Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) (NASDAQ: SMCI), commonly known as Supermicro, is a global technology company that designs, develops and manufactures high-performance server and storage solutions. The company’s core business centers on modular “building block” server architectures, which include rackmount servers, blade systems, motherboards, and chassis designed for data centers, cloud computing, enterprise IT and edge applications. Supermicro’s product portfolio also extends to storage subsystems, GPU-optimized platforms for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads, networking switches and embedded/IoT systems.
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Supermicro has grown from a niche server board supplier into one of the world’s leading providers of end-to-end server infrastructure. The company operates manufacturing and research facilities in North America and Taiwan, and maintains regional offices and logistics centers across Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America. This global footprint enables Supermicro to support multinational customers with localized engineering, rapid deployment and spare parts availability.
Supermicro has built its reputation on energy-efficient, high-density solutions that optimize performance-per-watt, catering to hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise data centers and high-performance computing clients. The company’s emphasis on modularity allows customers to tailor configurations to specific workloads, whether for Big Data analytics, virtualization, storage-intensive applications or emerging 5G and edge-computing use cases. Supermicro also invests in advanced research partnerships to stay at the forefront of server technology trends.
Leadership at Supermicro is anchored by founder, president and chief executive officer Charles Liang, who has guided the company since its inception. Under Liang’s tenure, Supermicro has pursued an innovation-driven strategy and expanded its global supply chain to meet diverse industry demands. With a focus on sustainability and rapid time-to-market, the company continues to serve a broad spectrum of end markets, from financial services and telecom to healthcare and scientific research.
