American multinational computer technology company
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Kingston Technology Corporation
Sign at top of Fountain Valley headquarters, pictured in 2007
Company type
Private
Industry
Storage devices
Founded
1987; 37 years ago (1987) in Fountain Valley, California, United States
Founders
John Tu David Sun
Headquarters
Fountain Valley, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
John Tu (President) David Sun (COO)
Products
Flash memory cards USB flash drives DIMMs Digital Audio Players SIM cards Solid-state drives
Revenue
US$12.8 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees
3,000 (2015)[1]
Website
kingston.com
Kingston Technology Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells and supports flash memory products, other computer-related memory products, as well as the HyperX gaming division (now owned by HP).[2] Headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, United States, Kingston Technology employs more than 3,000 employees worldwide as of Q1 2016. The company has manufacturing and logistics facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Taiwan, and China.
It is the largest independent producer of DRAM memory modules, owning approximately 68% of the third-party worldwide DRAM module market share in 2017, according to DRAMeXchange.[3] In 2018 the company generated $7.5 billion in revenue and made #53 on the Forbes Lists of "America's Largest Private Companies 2019."[4] Kingston serves an international network of distributors, resellers, retailers and OEM customers on six continents. The company also provides contract manufacturing and supply chain management services for semiconductor manufacturers and system OEMs.
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