G.Skill

G.Skill International Enterprise Co., Ltd.
芝奇國際實業股份有限公司
Private
Industry Computer hardware
Founded 1989
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Products Computer memory
Solid-state drive
Flash memory cards
Website GSkill

G.Skill International Enterprise is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturing company.[1] The company's target customers are overclocking computer users. It produces a variety of high-end PC products and is best known for its RAM products.[2]

History

Based in Taiwan, G.Skill corporation was established in 1989 by a group of computer enthusiasts including Gary Skill.[3] In 2003, the company debuted as a maker of computer memory. The company currently operates through several distributors and resellers in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Products

Memory

G.Skill is known for its range of DDR,[4] DDR2[5] DDR3[6] and DDR4[6] computer memory. RAM is available in single channel, dual channel, triple channel and quad channel packs for desktops, workstations, HTPC, as well as netbooks and laptops.[7]

G.Skill was shown to be the only DDR4 manufacturer not vulnerable to Rowhammer.[8]

G.Skill does not manufacture the memory dies, it purchases the memory dies and assembles them into a DIMM memory module ready for sale to customers.

Solid-state drive

On 22 October 2014 G.Skill released its first Extreme Performance Phoenix Blade Series 480 GB PCIe 2.0 x8 SSD using MLC NAND capable of maximum read and write speeds up to 2,000 MB per second and 245K IOPS.[9]

On 12 May 2008 G.Skill announced its first SATA II 2.5" solid-state drives (SSDs) with 32 GB or 64 GB of capacity.[10]

The company has also produced flash cards in several formats including Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard (MMC) in addition to high capacity USB 2.0 and 3.0 flash drives.

Peripherals

Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

On 14 September 2015 G.Skill announces availability of new RIPJAWS series KM780 RGB and KM780 MX mechanical gaming keyboards with genuine Cherry key switches.[11]

Laser Gaming Mouse

On 24 September 2015 G.Skill releases the new RIPJAWS series MX780 customizable RGB laser gaming mouse.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us". G.SKILL International Enterprise. 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  2. ↑ "G.Skill Company Profile - G.Skill International Enterprise". Neo Era Media Inc. March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "About G.SKILL". G.SKILL International Enterprise. 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  4. ↑ Official List of DDR Products
  5. ↑ "Official List of DDR 2 Products". G.SKILL International Enterprise. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.
  6. 1 2 "Desktop Memory". G.SKILL International Enterprise. March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Products". G.SKILL International Enterprise. March 2015. Archived from the original on 2014-11-04.
  8. ↑ https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/once-thought-safe-ddr4-memory-shown-to-be-vulnerable-to-rowhammer/
  9. ↑ G.Skill releases Extreme Performance Phoenix Blade Series 480GB PCIe SSD
  10. ↑ G.Skill announcing SATA II 2.5" SSD with 32GB/64GB
  11. ↑ G.SKILL Announces Availability of New Cherry RGB/MX Mechanical Gaming Keyboards
  12. ↑ G.SKILL Releases RIPJAWS MX780 Customizable RGB Laser Gaming Mouse
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