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EPoX was a manufacturer of
EPoX Computer Company was established in February 1995. In 1998 the company entered the communications field. EPoX has been listed since November 1999 on the
SUPoX support page for EPoX boardsAn archived version of the EPoX.com website
Taiwanese companies established in 1995 Electronics companies established in 1995 Motherboard companies Defunct computer hardware companies Companies based in Taipei Electronics companies of Taiwan {{Taiwan-company-stub
motherboard
A motherboard (also called mainboard, main circuit board, mb, mboard, backplane board, base board, system board, logic board (only in Apple computers) or mobo) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expand ...
s, video card
A graphics card (also called a video card, display card, graphics adapter, VGA card/VGA, video adapter, display adapter, or mistakenly GPU) is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display device, such as a computer moni ...
s and communication products. They manufactured mainboards for AMD
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and Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 seri ...
processors, which were renowned for being overclock
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er-friendly yet affordable. Many of their products used the same StudlyCaps naming convention as the company itself.
History
EPoX Computer Company was established in February 1995. In 1998 the company entered the communications field. EPoX has been listed since November 1999 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; ) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial S ...
. (TAIEX
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: 5414)
EPoX was the first mainboard producer in the industry to announce the user-friendly technology KBPO (Keyboard Power On) in 1997. Their mainboards were manufactured in Jong Ho City, Taipei, and Ning-Bo Science Based Industrial Park, China
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.
All branches (Taiwan, German, United States and Dutch) of EPoX closed in 2007.
EPoX's old employees started a new company in 2009 called SUPoX which is only active in China.
SUPoX supports all EPoX boards beginning from Slot 1 on their site.
See also
*List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
External links
SUPoX support page for EPoX boards
Taiwanese companies established in 1995 Electronics companies established in 1995 Motherboard companies Defunct computer hardware companies Companies based in Taipei Electronics companies of Taiwan {{Taiwan-company-stub