Zalman Tech Co. (usually simplified as ZALMAN) is a South Korean company that develops and provides aftermarket desktop computer products with primary focus on cooling enhancement. Zalman has done considerable product development since its founding in January 1999, and now holds several

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focusing on both cooling and fan noise-reduction. Personal computer systems can generate significant heat and noise, the management of which is important for those modifying or assembling computer systems. Zalman's product range includes specialized

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and fan solutions for

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s, as well as quiet

power supplies A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. The main purpose of a power supply is to convert electric current from a source to the correct voltage, current, and frequency to power the load. As a res ...

, computer

water cooling Cooling tower and water discharge of a nuclear power plant Water cooling is a method of heat removal from components and industrial equipment. Evaporative cooling using water is often more efficient than air cooling. Water is inexpensive and non ...

systems,

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chipset coolers,

graphics card A graphics card (also called a video card, display card, graphics adapter, VGA card/VGA, video adapter, display adapter, or mistakenly GPU) is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display device, such as a computer moni ...

heat sink and fan combos, laptop coolers, cases, and

hard disk A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnet ...

cases that lower temperature and reduce noise. Zalman's primary competitors include Antec, Thermaltake,

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, Cooler Master and

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. Zalman has also developed a completely fanless case. It uses a fin based design to dissipate heat with heat generating components like the graphics card and motherboard transferring heat to the case body via a system of heat pipes and

radiator Radiators are heat exchangers used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in cars, buildings, and electronics. A radiator is always a ...

s. Zalman introduced the CNPS9500AM2, a heatsink was meant specifically for

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compatibility on May 23, 2006. The company also broke into the headphone market with its

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headphone system, ZM-RS6F/M.

Monitors

Zalman is a pioneer in

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(three-dimensional) LCD monitors, which utilize +45°/+45° polarized 3D glasses. These products allow the user to play games and other 3D media in full 3D stereoscopy (but with a 50% drop in vertical resolution per frame since only every second line is visible to each eye). Its 3D driver requires the native vertical resolution. * M190 ( 4:3) * M215W ( full HD) * M220W (

pivot display Page orientation is the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. The two most common types of orientation are ''portrait'' and ''landscape''. The term "portrait orientation" comes from visual art terminology and describes ...

) * M240W (full HD) * M320W-F (full HD) Mxxx ≙ xxx÷10 inch * SG100G (glasses) * SG100C (clip)

Financial issues

On 30 October 2014, it was reported that Zalman had defaulted on a large loan amounting to over 3 billion

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. Following this, the company applied for "initiation of corporate turnaround process". This means the company is attempting to return itself to solvency.

Gallery

Image:Zalman_heat_sink.jpg, The Zalman "flower" copper cpu heatsink. Image:Zaltsman7000.jpg, A Zalman 7000 for

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and

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microprocessor A microprocessor is a computer processor where the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit, or a small number of integrated circuits. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, and control circu ...

s. Image:ZalmanCooler.jpg, Zalman CNPS9500A-LED CPU Cooler. Image:zalman9500.jpg, The Zalman CNPS9500AT "super-flower" copper cpu heatsink.

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South Korean companies established in 1999 Electronics companies of South Korea Computer enclosure companies Computer power supply unit manufacturers Computer hardware cooling South Korean brands

Monitors

Financial issues

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