verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message shuttle inc. type public traded as twse 2405 industry computer hardware electronics founded 1983 headquarters taiwan website http www.shuttle.com shuttle inc. chinese ; pinyin h ox n g f n y uxi n g ngs taiex 2405 is a taiwan based manufacturer of motherboards barebone computers complete pc systems and monitors . throughout the last 10 years shuttle has been one of the world s top 10 motherboard manufacturers and gained fame in 2001 with the introduction of the shuttle sv24 one of the world s first commercially successful small form factor computers . shuttle xpc small form factor computers tend to be popular among pc enthusiasts and hobbyists although in 2004 shuttle started a campaign to become a brand name recognized by mainstream pc consumers . shuttle xpc desktop systems are based on same pc platform as the xpc barebone case motherboard power supply shuttle manufactures . more recently the differentiation between shuttle barebones and shuttle systems has become greater with the launch of system exclusive models such as the m series and x series . contents 1 history 2 products 3 models 4 laptop standardization proposal 5 awards 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit 1983 shuttle was initially incorporated in taiwan by david and simon yu under the name holco and commences trading of computer motherboards . 1984 holco begins manufacturing motherboards in its taoyuan county now taoyuan city taiwan factory . 1988 holco establishes its first overseas branch office in fremont california . 1990 holco subsidiary shuttle computer handel is established in elmshorn germany to serve european market . 1994 introduces shuttle riscpc 4475 a desktop based on dec alpha 64 bit microprocessor and microsoft windows nt for alpha . 1995 shuttle reaches 5 motherboard manufacturer worldwide in terms of volume . 1997 holco officially changes its name to shuttle inc. 2000 goes public on taiex stock market under symbol 2405 . 2001 introduces shuttle sv24 a compact all aluminum computer using desktop components . 2002 sv24 evolves into xpc line of small form factor barebones computers including models for intel s pentium 4 and amd s athlon . 2003 8 different xpcs introduced including models featuring chipsets from nvidia intel sis and via . 2004 xpc shipments pass 1 million shuttle introduces the xp17 lcd and fully assembled pc systems . branch offices established in japan and china . 2005 pc world awards shuttle the world class and best buy awards . 2005 idc research ranks the shuttle brand loyalty higher than dell sony and apple . 2005 shuttle introduces the world s first small form factor nvidia sli system . 2005 introduction of shuttle s first exclusive set top box living room pc the m1000 . 2005 shuttle debuts the world s fastest ultra small form factor pc the x100 . 2006 shuttle is selected as one of intel s premiere partners when intel viiv launched at the international consumer electronics show ces in las vegas . 2006 shuttle launches a series of new chassis x series and t series which offers variety shapes of pc . 2006 pcworld selects the shuttle as the 15th great landmark in pc history . 2007 shuttle introduces new lineup of extreme gaming pc sdxi system . features intel core 2 extreme processor and water cooling system . 2007 shuttle computers introduces the first sff workstation line with intel xeon processors . 2007 shuttle introduces xpc g5 3300m system features the world s first and the only supports the dual hd 1080 formats optical drive . 2007 shuttle introduces xpc glamor prima and d vo series . 2007 bcn awards shuttle the top prize in the barebone pc category a market share of 44.2 percent . most prestigious japanese award for it companies . 2008 shuttle implements green features into pc lineup . 2008 shuttle debuts its first surveillance concept product . 2009 shuttle launches x50 its first all in one pc . 2009 shuttle develops its first home automation product . 2009 shuttle develops its first ipc product . 2010 shuttle establishes oem business unit to launch mobile solutions . 2010 shuttle debuts the world s first successful notebook ecosystem the shuttle notebook ecosystem . 2010 introduction of first online notebook ordering system espa . 2010 shuttle launches fanless 1 liter pc series xs35 . 2011 introduction of btr its build to request solution to the pc industry . 2011 intel names shuttle a platinum technology provider the highest recognition . 2011 nvidia names shuttle a premier partner in north america the highest recognition . products edit from 1987 to 2004 shuttle manufactured at baby at atx and micro atx motherboards . among shuttle s most popular motherboards were the hot 603 socket 7 motherboard based on the amd640 chipset and the ak31 socket a motherboard based on the via kt266 and kt266a chipsets . currently shuttle s primary product is the xpc . the shuttle xpc s design goal is to provide the power and features of a typical desktop pc in a fraction of the space . the xpc consists of a custom small footprint motherboard a rectangular chassis typically consisting of aluminum a shuttle ice heatpipe augmented heatsink and a compact power supply . popular xpcs include the ss51g the sn41g2 and the sn25p . shuttle xpc barebones can be found worldwide from pc distributors retailers and e commerce stores . in 2004 the shuttle xpc was the official pc of the world cyber games . in 2004 shuttle began manufacturing fully assembled pc systems . as of 2007 shuttle xpc systems are available in the united states only at sam s club as well as shuttle s us website . shuttle systems are also available in europe taiwan china and japan . the shuttle xp17 is a portable 17 lcd introduced in 2004 and surprisingly is still being sold today at a premium . the xp17 is targeted at lan gaming and other activities requiring a portable high performance monitor . the xp17 won the red dot award for industrial design in june 2005 . models edit current models t series visit xpc t series page x series visit xpc x series page m series visit xpc m series page p2 series visit xpc p2 series page p3 series visit xpc p3 series page g5 series visit xpc g5 series page g2 series visit xpc g2 series page h7 series 1 j1 series 2 j2 series 3 j3 series 4 j4 series 5 laptop standardization proposal edit at the 2010 consumer electronics show shuttle unveiled a proposal called shuttle pcb assembly spa to standardize motherboard size and layouts for laptop computers . computer shopper magazine said this was one of the top ten announcements for innovation made at 2010 ces . 1 awards edit in 2009 cnet praised one of shuttle s new machines for allowing full sized graphics cards while still maintaining a small form factor . 2 see also edit list of companies of taiwan references edit http computershopper.com ces 2010 ces 2010 computer shopper s ten top products and technologies % 28page % 29 10 http reviews.cnet.com desktops shuttle xpc h7 5800 4505 3118 7 33639283.html reviewpage1 external links edit official shuttle website interview with ken huang chief xpc architect . interview with jack wang usa president of shuttle . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title shuttle inc. & oldid 654372606 categories companies established in 1983motherboard companiescompanies based in taipeitaiwanese brandselectronics companies of taiwanhidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2010all articles needing additional referencesarticles containing chinese language text navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store 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