in 2001 msi electronics kunshan co. ltd. ranking edit in 2008 msi was ranked among the top 20 taiwan global brands . 25 in 2011 the firm was named one of the top 100 taiwan brands distinguished among 500 brands . 26 by 2013 msi has been awarded from taiwan excellence for 15 consecutive years . 27 in 2015 msi was ranked the 4th best laptop brand of 2015 by laptop magazine . 28 29 operations edit msi s offices in zhonghe district new taipei city taiwan serve as the company s headquarters and house a number of different divisions and services . 30 manufacturing initially took place at plants in taiwan . the company has branch offices in the americas europe asia australia and south africa . as of 2015 the company has employed a global workforce of over 13 500 and has a global presence in over 120 countries spanning the americas europe middle east africa emea and asia pacific . product gallery edit an msi z97a gaming 5 motherboard an msi panocam a type of panoramic camera an msi gs72 laptop an msi aegis desktop pc an msi workstation pc see also edit taiwan portal companies portal list of companies of taiwan references edit micro star international co 2377 taiwan stock exchange . retrieved february 5 2015 . xiang xu general manager and chairman micro star international co. ltd. . retrieved february 5 2015 . jin qing huang senior vice president of research and development headquarter and director micro star international co. ltd. . retrieved february 5 2015 . the distro interview msi senior vice president and co founder jeans huang . retrieved march 18 2015 . wen tong lin senior vice president of materials and director micro star international co. ltd. . retrieved february 5 2015 . global warranty service locations . retrieved february 5 2015 . msi gaming teams . retrieved october 21 2015 . msi masters gaming arena 2015 . retrieved october 5 2015 . msi masters gaming arena 2015 at gosugamers . retrieved october 21 2015 . coverage msi beat it global 2014 . retrieved march 4 2015 . msi beat it 2014 global gaming competition a spectacular festival that leaves all longing for more . retrieved march 4 2015 . evil geniuses win msi beat it 2010 . retrieved march 4 2015 . msi ge60 apache 033 gaming laptop review . gaming laptop . retrieved 2015 02 25 . https www.msi.com news detail ehpgj2tfzcbufhnjf0magswpgzfwy7sgbwt6igkinlgq6f otqcmofnpm4ad99 h0slm78wxsrlmpwbwtvwtag msi pennote 3100 tablet pc . retrieved february 5 2015 . msi megabook m510c . retrieved february 5 2015 . msi x320 ultra slim notebook . retrieved february 5 2015 . msi ap1900 all in one pc . retrieved february 5 2015 . msi teams with htc launches mac pro box for vr gaming . retrieved march 29 2016 . msi hp and alienware reveal vive ready vr pcs . retrieved march 29 2016 . alienware and msi offer powerful vive optimized systems . retrieved march 29 2016 . hp alienware and msi partner with htc to offer vive ready pcs . retrieved march 29 2016 . msi vortex and htc vive partnership ultimate vr experience . retrieved march 29 2016 . vive optimized pcs . retrieved march 29 2016 . 2008 top taiwan global brands . retrieved october 23 2015 . msi was named one of the top 100 taiwan brands in the top 100 taiwan brands activity august 29 2011 . . retrieved february 5 2015 . msi taiwan excellence award winner 15 years of affirmation january 18 2013 . retrieved february 5 2015 . msi best and worst laptop brands 2015 . retrieved april 28 2015 . best & worst laptop brands 2015 . retrieved april 28 2015 . headquarters . retrieved october 21 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to micro star international . official website coordinates 25 00 25 n 121 29 13 e 25.006954 n 121.486846 e 25.006954 ; 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