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1987
• The Acer name was created
1988
• Acer Inc. launched IPO
1989
• TI-Acer DRAM joint venture with Texas Instruments was formed
• Acer initiated the Aspire Park project, based on the idea of providing housing for
Acer employees
1991
• Acer introduced ChipUp™ technology — the world's first 386-to-486 single-chip
CPU upgrade solution
1992
• Acer created the world's first 386SX-33 chipset
• Stan Shih introduced the Smiling Curve concept
• Acer initiated its first corporate re-engineering
1993
• Acer developed a 64-bit performance-enhanced I/O and CPU architecture to link
MIPS RISC CPUs with Microsoft® Windows® NT
1994
• Acer introduced the world's first dual Intel® Pentium® PC
1995
• The popular Aspire multimedia PC brought Acer closer to the consumer electronics
market
1996
• Acer announced its commitment to providing fresh technology to be enjoyed by
everyone, everywhere
1997
• Official groundbreaking ceremony was held for Aspire Park, Acer's multifunction
high-tech intelligence park