What is "supermicro"

n. (context dated English) A powerful microcomputer.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. or Supermicro designs, develops, manufactures and sells servers based on the x86-64 architectures. 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.