Biostar

---

title: "Biostar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["companies-based-in-new-taipei", "computer-companies-of-taiwan", "computer-hardware-companies", "computer-systems-companies", "electronics-companies-of-taiwan", "graphics-hardware-companies", "manufacturing-companies-established-in-1986", "motherboard-companies", "taiwanese-brands", "taiwanese-companies-established-in-1986"] description: "Taiwanese hardware manufacturing company" topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biostar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Taiwanese hardware manufacturing company ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]

Field	Value
name	Biostar Microtech International Corp.
logo	Biostar.svg
native_name	映泰股份有限公司
native_name_lang	zh
type	Public
traded_as
foundation
location	New Taipei, Taiwan
area_served	Worldwide
key_people
industry	Computer hardware
Electronics
products	Barebone computers
Desktops
Expansion cards
Graphics cards
Headphones
Home theater PCs
Industrial PCs
Motherboards
Remote controls
Server hardware
Small form factor
System-on-chip solutions
Thermal grease
revenue	NT$4.608 Billion / $147 Million (2013)
operating_income	NT$54.6 Million / $1.7 Million (2013)
net_income	NT$122.6 Million / $3.9 Million (2013)
num_employees	553 (2014)
homepage
::

| name = Biostar Microtech International Corp. | logo = Biostar.svg | native_name = 映泰股份有限公司 | native_name_lang = zh | type = Public | traded_as = | foundation = | location = New Taipei, Taiwan | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = | industry = Computer hardware Electronics | products = Barebone computers Desktops Expansion cards Graphics cards Headphones Home theater PCs Industrial PCs Motherboards Remote controls Server hardware Small form factor System-on-chip solutions Thermal grease | revenue = NT$4.608 Billion / $147 Million (2013) | operating_income = NT$54.6 Million / $1.7 Million (2013) | net_income = NT$122.6 Million / $3.9 Million (2013) | num_employees = 553 (2014) | homepage =

Biostar Microtech International Corp. () is a Taiwanese company which designs and manufactures computer hardware products including motherboards, video cards, expansion cards, thermal grease, headphones, home theater PCs, remote controls, desktops, barebone computers, system-on-chip solutions and industrial PCs.

Awarded Taiwan's Top 20 Global Brand in 2008, Biostar, with an estimated brand value of US$46 million, was ranked No. 1 as the top motherboard brand for internet cafés in China. Biostar is an independent company listed on the main floor of Taiwan Stock Market, stock ID number .

History

The company was founded in 1986, manufacturing XT form factor mainboards and in later years add-on cards. In 1999 Biostar was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and met the ISO 9001 standard.

On 1 August 2004, having collaborated on Nvidia nForce based motherboards, Biostar became a partner with Nvidia of graphics solutions. Biostar was awarded "Top 20 Taiwan Global Brand" in 2008 conducted by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) with an estimate brand value of US$46 million.

Biostar allows end-users to modify voltages and frequencies of the video card's GPU and memory to boost performance to extreme limits (overclocking). Those cards are called "V-Ranger" or "V-Series".

Their mainboards, notably the "T-Power" and "T-Series", have been widely reviewed to be highly overclockable achieving world record FSB overclocks.

Products

ethOS

A 64-bit Linux distribution operating system for cryptocurrency mining motherboard rig, it mines Monero, Ethereum, etc., developed in 2016.

Mainboard chipset

File:Biostar M5ALA ver2.0.jpg|Biostar M5ALA Rev.2.0 ALi Aladdin V Chipset

Location

Biostar is located in New Taipei City, Taiwan and has five regional headquarters around the world.

References

References

1. (16 July 2014). "Biostar Presents Its System-On-Chip Solutions". TechPowerUp.
2. "Financial Statements For Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399)". Bloomberg Business.
3. "No of Employees for Biostar Microtech Intl Corp (2399)". Google Finance.
4. "Company Profile". Biostar.
5. (18 January 2013). "Exclusive interview with Biostar’s Head of European Sales". KitGuru.
6. (27 September 2005). "Biostar Announces to Join NVIDIA's First Tier Partnership of Visual Graphics Solutions". HEXUS.
7. (4 October 2009). "BIOSTAR awarded TOP20 Taiwan Global Brand in 2008". Biostar.
8. (23 October 2008). "2008 Top Taiwan Global Brands announced today". Branding Taiwan.
9. (19 August 2007). "Biostar V-Ranger Assists 8600GTS Gain Highest 3DMark06 In Class". overclock3d.net.
10. (10 September 2009). "Biostar T5 XE cheap and powerful 5GHz+". xtremesystems.org.
11. (25 June 2008). "Biostar TPower I45 Set 725MHz FSB Record". VR-ZONE.
12. (2021-02-03). "ethOS Mining OS".
13. (2021-02-07). "Crypto Mining Guide".

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::