Super Micro Computer, Inc. or Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) designs, develops, manufactures and sells servers based on the x86 architecture. The company's offerings include rackmount, tower and blade server systems, high-end workstations, storage server systems, motherboards, chassis, and server components branded under the Server Building Block Solutions product line.

Supermicro was founded in 1993 by engineer and current CEO Charles Liang. The company was incorporated in Delaware in August 2006 and had its IPO in March 2007. As of June 30, 2012, Supermicro employed 1,472 full-time employees and 31 consultants at its operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia with customers in over 89 countries. The company offers its products through value-added resellers, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as through its direct sales force.

Supermicro generated about $2 billion in sales during its initial 15 years of operation, recently posting US $1,467.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.

Following is a brief history of Supermicro business milestones:

Supermicro offers server barebones ("superservers"), motherboards, chassis, rack cabinets, networking equipment like switches, power supplies and a number of extension cards and accessories. Supermicro is known for the world's first double-sided storage chassis that featured 36 hot-swap 3.5" hard drive trays with 24 in the front and 12 in the rear. The chassis, offered in 2009, was roughly the size of the ordinary desktop (4 HE).

Supermicro has stated that it supports the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) as a major member and Chair of its CSCI APEC Region. CSCI's goal is to promote the development, deployment and adoption of smart technologies that can improve computer efficiencies, with a goal to achieve 50% reduction in computer power consumption by 2010. It has been publicly stated that Supermicro strives to design its products with energy efficiency in mind to support the company's motto: We Keep IT Green.