Sea Sonic
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Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd., is a computer power supply manufacturer and retailer, formerly limited to trading as hardware OEM
OEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...

 for other companies. They first made power supplies in 1980 for the Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...

 and the IBM PC
IBM PC
The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. It is IBM model number 5150, and was introduced on August 12, 1981...

, and are now known for highly efficient designs. Antec
Antec
Antec, Inc. is an American-based maker of PC components and accessories. Antec's principal products are computer cases and power supplies. Antec also offers PC cooling products and notebook accessories. Founded in 1986, the company is headquartered in Fremont, California, U.S.A., with additional...

, Corsair Memory
Corsair Memory
Corsair Memory is a computer peripherals and hardware company headquartered in Fremont, California. Corsair designs and sells a range of products for computers, including high-speed DRAM modules, ATX power supplies , USB flash drives , CPU and memory cooling solutions, computer cases, solid-state...

, XFX
XFX
XFX is the manufacturing division of Hong Kong-based Pine Technology Holdings Limited . The XFX division, begun in 2002, has its major office in Ontario, California and specializes in the manufacturing of video cards based on Nvidia and AMD graphics processing units and motherboards...

 and other computer hardware companies sell power supplies which are rebadged or based on Sea Sonic units. All of their PSUs are certified 80 PLUS
80 PLUS
80 PLUS is an initiative to promote energy efficiency in computer power supply units . It certifies products that have more than 80% energy efficiency at 20%, 50% and 100% of rated load, and a power factor of 0.9 or greater at 100% load....

.

In 2002, Sea Sonic established a wholly owned subsidiary in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, USA to sell products in the US retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...

 market and to provide technical support.

Sea Sonic power supplies have a good reputation with computer enthusiasts. The retail units and rebranded derivatives have been recognized by various review websites for their high build quality and efficient performance at relatively low noise levels.

Sea Sonic uses electrolytic capacitor
Electrolytic capacitor
An electrolytic capacitor is a type of capacitor that uses an electrolyte, an ionic conducting liquid, as one of its plates, to achieve a larger capacitance per unit volume than other types. They are often referred to in electronics usage simply as "electrolytics"...

s from the Japanese Nippon Chemi-Con
Nippon Chemi-Con
is a Japanese corporation that produces electrolytic capacitors. Their capacitors are high-quality and are used in many motherboards including DFI, and PSUs from Zippy Technology and Seasonic...

.

History

  • 1975 Sea Sonic incorporates to manufacture Electronics Test Equipment.
  • 1980 Sea Sonic enters PC power supply market to support Apple II and IBM PCs.
  • 1984 Headquarters relocates to Shih-Lin, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • 1986 The factory phases in Automated Test Equipment in production methodology, this is the first in switching power supply manufacturing in Taiwan.
  • 1990 Second factory in Tao-Yuan, Taiwan begins operation.
  • 1993 European office opens in The Netherlands
    Netherlands
    The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

    .
  • 1994 Dong Guan
    Dongguan
    Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to...

     China I factory begins full operation.
  • 1995 Sea Sonic develops an ATX
    ATX
    ATX is a motherboard form factor specification developed by Intel in 1995 to improve on previous de facto standards like the AT form factor. It was the first big change in computer case, motherboard, and power supply design in many years, improving standardization and interchangeability of parts...

     power supply for the Pentium
    Pentium
    The original Pentium microprocessor was introduced on March 22, 1993. Its microarchitecture, deemed P5, was Intel's fifth-generation and first superscalar x86 microarchitecture. As a direct extension of the 80486 architecture, it included dual integer pipelines, a faster FPU, wider data bus,...

     market.
  • 1997 Dong Guan factory receives ISO9002 certification.
  • 1998 The Dong Guan II factory begins full operation.Taiwan headquarters and Tao-Yuan factory receive ISO9001 certification.
  • 1999 Headquarters relocates to present address at Neihu
    Neihu
    Neihu District is one of Taipei City's twelve districts. Neihu means "inner lake." The older name originates from the Ketagalan word Tayour , meaning woman's head ornament....

    , Taipei.
  • 2000 Dong Guan factory receives ISO 9001 certification. The first PSU maker to provide PC and IPC market cost-effective Active PFC (Power Factor Correction) solutions. Designs and applies S 2 FC (Smart & Silent Fan Control) towards PC and IPC products.
  • 2002 USA office opens in California, USA. Sea Sonic Electronics Co., Ltd. lists on Taiwan's Gre Tai Securities Market
    Gre Tai Securities Market
    The Gre Tai Securities Market is a foundation which organized for serving the over-the-counter market and bond trading of Taiwan. It was formally found on November 1, 1994. The initial fund of the foundation was donated by the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Taiwan Securities Association, and Taiwan...

     (OTC Stock Exchange).
  • 2003 Launched retail products with own brand name and won awards and recommendation worldwide.
  • 2004 Dedicated to develop green & silent power supplies with higher efficiency and higher power output.
  • 2005 The USA office was renamed as Sea Sonic Electronics Inc., a 100% Sea Sonic owned subsidiary, to serve North and South America customers. The first PSU manufacturer to win the tough 80 PLUS
    80 PLUS
    80 PLUS is an initiative to promote energy efficiency in computer power supply units . It certifies products that have more than 80% energy efficiency at 20%, 50% and 100% of rated load, and a power factor of 0.9 or greater at 100% load....

     efficiency certification.
  • 2006 Dong Guan factory receives ISO14001
    ISO 14000
    The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations (a) minimize how their operations (processes etc.) negatively affect the...

     certification. Began to mass produce RoHS & WEEE compliant products.

Retail Products

  • S12: 550W, 650W
  • M12: 500W, 600W, 700W
  • S12II: 330W, 380W, 430W, 500W, 520W, 620W
  • M12II: 430W, 500W, 520W, 620W
  • ECO POWER 300: 300W
  • S12D: 750W, 850W
  • M12D: 750W, 850W
  • X Series: 400W, 460W, 560W, 650W, 660W, 750W, 760W, 850W

Bulk Products

  • ATX: 300ES, 350ES, 400ES, 500ES, 300ET, 350ET, 400ET, 500ET, 550HT, 650HT, 650AT, 750AT, 850AT
  • SFX: 300SFE, 350SFE, 300SFD
  • TFX: 250TFX, 300TFX
  • Industrial 1U: 400H1U, 520H1U
  • Industrial 2U: 400H2U, 460H2U, 600H2U

See also

  • Antec
    Antec
    Antec, Inc. is an American-based maker of PC components and accessories. Antec's principal products are computer cases and power supplies. Antec also offers PC cooling products and notebook accessories. Founded in 1986, the company is headquartered in Fremont, California, U.S.A., with additional...

  • Chieftec
    Chieftec
    Chieftec Industrial Co., Ltd. is a company established in 1990 that manufacturers computer cases and computer power supply units.The company's headquarters is in Taiwan, but has production facilities in Kwangtung and Zhejiang in mainland China....

  • Cooler Master
    Cooler Master
    Cooler Master is a computer hardware manufacturer from Taiwan. Founded in 1992, the company is a popular aftermarket brand for computer chassis, PSU, coolers, cooling pads, and other accessories...

  • Delta Electronics
    Delta Electronics
    Delta Electronics, Inc., founded in 1971, is the world's largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans, as well as a major source for power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions...

  • Lian Li
    Lian Li
    Lian Li Industrial Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese computer case and accessories manufacturer...

  • PC Power & Cooling
  • SilverStone Technology
    SilverStone Technology
    SilverStone Technology is a company based in Taiwan that makes computer cases, power supplies, and other peripheral for personal computers. The company SilverStonetek Co Ltd was founded in 2003....

  • Vantec
    Vantec
    Vantec Thermal Technologies is a privately held multinational corporation with headquarters and an R&D team in the US, sales/purchasing office in Taiwan and factories in Taiwan, Korea and China. Vantec designs and manufactures thermal products and computer peripherals. Consumers can buy Vantec...

  • Zalman
    Zalman
    Zalman Tech Co. is a Korean company that develops and provides aftermarket desktop computer products with primary focus on cooling enhancement....


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