Kingston Technology
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1987 |
| Seat | Fountain Valley , United States |
| Number of employees | 4000 |
| sales | $ 4.1 billion |
| Website | www.kingston.com |
Kingston Technology Co. is an American manufacturer of memory products, headquartered in Fountain Valley ( California ). According to his own statement, he is the world's largest manufacturer of memory modules and memory cards .
history
Kingston was founded in 1987 by John Tu and David Sun when they developed SIMM modules. In 1988 Kingston Technology received the patent for SIMM modules. Two years later, products outside of the memory area were also offered for the first time (processor upgrades). Network and storage products were first offered in 1993, and portable data storage devices a year later. In the list of the 500 largest private companies in the United States by Forbes magazine , Kingston was listed at number 367 with a turnover of 489 million US dollars. The first European branch was founded in Munich in 1995. For the first time, sales this year are also higher than one billion US dollars . The Japanese Softbank Corporation acquired 80% of Kingston Technology in 1996, these shares were repurchased in 1999. In 1997 the European headquarters were opened in the UK and a production and administration site in Taiwan and another in Dublin . Another production site in Malaysia followed in 1999 . Kingston Technology had 2003 sales of $ 1.8 billion. Kingston Technology is the world's leading independent memory manufacturer, according to iSuppli.
Products
- Flash memory for e.g. B.
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RAM , both as low-latency high-performance memory and server RAM ( ECC , registered ), and as inexpensive variants for
- computer
- server
- printer
- MP3 player
- Mobile phones
- HyperX products (gaming accessories)
Web links
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