Company:ZOTAC

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ZOTAC Technology Pte. Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryComputer hardware
Electronics
Founded20 September 2006; 19 years ago (2006-09-20)
HeadquartersMapletree Business City, Singapore,
Singapore[1]
Number of locations
5 offices worldwide
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Tony Wong (CEO)
Products
Revenue
  • Increase HK$917.0 million(2015)[2]
  • HK$612.8 million (2014)
ParentTemplate:SGX
Websitezotac.com

ZOTAC Technology Pte. Limited is a computer hardware manufacturer based in Singapore.[3] The company specializes in producing video cards (GPUs), mini PCs, solid-state drives,[4][5] motherboards, gaming computers[6] and other computer accessories. All its products are manufactured in the PC Partner factories in Batam, Indonesia,[7] and Dongguan City, China.[8]

Aside from its international headquarters in Singapore,[9] it also has five offices overseas in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the United States,[10] and Germany.[2]

Name

ZOTAC's name was derived from the words "zone" and "tact".[11]

History

PC Partner was divided from company VTech in 1997. ZOTAC was established in 2006 under the umbrella company of PC Partner. Its name was derived from the words "zone" and "tact". A year later, ZOTAC created its first ever video card, the ZOTAC GeForce 7300 GT. ZOTAC CUP, the global platform for casual and professional gamers to connect and compete, is established in the same year and online gaming tournament goes live.[12]

In 2015, ZOTAC created a Steam Machine called the NEN.[13] It featured a Nvidia GeForce 960 and an Intel Core i5-6400T Processor.[14]

In 2016, The MAGNUS EN980 debuted at Computex Taipei.[15] It was the first ever Mini PC that was considered "VR ready" by Nvidia,[16] and it featured an Nvidia GTX 980 and an i5 Processor.[17][18] Also launched is the smallest Mini PC line-up, P Series, and ZOTAC VR GO.

A ZOTAC ZBOX E-series Mini PC

In 2017, ZOTAC released their GTX 1000 series line including their 1080, 1070, 1060, and also their miniseries including the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini. They also introduced their new brand now known as 'ZOTAC Gaming'. The first product launched under it was the MEK Gaming PC, which was a Mini ITX desktop. In addition to the MEK Gaming PC and graphic cards, ZOTAC also released an external enclosure that supported Thunderbolt 3 and could host a graphic card up to nine inches long.[19]

In 2018, ZOTAC announced their GeForce 20 series graphics cards including the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 series, and the GeForce RTX 2070 Series. In addition to graphic cards, ZOTAC also released their new line of ZBOX mini PCs in Q2 2018.[20]

In 2024, PC Partner relocated its headquarters to Singapore.[21]

See also

References

  1. "ZOTAC | Mini PCS and GeForce RTX Gaming Graphics Cards". https://www.zotac.com/page/privacy-policy. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "PCPartner Annual Report 2015". http://www.pcpartner.com/upload/Day_160422/e_16042201.pdf. 
  3. "ZOTAC Address shown in Privacy Policy". ZOTAC Official Site. https://www.zotac.com/page/privacy-policy. 
  4. "About ZOTAC". https://www.zotac.com/about. 
  5. Hellstrom, Jeremy (July 11, 2016). "A brand new PCIe NVMe SSD from ... Zotac". https://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/brand-new-PCIe-NVMe-SSD-Zotac. 
  6. "ZOTAC - Mini PCs and GeForce GTX Gaming Graphics Cards" (in en). http://www.zotac.com/page/gaming-pc-overview. 
  7. "PC PARTNER INTRODUCTORY DOCUMENT DATED 12 NOVEMBER 2024". https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/1112/2024111201023_c.pdf. 
  8. "Manufacturing". http://www.pcpartner.com/En/index.php?m=Manufacturing&a=index&id=17. 
  9. "Contact Us". http://www.pcpartner.com/En/index.php?m=Contact. 
  10. "PCPartner 2014 annual report". 23 March 2015. http://www.pcpartner.com/upload/Day_150424/e_15042401.pdf. 
  11. "About ZOTAC". https://www.zotac.com/old_zotac/index.php?id=3&L=0. 
  12. "ZOTAC CUP | ZOTAC". https://www.zotac.com/page/zotac-cup. 
  13. Brad, Bourque (November 2, 2015). "ZOTAC DIVES HEAD FIRST INTO THE STEAM MACHINE BATTLE WITH A PINT-SIZED GAMING RIG". http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/zotac-dives-head-first-into-the-steam-machine-battle-with-a-pint-sized-gaming-rig/. 
  14. "NEN Steam Machine". ZOTAC. 29 October 2015. https://www.zotac.com/us/product/mini_pcs/nen-steam-machine. 
  15. Low, Aloysius (May 31, 2016). "Zotac's water-cooled mini PC is ready for VR and surprisingly affordable". http://www.cnet.com/products/zotac-magnus-en980/. 
  16. Matthews, Lee (April 8, 2016). "Zotac crammed a discrete GPU and water cooling into their new mini PC". http://www.geek.com/chips/zotac-crammed-a-discrete-gpu-and-water-cooling-into-their-new-mini-pc-1651859/. 
  17. "MAGNUS EN980 Plus". 25 May 2016. https://www.zotac.com/us/product/mini_pcs/magnus-en980-plus-1. 
  18. Mah, Gordon (Mar 16, 2016). "Hands-on with Zotac's tiny VR-ready PC". http://www.pcworld.com/article/3045292/hardware/hands-on-with-zotacs-tiny-vr-ready-pc.html. 
  19. "Zotac Has A Huge Lineup Of Products Heading To Computex Including A GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Mini Card" (in en-US). Digital Trends. 2017-05-25. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/zotac-computex-gtx-1080-ti-mini-more/. 
  20. "RTX 20-Series Vs. GTX 10-Series" (in en). ZOTAC. 2018-09-13. https://www.zotac.com/news/rtx-20-series-vs-gtx-10-series. 
  21. "PC Partner Group Limited Successfully Listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange". https://www.pcpartner.com/en/news_n_info_detail.php?cid=1&nid=73.