Assets
The company's leadership positions relate primarily to the SSD segment, in which the company has earned immense popularity among end customers and corporate customers seeking to modernize their systems and data centers. The company is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, and the total number of Kingston employees as of 2016 exceeds 4,000 people worldwide.
Kingston supplies its products through an international trading network that brings together distributors, intermediaries, retailers and OEMs on all six continents. The company also provides contract manufacturing and supply chain management services for semiconductor device manufacturers and system integrators.
Activity indicators
2019: Delivery of more than 13.3 million SSD in the first half of the year
On October 7, 2019, it became known that Kingston Digital delivered more than 13.3 million solid-state drives in the first half of 2019 . Such data was published by the research company TrendFocus. This figure puts Kingston in third place among global SSD suppliers after semiconductor manufacturers Samsung and Western Digital. Kingston delivered 11.3% of the total number of SSDs sold worldwide during the first half of the year.
 | TrendFocus studies show a constant increase in the total supply of solid state drives in all categories in 2019. Our data showed that client SSDs make up the bulk of the modules shipped, while NVMe PCIe sales also grow with demand in scalable environments. The trend of the first half of 2019 is that NAND deliveries are rising and prices have reached the bottom. This stimulates demand for SSD. told Don Jeanette, vice president TrendFocus |  |
| | The results of the TrendFocus confirm the extent of Kingston's contribution and the importance of the company to the industry as an independent SSD supplier. told Ariel Perez, SSD Business Manager at Kingston | |
According to TrendFocus, Kingston's position in the client 2.5-inch SSD segment is especially strong, as the company is ahead of all other manufacturers and occupies a significant market share of 27.3%.
In addition to the customer sector, Kingston is also winning the corporate SSD market. Later in 2019, the company will expand its portfolio with the DC1000M U.2 NVMe solid-state drive, designed for data centers and workstations that require higher throughput and more operations per second. This model will be part of a family of enterprise SSDs focused on both read-intensive and mixed-load server environments, and is suitable for organizations that require predictable quality of service (QoS) and stable performance.
History of the company
2021: Sale of the developer of game earphones and HyperX keyboards of the HP Inc company.
On February 24, 2021, HP Inc. announced the acquisition of HyperX from Kingston Technology for $425 million. The buyer intends to pay the transaction in full by its own means (without transferring its shares) and close it in the second quarter of 2021. This deal must first be approved by regulators. More details here.
2018: Kingston in Russia has changed the procedure for issuing and checking partner certificates
In May 2018, the representative office of Kingston Technology Company, Inc in Russia changed the procedure for issuing partner certificates and verifying them for authenticity. Now each user has the opportunity to verify whether the certificate is original and the seller is an authorized partner of Kingston.
The Kingston Partner Program is designed for organizations selling SSD drives, RAM modules and other products manufactured by Kingston Technology. Its participants can be companies that are suppliers of original Kingston products and have wide expertise in their applications. The official status of Kingston's authorized partner guarantees the security of the purchase, the authenticity of the goods purchased and the high level of after-sale service.
In order to check the company, it is enough to enter the certificate number, its name or Internet address on the https://kingstonexpertclub.ru/ website and check the certificate in real time. If the supplier is an authorized partner of Kingston, the user will be able to familiarize himself with the card of the organization, which will indicate its details. The service does not require registration on the site or confirmation of identity.
2010-2017
2010
- Kingston's gross profit for 2009 amounted to $4.1 billion - the second largest in the history of the company.
- Kingston and Phison Electronics Corporation form Kingston Solutions, Inc., a joint venture to produce embedded memory for the growing mobile industry.
2011
- Kingston's gross profit for 2010 amounted to $6.5 billion - the maximum value in the history of the company.
- Kingston releases Wi-Drive Wireless drives.
2012
- Kingston celebrates its 25th anniversary in the memory industry and a decade since the creation of HyperX gaming memory.
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Extreme fast memory Kingston HyperX regularly sets speed records - Kingston launches HyperX-branded SSDs and the first Windows to Go-enabled USB drive.
2013
- Kingston releases its fastest USB 3.0 drive with up to 1TB capacity DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0.
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DataTraveler HyperX Predator - the world's first "flash drive" with a capacity of 1TB - Kingston is launching the MobileLite Wireless line of wireless readers for smartphones and tablets.
2014
- HyperX produces a line of FURY memory devices for novice acceleration fans and enthusiastic gamers, as well as a professional Cloud gaming headset.
- HyperX sets a world record for overclocking by accelerating the 4GB DDR3 HyperX module with a frequency of 2933MHz to 4500MHz.
- Kingston is starting to produce SSD M.2 SATA for new laptops, compact form factor devices, and Z97 motherboards.
- The launch of MobileLite Wireless G2, the second generation of devices for streaming media on smartphones and tablets, is beginning.
2015
- In January, HyperX exceeds the DDR4 world acceleration record, reaching 4351MHz.
- The launch of high-performance PCIe SSD with the highest class SSD and the highest speeds in the line of HyperX.
- An improved Cloud II gaming headset is presented with a USB audio card control unit and a virtual 7.1 Surround Sound.
- HyperX creates the world's fastest DDR4 128GB kit, running at an amazing 3000MHz of HyperX Predator modules with barely possible timings.
2016
- Kingston acquired assets and technology from Imation IronKey
- HyperX sells his millionth gaming headset.
2017
- Kingston ships the world's first USB drive with a capacity of 2 TB.
- According to Forward Insights in 2016, Kingston became the world's second manufacturer in terms of the number of SSDs shipped.
- On October 17, Kingston celebrates its 30th anniversary.
2000-2009
2000
- Kingston's gross profit in 1999 was $1.5 billion.
- Created by Advanced Validation Labs, Inc. (AVL) is an independent laboratory for testing and evaluating memory modules, which will provide comprehensive services for testing memory modules throughout the industry.
- Created by Payton Technology Inc., which will help Kingston establish memory supply channels and provide wafer processing services. As a result, the company will be able to more efficiently produce and deliver its products to a rapidly growing customer base.
2001
Kingston begins assembling memory modules in Shanghai, China.
2002
Kingston runs a line of memory modules HyperX and presents a patented memory test tool.
2003
- The company is launching the Green Initiative program related to the production of memory modules.
- Kingston starts shipping products based on flash memory.
2004
- Kingston increases the warranty period for issued memory cards by providing a lifetime warranty for its products.
- iSuppli (later renamed IHS Markit ®) calls Kingston the absolute leader among memory manufacturers for the third-party market. Since then, Kingston has never lost this title.
2005
- In July, Kingston received a US patent for a device for dynamic load testing of memory for servers.
- In September, Kingston opens the world's largest memory factory in Shanghai, China.
2006
- In March, Kingston introduced the first fully protected from unauthorized access and provides 100 percent confidentiality USB drive that supports 128-bit hardware encryption. Later that year, the company launched a 256-bit encryption model on the market.
- In April, Kingston launched the production of fully buffered DIMMs (FBDIMMs), which for the first time exceeded 16GB.
- Kingston's revenues reach $3 billion.
2009
Kingston's gross profit for 2008 amounted to $4.0 billion. The volume of memory sold increased by 41% compared to 2007. Relying on innovative developments of SSD drives, Kingston began their production back in 2009, and last year analysts from Forward Insights named Kingston the world's second producer in terms of the number of SSD shipped.
1990-1999
1990
Kingston creates the first line of products that are not related to storage devices - the company is starting to release devices for upgrading processors.
1993
Kingston complements its product lines with network devices and storage.
1994
Kingston introduces portable products DataTraveler and DataPak.
Kingston becomes one of the few companies that have been able to obtain ISO 9000 certification for the first time.
Kingston's gross profit at that time was $489 million.
1995
- Kingston joins the Billionaire-Dollar Club - the company's sales in 1995 exceed $1.3 billion.
- In the magazines Wall Street Journal, Orange County Register and LA Times, an advertisement appears with the title "A Billion Times Thank You!" and a roll list of all Kingston employees.
- To provide quality support to European customers, Kingston opens its first foreign office in Munich, Germany.
1996
On August 15, Softbank Corporation (Japan) acquires 80% of Kingston for a total of $1.5 billion.
Kingston and Toshiba are jointly promoting a solution for upgrading the RAM of Toshiba personal computers. This was the first time that the OEM PC manufacturer and the memory manufacturer combined to create memory modules under the joint brand.
As a result of a deal with Softbank in December, John Tu and David Sun allocate $100 million for bonuses to employees.
1997
- Kingston continues to expand its operations and open a branch with offices and production facilities in Taiwan to cover the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, the company opens its first office in South America, in Brazil. Kingston transfers its European branch to the UK and opens a plant/logistics center in Dublin, Ireland.
- Kingston Technology Services Division (KTSD) is being created. The unit will work and produce memory modules exclusively for original equipment manufacturers such as Dell.
1999
- In July, John Tu and David Sun buy back an 80% stake in Kingston from Softbank for $450 million.
- Kingston acquires a controlling stake in Powertech Technology, Inc., which has become the world's largest semiconductor wafer chip assembly company, as well as testing DRAM and flash memory modules. The purchase gives Kingston new capabilities to monitor the progress of the production cycle of memory modules - from primary processing of semiconductor plates to the release of the finished product.
- Kingston makes a strategic decision to open an office in Mexico, believing in the potential of the developing region.
1987-1989
1987 - foundation of the company
The growth and active development of Kingston Technology was due to the lack of memory chips with surface mounting in the market of high-tech devices in the 80s of the XX century. Founders of the company John Tu and David Sun carried out purposeful search of the solution of this problem. Using their unique experience as development engineers, they created a fundamentally new single-row memory module (SIMM) that used older generation components with metallized through holes. The joint work of the founding fathers made it possible to create a new technology, a new industry standard and a new company, which began its activities in October 1987.
1989
Kingston is the first competitor to go to 100 percent testing of all products, which ensures high quality and a leading position in the market.
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