American Megatrends Incorporated ((free))

The screen went black. The hum of the fans died down to a whisper. For ten seconds, nothing happened. Elias held his breath, terrified he had just bricked a billion-dollar server.

The company was established after Shankar and Sarma left a previous venture, Access Methods Inc., to focus on developing high-end motherboards for companies like . As the hardware market shifted toward manufacturers in Taiwan, AMI pivoted its focus toward the low-level firmware that allowed different hardware components to communicate. Core Technologies and Products american megatrends incorporated