Matrox Electronic Systems
| Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
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| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1976 |
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Dorval , Canada
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| Branch | Software, electronics |
| Website | www.matrox.com |
Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. is a Canadian manufacturer of graphics and video hardware , especially for graphics cards and video cards .
Matrox was founded in 1976 by Lorne Trottier and Branko Matic in Montreal . The name “Matrox” is derived from “Ma” from Matić and “tro” from Trottier - combined with an “x” for “excellence”. The company is still family-owned today and is not listed on the stock exchange.
Matrox Electronic Systems is divided into three business areas:
history
During the 1990s, Matrox was a leading manufacturer of professional graphics cards and a major competitor to Number Nine . In contrast to Number Nine, you could assert yourself in the market. In fiscal 1998/1999, Matrox had sales of $ 550 million. At the end of the 1990s, the company withdrew from the less profitable 3D games market due to the extremely high development and production costs. Since Intel now dominated the market for office graphics cards in the form of onboard solutions , Matrox had to look for its own niche and subsequently specialized in professional graphics cards with multiple monitor connections . With the realignment, the number of employees fell from more than 1450 in 2002 to 800 at times and is currently back at more than 900.
Today, Matrox graphics cards are mainly used where high image quality with high resolution and multiple monitors is important, e.g. a. in the medical field, with graphic artists and at stock exchange and cash register terminals.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Matrox, media release of June 28, 1999 ( Memento of July 8, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Matrox Company Info, website as of December 5, 2002 ( Memento of December 5, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Matrox Company Info, website as of November 20, 2009
- ^ Graphics Cards