{{Short description|Taiwanese electronics company}} {{Infobox company | name = Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd. | logo = ECS Elitegroup logo.svg | logo_size = 160px | native_name = {{Infobox Chinese |child = yes |t = 精英電腦股份有限公司 }} | type = [[Public company|Public]] | traded_as = {{TSE|2331}} | founded = {{Start date and age|1987}} | hq_location_city = [[Taipei City]] | hq_location_country = Taiwan | key_people = {{unbulleted list |[[Max Chung]] ([[Chairman & Chief executive officer|Chairman]] & [[CEO]]) |James Wang ([[Vice Chairman & General Manager|GM]]) }} | industry = {{unbulleted list|[[Computer hardware]]|[[Electronics]]}} | products = {{unbulleted list|[[Motherboard]]s|[[Graphics card]]s|[[Education NB]]s|[[Mini PC]]s|[[Charging station|EVCs]]|[[Gaming PC]]s}} | num_employees = 15,493{{when|date=September 2020}} | website = {{URL|https://www.ecs.com.tw/en}} }}
[[File:Elitegroup Computer Systems HQ 20130929.jpg|thumb|[[Elitegroup Computer Systems Headquarters|ECS headquarters building]] in Neihu District, Taipei City]]
'''Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd.''' ('''ECS'''; {{lang-zh|t=精英電腦股份有限公司|c=|s=}}) is a [[Taiwan]]-based [[electronics]] firm. It is the fifth largest{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} [[PC motherboard]] manufacturer in the world (after [[Asus]], [[Gigabyte Technology]], [[ASRock]], and [[Micro-Star International|MSI]]), with production reaching 24 million units in 2002.
The company has since concentrated on broadening its product range. After ECS's purchase of laptop manufacturer Uniwill in 2006, the company has been involved in the design and manufacture of [[laptops]], [[desktop replacement computer]]s and multimedia products. ECS computers used to be sold by [[Fry's Electronics]] under the "Great Quality" ("GQ") brand.
== Design & Production == While Elitegroup Computer Systems is headquartered in Taiwan, the company has{{When|date=September 2020}} production facilities in Asia and North America:
* [[Special economic zones of China|Special Economic Zone]] [[Shenzhen]]: (ECS Manufacturing) & Golden Elite Technology & China Golden Elite Technology * Suzhou: (China ESZ) * Juarez, Mexico: China EMX, Mexico EMX Plant
== OEM == Many of these motherboards have been produced for [[Original Equipment Manufacturer|OEM]] customers and are used in systems assembled and sold by such brand-name companies as [[Lenovo]], [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] and [[Zoostorm]]. Its main competitors are [[Micro-Star International|MSI]] and [[ASRock]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}
ECS has also produced computers for [[Acer Inc.|Acer]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
== History == [[File:Pcchips-logo.svg|thumb|Former PCChips logo]] Founded in 1987, ECS is headquartered in [[Taiwan]] with operations in [[North America]], [[Europe]] and the [[Pacific Rim]]. The company merged with [[PCChips]], a major manufacturer of low-cost motherboards, in 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070608090451/http://www.ecsusa.com/aboutUs/pr_060105.cfm PCChips USA, Elitegroup Computer Systems Merger, Creating a New Era in the PC Industry] Fremont CA - 1 June 2005 (archived)</ref> In June 2003, ECS was selected for two years in a row for ''[[Business Week Magazine|Business Week]]'' magazine's exclusive Information Technology 100 list.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
Since the 2010s, after years of declining market share in the do-it-yourself PC builder business, the company has deemphasized its consumer motherboard business, prioritizing its OEM motherboard and mini-PC businesses.
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|}}
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