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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| FWB: KBC | |
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founder | Branco Weiss |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Hannes Niederhauser ( CEO and chairman of the executive board), Richard Neuwirth ( Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Products | Embedded systems, motherboards, daughterboards, computer-on-modules, monitors, industrial PCs |
| Revenue | €467.7 million (2015) |
| (€6.2 million) (2015)< | |
| (€14.5 million) (2015) | |
| Total assets | €441.9 million (end 2015) |
| Total equity | €258.9 million (end 2015) |
Number of employees | 1,286 (end 2015) |
| Website |
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| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Kontron AG is a German-based multinational company which designs and manufactures embedded computer modules, boards and systems.
Kontron AG serves original equipment manufacturers, system integrators and application providers of different market segments (amongst others: Industrial automation, communications, transportation, energy, avionics, medical, infotainment, and military). Kontron develops, manufactures and sells its products worldwide. Kontron is a premier member of the Intel Embedded Alliance. The corporate group is headquartered in Augsburg and consists of the Kontron Europe GmbH ( Ismaning, Augsburg, Deggendorf, and Saarbrücken). Other locations are in San Diego, Fremont, California, Montreal, Plzeň, Toulon, Bangalore, Taipei, Tokyo and Beijing. Kontron acquired Dolch in 2005.
At a trade show called Embedded World in 2007, Kontron introduced a product called the UGM-M72 using a "Universal Graphics Module". [2] The card used the M72S from ATI Technologies, and was 84 x 95 mm. [3] A version 1.1 of UGM was published in July 2008, [4] and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, the parent company of ATI) announced it would support the UGM in August 2008. [5] A web site promoting the module was co-sponsored by XGI Technology until the Great Recession in 2009. [6]
In August 2017 Kontron was merged into Austria-based S&T Group. [7]
In September 2023, it was announced Kontron had acquired the Bucharest-headquartered software producer, Altimate. The company specialises in urban traffic control, automated fare collection, tolling, and traffic violations. [8]
See also
References
- ^ "Kontron Group Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Kontron. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Computex 2007 - Kontron's UGM and new motherboards". EPIA Center blog. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "UGM-M72: High End Graphic Module based on ATI M72S with 128MB Video RAM". 2007. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Christoph Hammerschmidt (23 July 2008). "Kontron publishes UGM 1.1 version". EE Times. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "AMD supports the UGM Consortium". Press release. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Universal Graphics Module Consortium". former web site. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Kontron AG reports completion of its merger into S&T Deutschland Holding AG". Press release. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Kontron acquires Altimate for €11.64 million". evertiq.com. 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- Computer companies of Germany
- Companies based in Augsburg
- Computer companies established in 1959
- Computer hardware companies
- Computer systems companies
- Electronics companies established in 1959
- Multinational companies headquartered in Germany
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