ADATA
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ADATA Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 威剛科技股份有限公司; pinyin: Wēigāng Kējì Gǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī) is a Taiwanese fabless[2] hardware manufacturer, founded in May 2001 by Simon Chen (Chinese: 陳立白). Its main product line consists of DRAM modules, USB flash drives, hard disk drives, solid state drives, memory cards and mobile accessories. ADATA is also expanding into new areas, including robotics and electric powertrain systems. In addition to its main ADATA brand, the company also sells PC gaming hardware and accessories under its XPG ("Xtreme Performance Gear") brand since 2008.[3]
Native name | 威剛科技股份有限公司 |
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Company type | Public |
TPEx: 3260 | |
Industry | Computer storage Computer memory |
Founded | 4 May 2001; 22 years ago (2001-05-04) |
Founder | Li-Pai (Simon) Chen |
Headquarters | , Taiwan |
Products | Memory cards USB flash drives External hard drives DRAMs Solid state drives Industrial technology LED lighting Powerbanks |
Revenue | TWD$ 25.597 billion (2019)[1] |
TWD$ 2.826 billion (2019)[1] | |
TWD$ 441.769 million (2019)[1] | |
Total assets | TWD$ 24.465 billion (2019)[1] |
Total equity | TWD$ 8.007 billion (2019)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,400 (2019)[1] |
Website | www www |
In 2016, ADATA was the second-largest DRAM module manufacturer in the world by revenue[4] and had a market capitalization of US$680 million.[5] In recent years, ADATA has extended its business to Europe and the Americas, while competing strongly with Samsung in Asia.