Gigabyte history: from motherboards to a broad PC hardware business

Gigabyte's history begins in 1986, but its significance is easier to see through the products that followed. Gigabyte was founded in 1986 and built its early business around motherboards.

Where the story began

The company or brand dates to 1986 and has roots in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

The turning point

Its patented DualBIOS technology, announced in 1999, became a signature motherboard feature.

What the brand became

Gigabyte operates across PC hardware and computing products, serving consumer, business and enthusiast markets through systems, components and related devices.

Its history also reflects how PC hardware companies have had to move with processor generations, interface standards, graphics technology and changing form factors. The durable advantage is rarely one specification; it is the ability to turn component shifts into complete products that users can buy, support and upgrade.

Why the history matters

That progression is the useful way to read Gigabyte's history: not as a list of launches, but as a record of how a specific early position became a broader technology business. Where the historical record is incomplete, the responsible approach is to leave the gap visible rather than turn an assumption into fact.