Saitek is a designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics founded in 1979 by Swiss technologist Eric Winkler.

Saitek (originally called SciSys until 1987) was founded in 1979 by Swiss technologist Eric Winkler as a manufacturer of electronic chess games.

In 1994, Saitek acquired Hegner & Glaser's successful Mephisto line of chess computers.

In 2005, Saitek launched a high fidelity audio product line for PC & iPod.

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