Supermicro
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Supermicro is an American information technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, that produces high-performance servers, server management software, and storage systems.[1] Charles Liang and his spouse Chiu-Chu Liu (also known as Sara) started the company in 1993, and its production sites are located in Silicon Valley, the Netherlands, and a Taiwanese science park.[1][2]
Key facts and history
Charles Liang earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington before founding Supermicro.[2] Liang held several patents for server technology and served as president and chief design engineer of Micro Center Computer from July 1991 to August 1993.[3] A server motherboard supporting two CPUs was introduced by Supermicro in 1995, making it an early entrant in that market.[4] The development of energy-efficient servers at Supermicro began in 2004, an initiative partly inspired by Liang's family viewing of the film The Day After Tomorrow.[4]
An initial public offering on March 8, 2007, generated $64 million for Supermicro through the sale of 8 million shares at $8 each.[5] In September 2014, Supermicro relocated its main offices to the former Mercury News building in North San Jose, designating the site as Supermicro Green Computing Park.[6] For fiscal year 2023, Supermicro's revenue was $7.1 billion, and its global employee count exceeded 5,000.[7]
What the cited sources add
A 2010 Mercury News interview noted that analysts said Supermicro had a track record of beating bigger sellers to market with the latest processors and energy-saving technology.[8] In that same interview, Liang explained that when suppliers did not believe there was enough demand for more efficient components, Supermicro began designing its own.[8] A Fortune article from August 2024 reported that Supermicro delayed filing its annual report for fiscal year 2024 after Hindenburg Research accused the company of accounting manipulation and sanctions evasion.[9] The Fortune article also stated that Hindenburg alleged Supermicro rehired former executives involved in a prior accounting scandal just three months after paying a $17.5 million SEC settlement.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Supermicro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Seetharaman, "The AI Boom Runs on Chips, but It Can’t Get Enough", Wall Street Journal, 2023-05-29; Vance, "Super Micro Computer: A One-Man, or at Least One-Family, Powerhouse", New York Times, November 23, 2008; Bailey, "Charles Liang, founder, Super Micro Computer", Mercury News, October 15, 2010; Morgan, "Surfing On Tech Waves With Supermicro", The Next Platform, September 12, 2017; Cutress, "The Supermicro H11DSi Motherboard Mini-Review: The Sole Dual EPYC Solution", 2020-05-13; Cole, "Advice for deploying AI in production environments", en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Supermicro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Richaud, "Qui est Supermicro, l'entreprise au coeur de l'affaire des puces espionnes chinoises ?", Les Echos, 5 October 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia, "Supermicro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shan Wei, "The Green Computing Vanguard", November 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Supermicro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Super Micro Computers IPO raises $64 mln, below range", Reuters, March 28, 2007; "NASDAQ SMCI" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Supermicro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "History of 750 Ridder Park Drive", 750 Ridder Park Drive; "The Loggia Pendant", 750 Ridder Park Drive; Pizarro, "Pizarro: A bittersweet farewell to the old Mercury News building", San Jose Mercury News, September 26, 2014; Staff, "Supermicro Expands Silicon Valley Manufacturing HQ", Business Facilities, March 8, 2017; "Super Micro opens 182000 square foot expansion near San Jose HQ", Silicon Valley Business Journal (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Supermicro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mercury News interview: Charles Liang, founder, Super Micro Computer", October 15, 2010; "Super Micro Computer, Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)", U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, August 28, 2023; Koller, "Super Micro pops more than 18% after S&P 500 selection", CNBC, 4 March 2024; Davies, "tigoals", 2026-07-10; Fitch, "Meet the Tech Company That Had a Better Year Than Nvidia", WSJ, 17 March 2024; Goldman, "Super Micro rides the AI wave to a Fortune 500 debut", Fortune, June 4, 2024; Lazarus, "This stealth AI supplier just leapfr en.wikipedia.org
- Bailey, "Charles Liang, founder, Super Micro Computer", Mercury News, October 15, 2010. facts only, no text reused. mercurynews.com
- Daniel, "Wall Street's AI darling Super Micro postponed earnings while under short seller's microscope", Fortune, August 28, 2024. facts only, no text reused. fortune.com
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