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List of computer hardware manufacturers

List of computer hardware manufacturers is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of computer hardware manufacturers rather than just read about it. In short: Current notable computer hardware manufacturers: Cases List of computer case manufacturers: Rack-mount computer cases Laptop computer cases Clevo MSI XPG (Xtreme Performance Gear, a gaming brand of ADATA) Motherboards Top motherboard manufacturers: List of motherboard manufacturers: Defunct: Chipsets for motherboards Central processing units (CPUs) Note: most of these companies only make designs, and do not manufact…

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Reference excerpt

Current notable computer hardware manufacturers:

Cases List of computer case manufacturers:

Rack-mount computer cases

Laptop computer cases Clevo MSI XPG (Xtreme Performance Gear, a gaming brand of ADATA)

Motherboards

Top motherboard manufacturers:

List of motherboard manufacturers:

Defunct:

Chipsets for motherboards

Central processing units (CPUs) Note: most of these companies only make designs, and do not manufacture their own designs. Top x86 CPU manufacturers:

List of CPU manufacturers (most of the companies sell ARM-based CPUs, assumed if nothing else stated):

Hard disk drives (HDDs)

Internal List of current hard disk drive manufacturers:

Seagate Technology Toshiba Western Digital

External Note: the HDDs internal to these devices are manufactured only by the internal HDD manufacturers listed above. List of external hard disk drive manufacturers:

Drive controller and RAID cards

Solid-state drives (SSDs)

Many companies manufacture SSDs but there are only a few major manufactures of NAND flash devices that are the storage element in most SSDs. The five major NAND flash manufacturers are:

Samsung SK Group Sandisk and Kioxia thru Flash Forward Micron YMTC Kingston Technology

Optical disc drives (ODDs) List of optical disc drive manufacturers:

Fans

Fan controllers

Computer cooling systems

List of computer cooling system manufacturers:

Non-refillable liquid cooling (AiO) List of non-refillable liquid cooling manufacturers:

Refillable liquid cooling kits List of refillable liquid cooling kits manufacturers:

Water block List of water block manufacturers:

Video-card cooling List of graphics card cooling manufacturers:

Computer monitors List of companies that are actively manufacturing and selling computer monitors:

Smartglasses

Virtual reality headsets

Video cards (graphics cards)

List of video card manufacturers:

Graphics processing units (GPUs)

Keyboards List of keyboard manufacturers:

Mouse List of mouse manufacturers:

Joysticks List of Joystick manufacturers:

Speakers List of computer speaker manufacturers:

Modems List of modem manufacturers:

Network interface cards (NICs) List of network card manufacturers:

Chipsets for network cards

There are a number of other companies (AMD, Microchip, Altera, etc.) making specialized chipsets as part of other ICs, and they are not often found in PC hardware (laptop, desktop or server). There are also a number of now defunct companies (like 3com, DEC, SGI) that produced network related chipsets for us in general computers.

Power supply units (PSUs) List of power supply unit (PSU) designers:

Random-access memory (RAM) modules Note that the actual memory chips are manufactured by a small number of DRAM manufacturers. List of memory module manufacturers:

Random-access memory (RAM) chips

List of current DRAM manufacturers:

List of former or defunct DRAM manufacturers:

List of fabless DRAM companies:

In addition, other semiconductor manufacturers include SRAM or eDRAM embedded in larger chips.

Headphones List of headphone manufacturers:

Image scanners List of image scanner manufacturers:

Sound cards List of sound card manufacturers:

TV tuner cards List of TV tuner card manufacturers:

USB flash drives List of USB flash drive manufacturers:

Webcams List of webcam manufacturers:

See also List of computer system manufacturers List of laptop brands and manufacturers List of flash memory controller manufacturers List of printer companies List of solid-state drive manufacturers Market share of personal computer vendors List of computer hardware manufacturers in the Soviet Union

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of computer hardware manufacturers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of computer hardware manufacturers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of computer hardware manufacturers before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of computer hardware manufacturers ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of computer hardware manufacturers

In research: List of computer hardware manufacturers appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of computer hardware manufacturers in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of computer hardware manufacturers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Computer hardware companies, Computing-related lists, Lists of information technology companies, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of computer hardware manufacturers outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Current notable computer hardware manufacturers: Cases List of computer case manufacturers: Rack-mount computer cases Laptop computer cases Clevo MSI XPG (Xtreme Performance Gear, a gaming brand of ADATA) Motherboards Top motherboard manufacturers: List of motherboard manufacturers: Defunct: Chipse…

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