There are many kinds of power supplies available in the market nowadays. Some of these power supplies are liked better by the customers than the other power supplies. Intel produced ATX power supply in 1995. ATX power supply produced by Intel is famous and popular all over the world till this day. ATX power supply is being commonly used by people all over the world. ATX Power supply stands for Advanced Technology Extended power supply.

ATX power supply became popular as soon as it was launched in the market. The basic reason behind the popularity of this product was that it can be considered as the first major change in the mother board and computer case designing after so many years. It over took the technology as the default subsystem in the computers. ATX power supply was improved in 2003 by Intel. ATX power supply has been improved by the Intel group time and again. Although it is considered to be a very sound technology but even the sound technologies need revisions. The improved versions of ATX power supply were launched in the market frequently. The latest version hit the market in 2004.

ATX power supply is still one of the most important types of power supplies especially for those who want to do it by themselves. On the other hand, BTX power supply made by the same parent company is coming in common use these days. Although Intel is still manufacturing ATX power supply and is also using BTX type, many of the competitors have adopted BTX type and are moving forward with this type of power supply. Intel released the specifications of the power supply in 1995. The latest version 2.2 was released in 2004. The board of ATX power supply is 12 inches in width and 9.6 inches in depth.