{{short description|Taiwanese company}} {{Infobox company | name = Transcend Information, Inc. | native_name = 創見資訊股份有限公司 | native_name_lang = zh-Hant <!-- Commented out: | logo = Transcend Information logo.svg --> | logo_caption = | image = 創見 品牌形象照.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_alt = A view looking upward at a gray office building, with the Transcend logo in the grass in front | image_caption = Transcend headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan | type = Public | traded_as = {{TSE|2451}} | founded = {{Start date and age|1988}} | founder = Chung-Won Shu | location_city = Taipei, Taiwan | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Chung-Won Shu <small>(Chairman & CEO)</small> | industry = Storage devices | products = Flash memory cards<br>USB flash drives<br>External hard drives<br>DRAM<br>Multimedia product<br>Solid-state drives<br>Dashcams<br>Body cameras<br>Personal cloud storage<br>Apple solutions<br>Embedded solutions | num_employees = 2,000 | num_employees_year = 2011 | homepage = {{URL|https://www.transcend-info.com/}} }}
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'''Transcend Information, Inc.''' ({{zh|t=創見資訊股份有限公司|p=Chuàngjiàn Zīxùn Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī}}) is a Taiwanese company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan that manufactures and distributes memory products. Transcend deals in over 2,000 products including memory modules, flash memory cards, USB flash drives, portable hard drives, multimedia products, solid-state drives, dashcams, body cameras, personal cloud storage, card readers and accessories.
It has offices in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, China, and South Korea. It was the first Taiwanese memory module manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification.
==History== Transcend Information. Inc. was founded in 1988 by Mr. Chung-Won Shu, Peter, with its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Today, Transcend has become a global brand of digital storage, multimedia and industrial products with 13 offices worldwide. The design, development, and manufacture all their products is done in-house, as well as the marketing and sales.
==Product lines== Transcend manufactures memory modules, flash memory cards, USB flash drives, card readers, external hard drives, solid state drives and industrial-grade products.
*Memory cards – SD / CF / micro SD * USB flash drives – USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 * External hard drives – Rugged series / Classic series / 3.5" Desktop storage * Solid-state drives – 2.5" SSDs / M.2 SSDs / mSATA SSDs / Portable SSDs * Card readers – USB 3.0 / USB 2.0 / USB Type - C * Dashcams * Body cameras * Personal cloud storage * Apple solutions - Lightning / USB 3.1 flash drives / SSD upgrade kit / Expansion cards for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro / Portable hard drive and portable SSD for Mac * Multimedia products - Digital media players / DVD writers * Memory modules - For Desktop / Notebook / Server * Embedded solutions * Flash: SSD / CF / SD / MMC / eMMC / SATA Module / PATA Module / USB Module * DRAM: Industrial temperature / Workstation / Server / Standard / Low voltage / Low profile
===JetFlash=== thumb|Transcend JF V30 2GB flash drive
'''JetFlash''' are a series of flash based USB drives designed and manufactured by Transcend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transcend-info.com/about/company|title=Company Profile-Overview|access-date=2019-04-20 |publisher=Transcend }}</ref> In addition to USB flash drives, Transcend has also created different JetFlash software to maximize the usage of the flash drives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transcend-info.com/product/usb|title=Transcend USB Flash Drives|access-date=2019-04-20 |publisher=Transcend }}</ref> Types include: * Hi-Speed Series - Performance-focused flash drives * V Series - Design-oriented flash drives * T Series - USB flash drives designed for replacing floppy/CD/DVD media * Security Series - USB flash drives designed for security
Transcend, working in collaboration with Bharti Enterprises, has donated 500 2GB JetFlash V33 USB flash drives through the Bharti Foundation in order to support the Satya Bharti School Program in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transcend-info.com/About/press/1256|title=Transcend donates USB flash drives to support needy children in India|access-date=2019-04-20 |publisher=Transcend }}</ref>
Transcend has worked with Trend Micro to launch USB flash drives with preloaded anti-virus software exclusively in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techgadgets.in/storage/2009/28/transcend-and-trend-micro-unveil-jetflash-v15-antivirus-usb-flash-drive-in-india/|title=Transcend and Trend Micro unveil JetFlash V15s Antivirus USB Flash Drive in India|access-date=2009-06-19 |publisher=Techgadgets.in }}</ref>
Transcend's Jetflash 160 won the flash drive test conducted by German magazine ComputerBild.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/17996/transcend-jetflash-160/|title=Transcend JetFlash 160 wins flash drive test|access-date=2009-03-06 |publisher=Lets Go Digital }}</ref>
==See also== * List of companies of Taiwan
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.transcend-info.com/}}
{{Electronics industry in Taiwan}} {{Major information storage companies}}
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