List of computer hardware manufacturers
Current notable computer hardware manufacturers:
Cases
List of computer case manufacturers:
- Aigo
- AMAX Information Technologies
- Antec
- AOpen
- ASRock
- Asus
- be quiet!
- CaseLabs (defunct)
- Chassis Plans
- Cooler Master
- Corsair
- Dell
- Deepcool
- DFI
- ECS
- EVGA Corporation
- Foxconn
- Fractal Design
- Gigabyte Technology
- IBall
- Lian Li
- MSI
- MiTAC
- NZXT
- Phanteks
- Razer
- Rosewill
- Seasonic
- Shuttle
- SilverStone Technology
- Thermaltake
- Ultra Products
- XFX
- Zalman
Rack-mount computer cases
Motherboards
Top motherboard manufacturers:
List of motherboard manufacturers:
- Acer
- ACube Systems
- Albatron
- AMAX Information Technologies
- AOpen
- Chassis Plans
- DFI (industrial motherboards), stopped producing LanParty motherboards in 2009
- ECS (Elitegroup Computer Systems)
- EPoX (partially defunct)
- First International Computer
- Foxconn
- Fujitsu[1]
- Gumstix
- Intel (NUC and server motherboards)
- Lanner Inc (industrial motherboards)
- Leadtek
- Lite-On
- NZXT
- PNY Technologies
- Powercolor
- Sapphire Technology
- Shuttle Inc.
- Simmtronics
- Supermicro
- Tyan
- VIA Technologies
- Vigor Gaming
- XFX
- ZOTAC
Defunct:
- BFG Technologies
- Chaintech
- Soyo Group Inc
- Universal Abit (formerly ABIT)
Chipsets for motherboards
Central processing units (CPUs)
Note: most of these companies only make designs, and do not manufacture their own designs.
Top x86 CPU manufacturers:
List of CPU manufacturers (most of the companies sell ARM-based CPUs, assumed if nothing else stated):
- ARM Holdings (sells designs only)
- Apple Inc. (ARM-based CPUs)
- Broadcom Inc. (ARM-based, e.g. for Raspberry Pi)
- Fujitsu (its ARM-based CPU used in top supercomputer, still also sells its SPARC-based)
- Hitachi (its own designs and ARM)
- Hygon (x86-based)
- HiSilicon (acquired by Huawei), stopped making its ARM-based design
- IBM (now only designs two architectures)
- Ingenic Semiconductor (MIPS-based)
- Marvell (its ThunderX3 ARM-based)
- MCST (its own designs and SPARC)
- MediaTek (ARM chips, and MIPS chips)[2]
- Nvidia (sells ARM-based, and bought the ARM company)
- Qualcomm (ARM-based)
- Rockchip (ARM-based)
- Samsung (ARM-based)
- SiFive (RISC-V-based, e.g. HiFive Unleashed)
- Texas Instruments (its own designs and ARM)
- Via (formerly Centaur Technology division), its own x86-based design
- Wave Computing (previously MIPS Technologies), licenses MIPS CPU design
- Zhaoxin (its own x86 design based on Via's)
Acquired or defunct:
- Cyrix (its own x86-based)
- Freescale (acquired by NXP Semiconductors), PowerPC-based
- Motorola (its own designs)
- NexGen (acquired by AMD)
- Oracle (previously Sun Microsystems), both made SPARC CPUs, but Oracle laid off that department
- Rise Technology
- SigmaTel (acquired by Freescale)
- Tilera (its own design)
- Transmeta (its own x86-based)
- WinChip
Hard disk drives (HDDs)
External
Note: the HDDs internal to these devices are manufactured only by the internal HDD manufacturers listed above.
List of external hard disk drive manufacturers:
- ADATA
- Buffalo Technology
- Freecom
- G-Technology brand of Western Digital
- Hyundai
- IoSafe-Hard drive safes
- LaCie (brand of Seagate)
- LG
- Maxtor (brand of Seagate)
- Promise Technology
- Samsung
- Seagate Technology
- Silicon Power
- Sony
- Toshiba
- Transcend Information
- TrekStor
- TwinMOS
- Verbatim Corporation
- Western Digital
Drive controller and RAID cards
Solid-state drives (SSDs)
Many companies manufacture SSDs but only six companies actually manufacture the Nand Flash devices[4] that are the storage element in most SSDs.
Optical disc drives (ODDs)
List of optical disc drive manufacturers:
Fans
Fan controllers
- Alphacool
- Asus (bundled with top of the range ROG motherboards)
- Aquacomputer
- GELID Solutions
- NZXT
- Scythe
- Thermaltake
- Zalman
- Cooler Master
Computer cooling systems
List of computer cooling system manufacturers:
Non-refillable liquid cooling (AiO)
List of non-refillable liquid cooling manufacturers:
- Cooler Master "Seidon Series"
- Corsair "H-Series"
- Deepcool "CAPTAIN Series" "MAELSTROM Series"
- EVGA Corporation
- Fractal Design "Kelvin Series"
- NZXT "Kraken Series"
- SilverStone Technology "Tundra Series"
- Thermaltake "Water2.0 Series"
- Zalman "SKADI series" "Reserator 3 Max" "LQ series" "Reserator 3 Max Dual"
- Zotac (stopped producing water coolers)
Video-card cooling
List of graphics card cooling manufacturers:
Computer monitors
List of companies that are actively manufacturing and selling computer monitors:
Video cards (graphics cards)
List of video card manufacturers:
- Asus
- AMD
- Biostar
- Chaintech
- Club 3D
- Diamond Multimedia
- ECS
- ELSA Technology
- EVGA Corporation
- Foxconn
- Gainward
- Gigabyte Technology
- HIS
- Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.
- Leadtek
- Matrox
- Nvidia
- MSI
- Palit
- PNY
- Point of View
- PowerColor
- S3 Graphics
- Sapphire Technology
- SPARKLE
- XFX
- Zotac
- BFG (defunct)
- EPoX (defunct)
- Oak Technology (defunct)
- 3dfx Interactive (defunct)
Graphics processing units (GPUs)
- Advanced Micro Devices
- ARM Holdings (Mali GPUs, first designed by acquired Falanx)
- ATI Technologies (Acquired by Advanced Micro Devices)
- Broadcom Limited
- Imagination Technologies (PowerVR)
- Intel
- Matrox
- Nvidia
- Qualcomm
- Via (S3 Graphics division)
- Vivante Corporation
- ZiiLABS
- Tseng Labs – (acquired by ATI)
- XGI
- 3dfx Interactive (Bankrupt)
Keyboards
List of keyboard manufacturers:
- A4Tech
- Alps
- Amkette
- Arctic
- Behavior Tech Computer (BTC)
- Chassis Plans
- Cherry
- Chicony Electronics
- Corsair
- Cooler Master
- CTI Electronics Corporation
- Das Keyboard
- Fujitsu–Siemens
- Gigabyte Technology
- G.Skill
- Hama Photo
- HyperX
- IBall
- intex
- Kensington Computer Products Group
- Key Tronic
- Lite-On
- Logitech
- Microsoft
- Razer
redragon
Mouse
List of mouse manufacturers:
- A4Tech
- Acer
- Alienware
- Arctic
- Asus
- Behavior Tech Computer (BTC)
- Belkin
- Cooler Master
- Corsair
- Creative Technology
- CTI Electronics Corporation
- Fellowes, Inc.
- Flextronics
- General Electric
- Gigabyte Technology
- Hama Photo
- IBall
- intex
- TVS Electronics
- Kensington Computer Products Group
- Key Tronic
- Labtec
- Lite-On
- Logitech
- Mad Catz
- Microsoft
- Mitsumi
- OCZ Technology
- Razer
- Saitek
- Samsung
- SilverStone Technology
- Sony
- SteelSeries
- Targus
- Terabyte
- Toshiba
- Trust
- Umax
- Verbatim Corporation
- Zalman
Mouse pads
List of mouse pad manufacturers:
Joysticks
List of Joystick manufacturers:
Speakers
List of computer speaker manufacturers:
- Altec Lansing
- AOpen (stopped making speakers)
- Auzentech
- Behringer
- Bose Corporation
- Canyon
- Cemex
- Cerwin-Vega
- Corsair
- Creative Technology
- Edifier
- General Electric
- Gigabyte Technology
- Hama Photo
- Harman International Industries (acquisition)
- (division: Harman Kardon, JBL)
Modems
List of modem manufacturers:
Network interface cards (NICs)
List of network card manufacturers:
Chipsets for network cards
There is a number of other companies (AMD, Microchip, Altera, etc) making specialized chipsets as part of other ICs, and they are not often found in PC hardware (laptop, desktop or server). There is also a number of now defunct companies (like 3com, DEC, SGI) that produced network related chipsets for us in general computers.
Power supply units (PSUs)
List of power supply unit (PSU) manufacturers:
- Adata
- Antec
- Arctic
- be quiet!
- Cooler Master
- Corsair
- Deepcool
- Delta Electronics
- Dynex
- EVGA Corporation
- Fractal Design
- Foxconn
- FSP Group
- Gigabyte Technology
- Lian-Li
- Lite-On
- Maplin
- NZXT
- OCZ Technology
- PC Power and Cooling
- Seasonic
- Seventeam
- SilverStone
- StarTech.com
- Super Flower
- Thermaltake
- Trust
- XFX
- Xilence
- Zalman
Random-access memory (RAM) modules
Note that the actual memory chips are manufactured by a small number of DRAM manufacturers. List of memory module manufacturers:
- ADATA
- Apacer
- Asus
- Axiom
- Buffalo Technology
- Chaintech
- Corsair
- Dataram
- Fujitsu
- G.Skill
- GeIL
- HyperX
- IBM
- Infineon
- Kingston Technology
- Lenovo
- Micron Technology
- Mushkin
- Netlist
- PNY
- Rambus
- Ramtron International
- Rendition
- Renesas Technology
- Samsung Semiconductor
- Sandisk
- Sea Sonic
- SK Hynix
- Silicon Power
- Super Talent
- Toshiba
- Transcend
- TwinMOS
- Virtium
- Wilk Elektronik
- Winbond
- Wintec Industries Inc.
Random-access memory (RAM) chips
List of current DRAM manufacturers:[5]
- Micron Technology
- Samsung Semiconductor
- SK hynix
- ChangXin Memory Technologies[6][7]
- Nanya Technology
- Powerchip Semiconductor (as a foundry)
- Winbond (specialty and mobile DRAM)
- Xi'An UniIC[8]
List of former or defunct DRAM manufacturers:
- NEC, Hitachi, later Elpida Memory (went bankrupt, bought by Micron)
- Mitsubishi, later Elpida
- Siemens, spun off Infineon Technologies, spun off Qimonda (went bankrupt, IP bought by Micron and others[7])
- Inotera, bought by Micron
- Intel (Intel 1103)
- Mostek
- Mosel Vitelic Inc (ProMOS Technologies spun off from Mosel Vitelic)
- ProMOS Technologies[9]
- Toshiba (DRAM business sold to Micron)[10][11]
- Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation[12]
List of fabless DRAM companies:
In addition, other semiconductor manufacturers include SRAM or eDRAM embedded in larger chips.
Headphones
List of headphone manufacturers:
- AKG Acoustics
- Altec Lansing
- Amkette
- Andrea Electronics
- Asus
- Audio-Technica
- Beats Electronics
- Beyerdynamic
- Biostar
- Bose Corporation
- Bush (brand)
- Corsair
- Creative Technology
- Edifier
- Fostex
- Grado Labs
- Hercules
- IHome
- JBL
- JLab Audio
- JVC (brand of JVCKenwood)
- Klipsch Audio Technologies
- Koss Corporation
- Meze Headphones
- Microsoft
- Monster Cable
- Panasonic
- Philips
- Plantronics
- Plantronics Gamecom
- Razer
- Samsung
- Sennheiser
- Shure
- Skullcandy
- SMS Audio
- Sonodyne
- Sony
- Stax Earspeakers
- SteelSeries
- Thermaltake
- Technics (brand)
- Thinksound
- Thrustmaster
- Turtle Beach Systems
- Ultrasone
- V-Moda
- Yamaha
Image scanners
List of image scanner manufacturers:
Sound cards
List of sound card manufacturers:
- Ad Lib, Inc.
- Gravis
- Analog Devices
- Asus
- Aureal Semiconductor
- Auzentech
- C-Media
- Conrad
- Creative Technology
- Diamond Multimedia
- Avid Audio
- E-MU Systems
- Ensoniq
- ESS Technology
- Focusrite
- Hercules
- HT Omega
- Korg
- Lexicon
- M-Audio
- MOTU
- PreSonus
- Razer
- Realtek
- Roland
- Speedlink
- StarTech.com
- Silicon Integrated Systems
- TerraTec
- Turtle Beach
- VIA Technologies
- Yamaha
TV tuner cards
List of TV tuner card manufacturers:
USB flash drives
List of USB flash drive manufacturers:
- ADATA
- Aigo
- Apacer
- ATP Electronics
- Corsair
- Crucial Technology
- Imation
- IronKey
- Kingston Technology
- Konami
- Lexar
- Maxell
- Netac
- OCZ
- PNY
- Quantum Corporation
- Ritek
- Super Talent
- Samsung
- SanDisk
- Seagate
- Silicon Power
- Sony
- Strontium Technology
- Toshiba
- Transcend
- TrekStor
- TwinMOS
- Umax
- Verbatim
- VisiOn
- Wilk Elektronik
Webcams
List of webcam manufacturers:
See also
References
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