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James Chu is an American businessman who founded ViewSonic, one of the largest brands in computer monitors. Chu was born October 23, 1957. His father was enlisted in the Nationalist Air Force, and his mother was a housewife. He is the fifth of six children. Chu studied at the Department of Sociology at
Tunghai University Tunghai University (THU; ) is the oldest private university in Taiwan, established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). It is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. According to ''Ti ...
but dropped out before graduation. Chu moved to California in 1986 to become the president of U.S. operations at a Taiwanese keyboard manufacturer.


ViewSonic

In 1987, Chu launched Keypoint Technology Corporation, a distribution company specializing in computer peripherals. Chu introduced the ViewSonic brand of computer monitors in 1990 and renamed the company ViewSonic in 1993. ViewSonic would go on to become one of the largest brands in monitors and in 1999 had 6.9% of the market share in the U.S., ranking 5th nationwide behind competitors Dell,
Compaq Compaq Computer Corporation (sometimes abbreviated to CQ prior to a 2007 rebranding) was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced ...
, Gateway and Hewlett-Packard.


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