Matrox公司成立于1976年，由Lorne Trottier和Branko Matić在加拿大魁北克省Dorval创办1。公司首款产品MTX-1632定价198美元，却通过20,000美元的销售额实现了即时盈利1。到1978年，Matrox的产品已被安装在超过10,000个系统中，包括被用于NASA Viking任务的地面控制显示1。这些早期成就为公司在视频适配卡领域奠定了基础。
进入1990年代，Matrox在消费级显卡市场发力。1996年5月，公司推出定价499美元的Matrox Mystique产品1。然而同年10月7日，3dfx发布的Voodoo卡使Matrox的3D性能优势消失殆尽1。公司随后推出的Parhelia于2002年6月17日向测试者发送样品，定价接近400美元1，但未能扭转市场颓势。2003年，Matrox最终放弃了游戏市场1。
在专业和工业领域，Matrox则继续深化布局。1986年，公司获得美国陆军约7200万美元合同，用于开发电子信息交付系统（EIDS）1。2004年12月17日，公司发布了业界首款PCIe x16显卡QIP LP PCIe1。2014年9月，Matrox发布了C680和C420 GPU产品1。2019年9月6日，Lorne Trottier收购了100%的公司股权1。2022年6月6日，Zebra Technologies收购了Matrox的成像部门1。2023年春季，公司发布了基于Intel ARC A310/A380芯片的Luma系列GPU，标志着其在专业图形领域的持续创新1。
Matrox was founded in 1976 in Dorval, Quebec, Canada, by Lorne Trottier and Branko Matić, beginning as a developer of video adapters and graphics processing technology.1 The company's inaugural product, the MTX-1632, carried a manufacturing cost of $198 but sold for $20,000, generating immediate profitability.1 By 1978, Matrox equipment had been deployed in over 10,000 installations worldwide, including ground control displays for NASA's Viking mission.1 In 1986, the company secured a major U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $72 million to develop the Electronic Information Delivery System (EIDS).1
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Matrox competed in the consumer graphics market with products including the Mystique, released in May 1996 at $499, and the Parhelia, which entered testing in June 2002 at a price near $400.1 However, the company's competitive position weakened following the October 7, 1996 release of the 3dfx Voodoo card, which rendered Matrox's 3D performance capabilities obsolete in comparison.1 By 2003, facing sustained market pressure, Matrox abandoned the gaming sector entirely and shifted its strategic focus toward industrial applications, digital signage, and medical imaging.1
In subsequent years, Matrox released specialized professional products, including the QIP LP PCIe in December 2004, the industry's first PCIe x16 graphics card, followed by the C680 and C420 GPUs in September 2014.1 The company underwent significant ownership changes when founder Lorne Trottier acquired 100 percent of company equity in September 2019.1 Zebra Technologies subsequently purchased the Matrox Imaging division in June 2022.1 In spring 2023, the company introduced the Luma series of GPUs, built on Intel ARC architecture using the A310 and A380 chips.1
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