Soyo Group, Inc., often shortened to Soyo, was a United States–based

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company. Established in 1985, Soyo was a provider of consumer electronics such as

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s, home theater furniture,

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headsets, portable storage devices, computer monitors, computer

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s, computer cases, and computer peripheral devices. With sales offices in

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and

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, Brazil, Soyo sold its products through an extensive network of authorized distributors, resellers, system integrators,

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, retailers, mail-order catalogs and

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s. Soyo licensed the

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brand from Honeywell International Inc. for use on LCD televisions and other consumer electronics products. Soyo Group filed for

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with the

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, Riverside Division (case number 09-19355-RN), and ceased operations on May 5, 2009. ; Soyo Group brands * Soyo * Honeywell (Under license from Honeywell International Inc.) * Privé * Le Véllo Furniture * Soyo Computer Inc. Soyo Computer Inc. a Taiwan-based company made computer components, and were well known for their motherboards. Their headquarters were in Taipei and their sales (at least North America sales) were handled by their California office. They ceased production of electronics around 2005 and focused on the manufacture of plastics. While no longer operational in US and Taiwan, most of the assets were shipped to

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, China, and PC production still goes on for the Chinese market.

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SEC filing regarding bankruptcy
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