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1986-2001

• MSI was created with a focus on the design and manufacture of motherboards and add-on cards. The first overclocked motherboards of the 286 series were announced.
• MSI moved to Ho-Ping W. Rd. Taipei , Taiwan. 386DX series motherboards announced.
• Established MSI Electronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
• The central Chinese service center in Shanghai was founded.
• The first product in the line of optical devices has been announced.
• The third MSI factory is opened in Zhonghe , a suburb of Taipei.
• Announced the first product from the server line.
• Established MSI Computer ( Shenzhen ) Co., Ltd.
• The certificate of conformity of the environmental management system BVQI ISO 14001: 1996 has been received.
• MSI becomes a public company for the first time by placing its shares on the Taipei Stock Exchange (TAIEX).
• Announced the first motherboard in the industry, designed for a processor with Socket 7, which supported a frequency of 100 MHz FSB.
• Announced the industry’s first motherboard designed to support the Dual Pentium® II processor.
• The first MSI factory is opened in Zhonghe, a suburb of Taipei.
• The first graphic card is announced.
• The first barebone was announced.
• The certificate of conformity of the quality management system TUV ISO 9001: 1994 has been received.
• The certificate of conformity of the management quality system TUV ISO 9002: 1994 has been received.
• Motherboards 486 and 586 series are announced.
• MSI relocated its production site to Xintian, a suburb of Taipei.

2002-2006

• MSI CE products have won the iF Design Award in Germany.
• MSI is the only winner to receive awards from the Tom's Hardware Guide (No. 1 online IT media in the world). Editors' Choice for Intel P975 and P965 Platforms.
• Announced the world's first portable-sized DTV.
• Received certificate QC 080000 "Process Control Systems for the Use of Hazardous Substances."
• The world's first solar-powered laptop and MP3 players (concept product) have been announced.
• MSI CE products have won the iF Design Award in Germany.
• The world's first portable multimedia player has been announced.
• MSI CE products have won the Good Design Awards in Japan.
• The first laptop is announced.
• An international standard has been obtained for the development of the BVQI OHSAS 18000: 1999 personnel health and safety management system.
• The first Pen Tablet PC is announced.
• Received the international quality certificate of the health and safety management system UL QS 9000: 1998.
• Announced the world's first PC2PC WLAN motherboard.
• The first MSI communication product has been announced.
• Announced the world's first PC2PC motherboard

2007 year

• The first interactive two-wheeled navigation service robot with smart video and music was announced.
• The only motherboard won the COMPUTEX 2007 Best Choice Award.
• The world's first overclocked laptop announced
• The MSI Notebook (PR200) ​​won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2007.
• The world's first Crystal Collection notebook inlaid with Swarovski crystals has been announced.
• Announced the world's first HATO laptop recording ECG (concept product).

2008 year

• Announced the world's first netbook with various Hybrid Storage drives.
• MSI was ranked 19th in Taiwan's Top 20 Top Brands.
• MSI is awarded the "16th Industrial Technology Advancement Awards" from the Ministry of Economy of Taiwan. The "Excellent Enterprise Innovation Award" and "Individual Achievement Award" honors the MSI R&D department for innovative strategies and management.
• MSI was the only company to receive the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2008 Best Enterprise Award; MSI motherboard and laptop won the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2008 Best Choice Award.
• The world's first infotainment automotive product has been announced.
• The world's first 10 ”netbook is announced.

2009 year

• MSI was selected as one of the companies in the TOP 50 with the best civic position 2009 “2009 Top 50 Corporate Citizens” from CommomWealth Magazine (issue 416) in Taiwan. MSI entered the TOP 70 companies - the best environmentalists "2009 Top 70 CSR Excellent Enterprises" from Global Views Magazine (issue 273) in Taiwan.
• MSI Netbook and Car Infotainment products have won the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009 Best Choice Award.
• Announced the world's first energy-saving netbook No. one.
• The first ultra thin laptop has been announced.
• The first candy bar AIO PC announced

2010 year

• The X-Slim X340 was awarded the Taiwan Excellence Silver Award and the Second Most Popular Vote Product.
• MSI's Big Bang-Fuzion motherboard and Telematics Box infotainment system won the COMPUTEX Best Choice Award.
• MSI products were contenders for the 2010 Taiwan Excellence Awards, and they all won prizes.

2011 year

• MSI entered the Top 100 Taiwan Brand Out of 500 applicants.
• All 23 MSI products that are candidates for the Taiwan Excellence Award have won prizes, and the WindTop AE2420 3D AIO all-in-one has been awarded a gold award.
• The MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3), GT780DXR and N460GTX Hawk were awarded CES Innovations Award Honors.

2012 year

• MSI X79 Series Motherboard Breaks World Record, Reaching 170 MHz Base Frequency and 5.83 GHz Sandy Processor Frequency
• The MSI GT70 Notebook is the only winner to win the Buyer Choice, Best Choice and Media Choice Awards at Computex 2012.
• 14 MSI products awarded the 2012 Taiwan Excellence Award.
• The MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3) and GT780DXR have won the CES 2012 Innovations Award.

2013 year

• No. 1 and Gold Award Only Best Choice of Motherboard - MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING with 4 slots
• MSI has been a Taiwan Excellence Award winner for 15 years. Eleven company products have been awarded this award.
• The best FM2 platform for daily and extreme overclocking, with an international record set for the fastest FM2 CPU.

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