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Micronics

Micronics Computers, Inc. was an American computer company active from 1986 to 1998 that manufactured complete systems, motherboards, and peripherals. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Micronics was one of the largest domestic motherboard manufacturers in the United States in the 1990s. After acquiring Orchid Technology in 1994, the company entered…

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Founded
November 1986; 39 years ago (1986-11) in Mountain View, California, United States
Founders
Frank Lin · Dean Chang · Harvey Wong · Minsiu Huang
Industry
Computers
Headquarters
Fremont, California (1991–1998)
Defunct
July 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07)
Fate
Acquired by Diamond Multimedia

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Triples102
Avg. degree1.97
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related to Foundation and growth (1986–1992) · 41
Micronics → According, After Lin's, California, Chang, Compaq, Compaq's Deskpro, Dean Chang, EISA, Extended Industry Standard Architecture, Frank Lin, Gang, Harvey Wong, Hong Kong, Huang, IBM PC, IBM's Micro Channel, In, Intel's, Japan, Lin
related to Executive churn and Orchid acquisition (1992–1995) · 28
Micronics → August, By, CEO, CEO Lin, Chan, Chang, Chips, Chuck, Co-founder Huang, Dado Banatao, Digital Equipment Corporation, Fremont, In April, In June, Kitrosser, Le Bui, Lin, May, Orchid, Orchid Technology
related to Decline and Diamond merger (1995–1998) · 19
Micronics → Australia, February, Gateway, Georgia, Hayes Microcomputer Products, In, In June, In October, Norcross, Orchid, Osborne, Osborne Computer, Osborne's, Pentium Pro, Simultaneously, Talks, The, United States, US
Founders · 4
Micronics → Dean Chang, Frank Lin, Harvey Wong, Minsiu Huang
Products · 3
Micronics → Computer systems, Motherboards, Peripherals
Defunct · 1
Micronics → July 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07)
Fate · 1
Micronics → Acquired by Diamond Multimedia
Founded · 1
Micronics → November 1986; 39 years ago (1986-11) in Mountain View, California, United States
Headquarters · 1
Micronics → Fremont, California (1991–1998)
Industry · 1
Micronics → Computers

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company motherboards based motherboard computer 1998 first million orchid 1991 multimedia diamond micronics' 1994 acquisition 1995 lin chang united states

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MicronicsDefunctJuly 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07)1.00infobox
MicronicsFateAcquired by Diamond Multimedia1.00infobox
MicronicsFoundedNovember 1986; 39 years ago (1986-11) in Mountain View, California, United States1.00infobox
MicronicsFoundersFrank Lin1.00infobox
MicronicsFoundersDean Chang1.00infobox
MicronicsFoundersHarvey Wong1.00infobox
MicronicsFoundersMinsiu Huang1.00infobox
MicronicsHeadquartersFremont, California (1991–1998)1.00infobox
MicronicsIndustryComputers1.00infobox
MicronicsNumber of employees215 (1991)1.00infobox
MicronicsProductsMotherboards1.00infobox
MicronicsProductsComputer systems1.00infobox
MicronicsProductsPeripherals1.00infobox
MicronicsTypePublic1.00infobox

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