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| Type | Publicly Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE 3701) |
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| Industry | DMS (Design manufacture service) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Key people | Dr. Ming-J Chien, Chairman; Charlene Wang, President of FICG, daughter of Wang Yung-ching; Leo Ming Tz Chien, President; Alex Dee, General Manager of Sales and R&D; Andy Lo, Vice President & Spokesman. |
| Products | Automotive Electronics Design Building Automation Solution[buzzword] Intelligent Surveillance Solution[buzzword] |
| Website | www |
First International Computer, Inc. (FIC; Chinese: 大眾電腦股份有限公司; pinyin: Dàzhòng Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Taiwanese original equipment manufacturer and system integrator for automotive electronics and smart building controls. FIC provides design consultancy and supply chain management services for automotive electronic suppliers worldwide.
Founded in 1979 by Dr. Ming-J Chien, in Taipei, Taiwan, FIC used to be a famous computer and component manufacturer in worldwide countries from 1979~2010; first listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1991.[1] In the year 2004, Mr. Leo Chien, the son of Dr. Ming, joined the group, and contributed his expertise as COO of FIC in 2008; and in 2011, Mr. Leo Chien began to lead the group towards a new business development, with insight into the foreseeable market demand and analysis, and gradually moved the team towards the direction of automotive electronic design and manufacturing business. Throughout the years, he integrated the group's relevant technical resources in order to support the automotive electronic design business more comprehensively and became CEO of FIC in 2016. FIC is publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE 3701).[citation needed]
1979: Charlene Wang and Ming Chien found company as a sales agent for main frame and micro computers.
1983: The company begins assembling its first PC computer systems under the Leo brand.
1987: The company enters motherboard manufacturing with large-scale production facility in Hsien-Tien.
1989: First International begins assembling PCs with Intel processors.
1991: U.S. and European subsidiaries are opened and production of the first in-house personal computer design begins.
1994: A configuration plant is opened in the Netherlands.
1996: A manufacturing and configuration plant is opened in Austin, Texas.
1997: A plant is opened in the Czech Republic.
1998: A plant is opened in Brazil.
1999: A large scale production facility is opened in Guanzhou, in mainland China.
2002: A new manufacturing headquarters is set up in China.
2003: Created the first AIO PC and became the e-book OEM partner of Panasonic.
2004: Transformed to a Holding company as known as FICG.
2005: Became the NB ODM partner of Fujitsu Siemens.
2007: Launched 7” UMPC.
2008: Obtained the value-added notebook orders from Fujitsu.
2010: Announced reseller agreement with Tridium to provide solutions[buzzword] in Green House & Environmental Controls.
2011: Focus on Automotive Electronic Design Business, and Spun off the IPC BU to a new company-Ubiqconn Technology
2012: Signed a Letter of Intent on healthcare business with NTT DATA Corporation.
2014: Ubiqconn is selected as In-vehicle System Provider for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
2016: Expands its factory-installed products in Automotive solution.[buzzword]
2021: FIC Green System has passed the cloud DNP3.0 certification of Taipower.
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First International Computer, Inc. (FIC; Chinese: 大眾電腦股份有限公司; pinyin: Dàzhòng Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Taiwanese original equipment manufacturer and system integrator for automotive electronics and smart building controls. FIC provides design consultancy and supply chain management services for automotive electronic suppliers worldwide.
The First International is an alternate name for the International Workingmen's Association, an international organisation of left-wing radicals founded in 1864. First International may also refer to: IWA–AIT or International Workers' Association, an anarcho-syndicalist federation of trade unions founded in 1922 First International Syndicalist Congress, a meeting of European and Latin American syndicalists in London in 1913 First International Conference of American States First International Eugenics Conference, a conference of eugenicists in London in 1912. International Peace Congress, an 1848 peace convention In business: First International Computer, a Taiwanese computer company First International Telecom, a Taiwanese mobile phone operator In religion: First International Congress on World Evangelization International Bahá'í Council In banking: First International Bank, an American bank founded in 1910 First International Bank of Israel, an Israeli bank founded in 1972 First International Bank Tower, the building which houses the Israeli bank
Everex Systems, Inc., is a defunct American manufacturer of multi-processor servers, desktop and notebook personal computers. It was established in 1983 and headquartered in Fremont, California. The company was founded by Steve Hui, John Lee and Wayne Cheung. In 1988, Everex was the leader in tape backup sales with half of the world market. On January 5, 1993 the company filed for bankruptcy and was purchased by Formosa Plastics Group, hence becoming part of a multinational conglomerate alongside companies like First International Computer, the world's leading motherboard manufacturer. On December 29, 2006 Everex Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7, and in June 2008 NewMarket Technology has taken control of Everex.
The International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) is an annual academic conference on computer architecture, generally viewed as the top-tier in the field. Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (ACM SIGARCH) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society are technical sponsors. ISCA Hall of Fame provides a list of the most prolific authors at the ISCA conference, spanning contributions starting from the first ISCA conference in 1973. ISCA has participated in the Federated Computing Research Conference in 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023; every year that the conference has been organized. ISCA 2018 hosted the 2017 Turing Award Winners lecture by award winners John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson. ISCA 2024, which was held in Buenos Aires (Argentina), was the first edition ever to take place in a Latin American country. It featured keynote speakers Mateo Valero, Sridhar Iyengar, and Vivienne Sze. The organization of this edition was led by Prof. Esteban Mocskos (University of Buenos Aires) and Dr. Augusto Vega (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center). ISCA 2025 was held in Tokyo (Japan), registering a record number of attendees (1200+).
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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