New SOYO motherboards offer cutting edge features and valued bundles targeting the high-end market and specialty system builders

Las Vegas (November 18, 2002) – SOYO, Inc., a leading innovator of DRAGON and other high-end motherboards, today announced its K8 series of full-featured performance motherboards that support upcoming 64-bit desktop AMD Athlon TM processors with Hammer technology. Continuing the DRAGON legend, this series is one of the first to support AMD’s 64-bit platform, enabling users to optimize the native 32-bit performance and adopt the new technology in the same environment.

With the discerning gamers and hardware enthusiasts in mind, the first of the SOYO K8 series motherboards offers a full feature set and optimized performance for gaming and multimedia applications. The SY-K8 Fire DRAGON is based on the ALi M1687/1563 chipset, and features support for 8X AGP Pro for extreme graphics, integrated serial ATA, ATA-133 IDE RAID (0,1), 6-channel hardware audio for crisp digital sound, embedded 10/100 Mbps LAN, high-speed IEEE 1394 Firewire ports, and on-board USB 2.0 options. To add value to the offering, SOYO is bundling its signature Sigma Box, SPDIF audio connector, and bonus CD pack to the package, making SOYO’s SY-K8 Fire DRAGON the most feature-rich motherboard in the market place.

“SOYO has consistently delivered performance-driven motherboards based on the AMD platform. With the launch of the new K8 series motherboards for the upcoming 64-bit AMD Athlon processors with Hammer technology, SOYO customers in the performance segment will be able to take advantage of the investment protection by running the native 32-bit application and easily transition to the new 64-bit extensions,” said Ming Chok, Vice President of Engineering, SOYO, Inc.

“The DRAGON series has developed a reputation as the most full-featured motherboard line in the industry. Coupled with the x86-64 computing platform, our customers in the gaming space can truly benefit from this combination for an ultimate gaming experience,” said Bruce Lin, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, SOYO USA.

"SOYO is a key manufacturer of AMD processor-based motherboards,” said Ed Gasiorowski, director of developer relations for AMD’s Computation Products Group. “With the upcoming launch of AMD’s 64-bit microprocessor and the new SOYO K8 series motherboard technology advancements, our shared customers can experience enhanced gaming and high-end application performance"


About SOYO, INC.

SOYO, Inc. was founded in 1985, with worldwide headquarter in Taipei, Taiwan, and branch offices in USA, Germany, and Hong Kong. The company sells its products through a select group of retailers, e-tailers, distributors, system integrators, and VARs worldwide. In 2002, SOYO also launched its new sales office/RMA center in Brazil to better service its local customers.

SOYO's US branch office is located at 41484 Christy Street, Fremont, CA94538. For more information on the company, please call 510.226.2535 or email pr@soyousa.com. Further information on SOYO products can be found online at http://www.soyo.com.