AAEON

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AAEON Technology Inc.
Company type Associate company of ASUS
TWSE: 6579
ISIN TW0006579006
Industry Computer hardware
Founded1992;32 years ago (1992)
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Key people
Y.S. Chuang (Chairman)
I.J. Lee (Vice-chairman)
Howard Lin (CEO)
ProductsAutomation controllers & software, Industrial PCs, embedded single-board computers, embedded controllers, Rugged tablet PCs, network appliance, panel PCs
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$ 170M (2016)
Owner ASUS
Number of employees
700+ (2017)
Parent ASUS
Website www.aaeon.com
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ETX modul CX700M from Aaeon

AAEON Technology Inc. was first founded in 1992 in Taiwan [1] and has expanded globally since, establishing offices in United States, China, Singapore, Germany, France and the Netherlands. [2] AAEON manufactures and markets a wide range of OEM/ODM industrial PCs worldwide. [3] Its product lines include embedded boards & computer-on-module, applied computing & network appliances, All-in-One HMI systems & displays, digital signage & self-service kiosk as well as cloud computing. [4] In collaboration with manufacturers and vendors such as Seagate, Blue Chip Technology [5] and Sequans, [6] many of its products are applied in industries such as machine and factory automation, chemical, medical, finance, education, transportation. In addition, digital signage and kiosk applications are more prevalent in recent years. [7]

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Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, AAEON has obtained many certifications throughout the years. It received the ISO-9001 certification and the ISO-14001 certification in 1994 and 1997, respectively. [8] AAEON was awarded the TL9000 certification in 2002 and the ISO-13485 Medical certification in 2007. In addition to numerous awards from Intel and Siemens, they have been the recipient of the Taiwan Symbol of Excellence Award for 11 of the past 12 years. [9] In 2000, AAEON acquired Astech Technology, Inc as part of its Panel PC Division. AAEON became a public limited company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2001 under TAIEX: 6579, and in 2011 joined the ASUS group. [10]

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  2. "Worldwide Office" . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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