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Saitek

Company type	PC gaming peripherals
Industry	Consumer Electronics
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
Headquarters	Worldwide
Products	PC Games Controllers, PC Peripherals, Mice & Keyboards, PC + iPod Speakers, Headsets, Flight Simulators.
Number of employees	2500+
Parent	Logitech
Website	saitek.com

Saitek is a designer and manufacturer ofconsumer electronics founded in 1979 by Swiss technologist Eric Winkler. They are best known for their PC gaming controllers, mice, keyboards, and their numerous analogue flight controllers such as joysticks, throttles, and rudder pedals.

Most Saitek products have been rebranded as Logitech G products since their acquisition by the company.

Saitek (originally called SciSys until 1987) was founded in 1979 by Swiss technologist Eric Winkler as a manufacturer ofelectronic chess games. By the 1990s the company had distribution and design offices in the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, as well as a factory in China. In 1994, Saitek acquired Hegner & Glaser's successfulMephisto line of chess computers. Saitek diversified into PCperipherals, focusing ongame controllers forflight simulation,driving and first-person gaming. Saitek has also expanded into PC peripherals, with an emphasis on input, connectivity andmultimedia. In 2005, Saitek launched ahigh fidelityaudio product line for PC & iPod.

On November 14, 2007,Mad Catz announced that they had purchased Saitek for $30 million.^[1]

On September 15, 2016,Logitech announced that they had purchased the Saitek brand and assets fromMad Catz for $13 million in cash.^[2]

• Pro Flight Yoke System
• Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant
• TPM System

• Pro Flight Backlit Information Panel
• Pro Flight Multi Panel
• Pro Flight Radio Panel
• Pro Flight Switch Panel
• Pro Flight Instrument Panel

• X-56 H.O.T.A.S. System (2018)
• X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S. System (2014)
• X-65F Flight Combat Control System (2008)
• X52 Pro Flight Control System (2007)
• X52 Flight Control System (2004)^[3]
• X45 Digital Joystick and Throttle (2001)
• X36 Flight Control System (1999), consisting of the X36F Control stick and X35T throttle

• Aviator forPS3,Xbox 360 andPC
• Cyborg F.L.Y.9 Wireless Flight Stick forXbox 360/PS3
• Cyborg F.L.Y 5 Flight Stick forPC
• Cyborg 2000 Flight Stick forPC
• Cyborg Evo Flight Stick forPC (2003)
• ST290 Flight Stick forPC

• Pro Flight Rudder Pedals
• Pro Flight Combat Rudder Pedals
• Cessna Pro Flight Rudder Pedals

• Pro Flight Headset

• Pro Flight Cessna Yoke System
• Pro Flight Cessna Trim Wheel
• Pro Flight Cessna Rudder Pedals

• Heavy Equipment Bundle forPC
• Heavy Equipment Side Panel forPC

• Saitek Cyborg programmable keyboard forPC

• Saitek

• Chess computers
• Electronics companies of Switzerland
• Electronics companies established in 1979
• Swiss companies established in 1979
• Swiss brands

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