Development of graphics and video hardware for broadcast, Pro AV and mission-critical environments
Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
Dorval (Québec), CanadaNew on Amplifa
Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. is a Canadian manufacturer of graphics and video hardware, founded in Montreal in 1976. The company develops and manufactures graphics cards for professional applications with high resolutions and multi-monitor operation as well as video technology for broadcast and Pro AV, including encoders, decoders and converters, IP KVM extenders and KM switches, and video wall products based on the open IPMX standard. The business units comprise Matrox Graphics and Matrox Video; the former Matrox Imaging division was sold to Zebra Technologies in 2022. The solutions are used in industries such as Broadcast & Media, Enterprise, Safety & Security, Live Events, Defense, Healthcare and Critical Infrastructure. The company remains family-owned; co-founder Lorne Trottier has held all shares since 2019. In addition to hardware development, Matrox provides its own engineering teams for long-term post-installation support.
- Site
- Montreal/Dorval (Québec)
- Processes
- Hardware and software development for broadcast and Pro AV, Encoding/decoding/streaming solutions, IP KVM extenders and KM switches, Video wall technology, Long-term support by in-house engineering teams
- Materials
- Graphics and video hardware
- Founded
- 1976
- Industries
- Broadcast & Media, Enterprise, Private & Public Safety, Live Events, Defense, Healthcare
- 01
Hardware and software development
- 02
Assembly of graphics and video hardware
- 03
Software driver development
- 04
Distribution and long-term support by in-house engineering teams
Technologies & Products
Graphics and video hardware
Development and supply of graphics cards, encoder/decoder cards and video wall hardware for professional applications.
Locations
Dorval (Québec)
CAHeadquarters with development and sales
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1976
Matrox founded by Lorne Trottier and Branko Matić in Montreal; the name combines Ma(tić) and (Trot)tier plus an “x” for Excellence
- 1978
First graphics card product, the ALT-256 for S-100 bus computers
- 1994
Introduction of the Matrox Impression (3D acceleration)
- 1995
Introduction of the Matrox Millennium
- 1996
Introduction of the Matrox Mystique
- 1998
Introduction of the G100/G200; revenue of USD 550 million in fiscal year 1998/1999
- 2002
Introduction of the Matrox Parhelia; headcount exceeds 1,450
- 2009
Headcount back above 900
- 2016
Introduction of the C-Series graphics cards
- 2019
Co-founder Lorne Trottier acquires 100 % of the company shares
- 2022
Zebra Technologies acquires the Matrox Imaging business unit (June 6, 2022)
- 2023
Introduction of the LUMA graphics cards based on Intel Arc