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Transcend Information, Inc. () is a Taiwanese company headquartered in
Transcend Information, Inc. () is a Taiwanese company headquartered in Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...
that manufactures and distributes memory products. Transcend deals in over 2,000 products including memory module
In computing, a memory module or RAM (random-access memory) stick is a printed circuit board on which memory integrated circuits are mounted. Memory modules permit easy installation and replacement in electronic systems, especially computers such ...
s, flash memory
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cards, USB flash drive
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s, portable hard drives, multimedia products, solid-state drive
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s, dashcams, body cameras, personal cloud storage, card reader
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s and accessories.
It has offices in the United States
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, Germany
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, the Netherlands
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, United Kingdom
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, Japan, Hong Kong
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, China and South Korea
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. It was the first Taiwanese memory module manufacturer to receive ISO 9001
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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
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The standard was introduced in August 1999 by joint efforts between San ...
* USB flash drives – USB 3.0 / USB 2.0
* External hard drive
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s – 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
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/ 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 module
In computing, a memory module or RAM (random-access memory) stick is a printed circuit board on which memory integrated circuits are mounted. Memory modules permit easy installation and replacement in electronic systems, especially computers such ...
s - For Desktop / Notebook / Server
* Embedded solutions
* Flash: SSD / CF / SD / MMC / eMMC
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/ SATA Module / PATA Module / USB Module
* DRAM: Industrial temperature / Workstation / Server / Standard / Low voltage / Low profile
JetFlash
JetFlash are a series of flash based USB drives designed and manufactured by Transcend. In addition to USB flash drives, Transcend has also created different JetFlash software to maximize the usage of the flash drives. 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 inIndia
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.
Transcend has worked with Trend Micro
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to launch USB flash drives with preloaded anti-virus software exclusively in India.
Transcend's Jetflash 160 won the flash drive test conducted by German magazine ComputerBild.
See also
*List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
References
External links
* {{Major information storage companies Companies based in Taipei Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Computer memory companies Computer peripheral companies Computer storage companies Electronics companies of Taiwan Graphics hardware companies Portable audio player manufacturers Taiwanese brands Taiwanese companies established in 1988 2001 initial public offerings