Editing Gigabyte Technology (section)

==History==
[[File:2008 Taiwan Excellence Awards Dandy Pei-cheng Yeh.jpg|thumb|Gigabyte founder Pei-Cheng Yeh]]
Gigabyte Technology was established in 1986 by Pei-Cheng Yeh.<ref name="Bloomberg Pei-Chen Yeh">{{cite news|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=42677303&ticker=2376:TT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222063000/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=42677303&ticker=2376:TT|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2012|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|title=Pei-Chen Yeh: Executive Profile|access-date=31 December 2011}}</ref>

One of Gigabyte's key advertised features on its motherboards is its "Ultra Durable" construction, advertised with "all solid capacitors".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pcstats.com/releaseview.cfm?releaseID=1459|publisher=PCSTATS|title=Gigabyte Announces Ultra-Durable "All-Solid Capacitor" Motherboard|date=5 June 2006|access-date=15 November 2012|archive-date=26 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126204834/http://pcstats.com/releaseview.cfm?releaseID=1459|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 8 August 2006 Gigabyte announced a joint venture with [[Asus]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20060808PR203.html|publisher=Digitimes.com|title=ASUS and Gigabyte Form Joint Venture|date=8 August 2006|access-date=14 November 2012}}</ref> Gigabyte developed the world's first [[software]]-controlled [[Power supply unit (computer)|power supply]] in July 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.anandtech.com/print/2283|publisher=AnandTech|title=Gigabyte's New Odin GT 800W Power Supply|date=24 July 2007|access-date=14 November 2012}}</ref>

An innovative method to charge the [[iPad]] and [[iPhone]] on the computer was introduced by Gigabyte in April 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/04/23/gigabyte-launches-charge-apple-products/|publisher=SemiAccurate|title=Gigabyte Launches Charge for Apple Products|date=23 April 2010|access-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> Gigabyte launched the world's first [[Z68]] motherboard on 31 May 2011, with an on-board [[mSATA]] connection for [[Intel]] [[Solid-state drive|SSD]] and [[Smart Response Technology]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitimes.com/supply_chain_window/story.asp?datepublish=2011/05/31&pages=PR&seq=209|publisher=Digitimes.com|title=Gigabyte Showcases Z68 Motherboards|date=31 May 2011|access-date=14 November 2012}}</ref> On 2 April 2012, Gigabyte released the world's first motherboard with 60A ICs from [[International Rectifier]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainboards/display/20120604213512_Gigabyte_Makes_Mainboards_Even_More_Durable_Installs_60A_Power_ICs_onto_Motherboards.html|publisher=Xbitlabs.com|title=Gigabyte Installs 60A Power ICs onto Motherboards|date=4 June 2012|access-date=15 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010055959/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainboards/display/20120604213512_Gigabyte_Makes_Mainboards_Even_More_Durable_Installs_60A_Power_ICs_onto_Motherboards.html|archive-date=10 October 2012}}</ref>

In 2023, researchers at firmware-focused cybersecurity company Eclypsium said 271 models of Gigabyte motherboards are affected by [[Backdoor (computing)|backdoor]] vulnerabilities. Whenever a computer with the affected Gigabyte motherboard restarts, code within the motherboard's firmware initiates an updater program that downloads and executes another piece of software. Gigabyte has said it plans to fix the issues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Andy |title=Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoor |url=https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/06/millions-of-pc-motherboards-were-sold-with-a-firmware-backdoor/ |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=Ars Technica |agency=Wired.com |date=1 June 2023 |language=en-us}}</ref>