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ASUSTek Computer Inc.

Headquarters of Asus in Taipei
Native name	華碩電腦股份有限公司
Romanized name	Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Type	Public
Traded as	TWSE: 2357
Industry	Computer hardware Electronics Networking hardware
Founded	2 April 1989; 33 years ago
Founders	Ted Hsu, M.T. Liao, Wayne Tsiah, T.H. Tung, Luca D.M.
Headquarters	Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jonney Shih (Chairman & Chief Branding Officer) Jonathan Tsang (Vice Chairman)
Products	Personal computers monitors projectors motherboards graphics cards optical storage peripherals wearables servers workstations
Revenue	NT$412.8 billion (2020)[1]
Operating income	NT$24.9 billion (2020)[1]
Net income	NT$28.4 billion (2020)[1]
Total assets	NT$396 billion (2020)[1]
Total equity	NT$214 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees	14,700 (2020)[2]
Website	www.asus.com

ASUSTek Computer Inc. (,^[3] ,^[4] ,^[5] ;^[6] Chinese: 華碩電腦股份有限公司; pinyin: Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī; stylised as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese^[7] multinational computer and phone hardware and electronics company headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, wi-fi routers, projectors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, peripherals, wearables, servers, workstations, and tablet PCs. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Asus is the world’s 5th-largest PC vendor by unit sales as of January 2021.^[8] Asus appears in BusinessWeek‘s «InfoTech 100» and «Asia’s Top 10 IT Companies» rankings, and it ranked first in the IT Hardware category of the 2008 Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands survey with a total brand value of $1.3 billion.^[9]

Asus has a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker code 2357 and formerly had a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASKD.

Name[edit]

The company is usually referred to as ASUS or Huáshuò in Chinese (traditional Chinese: 華碩; simplified Chinese: 华硕, literally «Eminence by the Chinese»^[10]). According to the company website, the name Asus originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.^[11] Only the last four letters of the word were used in order to give the name a high position in alphabetical listings.^[12]
As its marketing taglines, Asus has used Rock Solid. Heart Touching (2003–2009) and subsequently Inspiring Innovation Persistent Perfection (2009–2013). Since 2013, the company’s tagline has been In Search of Incredible.^[13]

History[edit]

Asus was founded in Taipei in 1989^[14] by T.H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and M.T. Liao,^[15] all four having previously worked at Acer as hardware engineers. At this time, Taiwan had yet to establish a leading position in the computer-hardware business. Intel Corporation would supply any new processors to more established companies like IBM first, and Taiwanese companies would have to wait for approximately six months after IBM received their engineering prototypes. According to company history, Asus created a motherboard prototype for using an Intel 486, but it had to do so without access to the actual processor. When Asus approached Intel to request a processor to test it, Intel itself had a problem with its own 486 motherboard. Asus solved Intel’s problem and it turned out that Asus’ own motherboard worked correctly without the need for further modification. Since then, Asus was receiving Intel engineering samples ahead of its competitors.^[16][17]

In September 2005, Asus released the first PhysX accelerator card.^[18] In December 2005, Asus entered the LCD TV market with the TLW32001 model.^[19] In January 2006, Asus announced that it would cooperate with Lamborghini to develop the VX laptop series.^[20]

On 9 March 2006, Asus was confirmed as one of the manufacturers of the first Microsoft Origami models, together with Samsung and Founder Technology.^[21] On 8 August 2006, Asus announced a joint venture with Gigabyte Technology.^[22] On 5 June 2007, Asus announced the launch of the Eee PC at COMPUTEX Taipei. On 9 September 2007, Asus indicated support for Blu-ray, announcing the release of a BD-ROM/DVD writer PC drive, BC-1205PT.^[23] ASUS subsequently released several Blu-ray based notebooks.

In January 2008, Asus began a major restructuring of its operations, splitting into three independent companies: Asus (focused on applied first-party branded computers and electronics); Pegatron (focused on OEM manufacturing of motherboards and components); and Unihan Corporation (focused on non-PC manufacturing such as cases and molding).^[24][25] In the process of the restructuring, a highly criticized pension-plan restructuring effectively zeroed out the existing pension balances. The company paid out all contributions previously made by employees.^[26]

On 9 December 2008, the Open Handset Alliance announced that Asus had become one of 14 new members of the organization. These «new members will either deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open-Source Project, or support the ecosystem through products and services that will accelerate the availability of Android-based devices.»^[27]

On 1 June 2010, Asus spun off Pegatron Corp.^[28]

In October 2010, Asus and Garmin announced that they would be ending their smartphone partnership as a result of Garmin deciding to exit the product category.^[29] The two companies had produced six Garmin-ASUS branded smartphones over the prior two years.^[29]

In December 2010, Asus launched the world’s thinnest notebook, the Asus U36, with Intel processor voltage standard (not low voltage) Intel Core i3 or i5 with a thickness of only 19 mm.^[30]

In January 2013, Asus officially ended production of its Eee PC series due to declining sales caused by consumers increasingly switching to tablets and Ultrabooks.^[31][32]

Operations[edit]

Asus has its headquarters in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.^[33]

As of 2009, Asus had manufacturing facilities in Taiwan (Taipei, Luzhu, Nangang, Guishan), mainland China (Suzhou, Chongqing), Mexico (Ciudad Juárez) and the Czech Republic (Ostrava). The Asus Hi-Tech Park, located in Suzhou, covers 540,000 m² (5,800,000 sq ft).^[34]

Asus operates around 50 service sites across 32 countries and has over 400 service partners worldwide.^[35]

Products[edit]

Asus’ products include 2-in-1s, laptops, tablet computers, desktop computers, smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, computer monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, DVD disc drives, computer networking devices, computer cases, computer components and computer cooling systems.

One of Asus main lineup is the Vivo lineup consisting of laptops (VivoBooks), All-in-Ones (Vivo AiO), desktops (VivoPC), Stick PCs (VivoStick), Mini PCs (VivoMini), smartwatches (VivoWatch), computer mouse (VivoMouse) and tablets (VivoTab).^[36]

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  An Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card

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  An Asus x21 ultrabook

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  An Asus motherboard

Smartphones[edit]

Asus also launched many Android-based smartphones, predominantly with Intel rather than ARM processors and often with two sim slots. Asus is currently very influential in big mobile markets like India, China, and other Asian countries. It is known as the ZenFone series. Prior to the ZenFone line, Asus has released feature phones such as the Asus v70 and smartphones running on Windows Mobile during the mid-2000s.

First Generation (2014)

• ZenFone 4 (available in either 4-inch or 4.5-inch variant)
• ZenFone 5
• ZenFone 6

Second Generation (2015)

• ZenFone Zoom
• ZenFone C
• ZenFone 2
• ZenFone 2 Laser
• ZenFone Max
• ZenFone Selfie
• ZenFone Go^[37]
• ZenFone 2E – made specifically for AT&T and released in 2015^[38]

Third Generation (2016)

• ZenFone AR
• ZenFone 3 series

Fourth Generation (2017)

• ZenFone 4 series

Fifth Generation (2018)

• ZenFone 5 series
• ZenFone Max series (M1 and M2)
• ZenFone Live series (L1 and L2)
• ROG Phone series

Sixth Generation (2019)

• ZenFone 6 series
• ROG Phone 2 series

Additionally, Asus also produced some hybrid devices with smartphones that can be docked in a tablet screen, known as Padfone series. The product lineup are:

• PadFone (A66)
• PadFone 2 (A68)
• PadFone Infinity (A80)
• PadFone Infinity Lite (A80C)
• new PadFone Infinity (A86)
• PadFone E (A68M)
• PadFone X (A91)
• PadFone S (PF500KL)
• PadFone Mini (PF400GC)
• PadFone Mini 4.3 (A11)
• PadFone X Mini (PF450CL, US only)

Most of Asus’ smartphones are powered by Intel Atom processors with the exceptions of few Padfone series and some ZenFone 2 models that use Qualcomm Snapdragon, though later phones in the series now either use Qualcomm Snapdragon or MediaTek systems on-chip.

Seventh Generation (2020)

• ZenFone 7 series
• ROG Phone 3 series

Eighth Generation (2021)

• ZenFone 8 series
• ROG Phone 5 series

Ninth Generation (2022)

• ROG Phone 6 series

2-in-1s[edit]

• Transformer Book
• VivoBook Flip
• ZenBook Flip
• ExpertBook Flip
• Chromebook flip

Laptops[edit]

• ZenBook
• VivoBook
• ASUSPRO
• ExpertBook
• ProArt StudioBook
• TUF Gaming
• Republic Of Gamers (ROG Gaming)
• Chromebook
• EeeBook
• G Series
• N Series
• K Series
• X Series
• E Series
• Q Series
• U Series
• B Series
• V Series
• F Series
• A Series
• T Series

Discontinued series previously offered by Asus includes the EeeBook Series, K Series, X Series, E Series, Q Series, B Series, V Series, P Series, F Series, A Series, u2e Series and G Series.

Tablets[edit]

Two generations of the Nexus 7, manufactured for and branded as Google, were announced on 27 June 2012 for release in July 2012.^[39] On 24 July 2013, Asus announced a successor to the Google Nexus 7. Two days later, it was released.^[40] Asus has also been working with Microsoft in developing Windows 8 convertible tablets.^[41] In 2013, Asus revealed an Android-based tablet computer that, when attached to a keyboard, becomes a Windows 8 device, which it called the Transformer Book Trio.^[42] The keyboard can be attached to a third party monitor, creating a desktop-like experience. Asus is also known for the following tablet computer lines:

• Eee Pad Transformer
• Eee Pad Slider
• Eee Slate
• Memo Pad 8
• VivoTab
• ZenPad: 7.0 Z370CG, C 7.0 Z170MG/Z170CG, 8.0 Z380KL, 8.0 Z380C*, S 8.0 Z580CA*, 10 Z300C* (Released 2015); 8.0 Z380M*, Z8 ZT581KL, 3 8.0 Z581KL, 10 Z300M*, 3S 10 Z500M*, Z10 ZT500KL (2016); 3S 8.0 Z582KL, Z8s ZT582KL, 3S 10 Z500KL (2017) (* no SIM) ^[43]

Asus Server[edit]

GPU Rack Server

• ESC8000 G3 (Up to 8 GPU high density & hybrid computing)
• ESC4000 G3/G3s

2-Way Rack Server

• RS720Q-E8-RS8-P
• RS720Q-E8-RS12
• RS700-E8-RS8 V2
• RS700-E8-RS4 V2
• RS500-E8-RS4 V2
• RS500-E8-RS4 V2
• RS400-E8-PS2-F
• RS400-E8-PS2
• RS720-E8-RS24-ECP
• RS540-E8-RS36-ECP
• RS520-E8-RS12-E V2
• RS520-E8-RS8-E V2

1-Way Rack Server

• RS300-E9-PS4
• RS300-E9-RS4
• RS200-E9-PS2-F
• RS200-E9-PS2
• RS100-E9-PI2

2-Way Tower Server

• TS700-E8 V3 Series
• TS500-E8-PS4 V2

1-Way Tower Server

• TS300-E9-PS4
• TS100-E9-PI4

Desktop & All-in-One PCs[edit]

Tower PCs

• VivoPC
• ROG series
• Gaming series

Mini PCs

• Asus Tinker Board
• VivoMini

Chrome Devices

• Chromebox
• Chromebit

All-in-One PCs

• Zen AiO
• Vivo AiO
• Portable AiO

Eee line[edit]

From its launch in October 2007 and until the line was discontinued in January 2013, the Eee PC netbook garnered numerous awards, including Forbes Asia’s Product of the Year,^[44] Stuff Magazine’s Gadget of the Year and Computer of the Year,^[45] NBC.com’s Best Travel Gadget, Computer Shopper’s Best Netbook of 2008, PC Pro’s Hardware of the Year, PC World’s Best Netbook, and DIME magazine’s 2008 Trend Award Winner.

Asus subsequently added several products to its Eee lineup, including:

• EeeBox PC, a compact nettop
• Eee Top, an all-in-one touchscreen computer housed in an LCD monitor enclosure,
• Eee Stick, a plug-and-play wireless controller for the PC platform that translates users’ physical hand-motions into corresponding movements onscreen
• Eee Pad Transformer, is a tablet computer that runs the Android operating system.^[46]
• Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the successor to the original Transformer.

On 6 March 2009, Asus debuted its Eee Box B202, which PCMag saw as «the desktop equivalent of the ASUS EeePC», (the «Asus Eee Box» computer line was later renamed in 2010 to «ASUS EeeBox PC»).^[47]

Essentio Series[edit]

Essentio is a line of desktop PCs. As of December 2011 the line consisted of the CG Series (designed for gaming), the CM series (for entertainment and home use) and the CS and CP slimline series.^[48]

Digital media receivers[edit]

Asus sells digital media receivers under the name ASUS O!Play.^[49]

GPS devices[edit]

Asus produces the R700T GPS device, which incorporates Traffic Message Channel.^[50]

Republic of Gamers (ROG)[edit]

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is a brand used by Asus since 2006, encompassing a range of computer hardware, personal computers, peripherals, and accessories oriented primarily toward PC gaming. The line includes both desktops and high-spec laptops such as the Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z Motherboard or the Asus ROG Strix G G731GT AU059T Laptop.^{[citation needed]}

AMD graphics cards were marketed under the Arez brand due to the Nvidia’s GeForce Partner Program.^[51] However, when the GeForce Partner Program was cancelled, the AMD cards were renamed back to the ROG branding.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013 ASUS launched the RAIDR Express, a PCI express based RAID 0 SSD subsystem with two SSDs on one PCB.^[52]

At Computex 2018, Asus unveiled and announced ROG-branded gaming smartphone to compete against ZTE’s nubia Red Magic, Xiaomi’s Black Shark, and the Razer Phone. The ROG Phone will have a special version of the Snapdragon 845 CPU that can be overclocked, vapor cooling, an external heatsink fan with the USB-C and headphone connectors on its bottom, three different docks, and will be released in Q3 2018.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2021 Asus Launched the ROG Phone 5 Series based on Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm), Octa-core processor.

In January 2022, Asus announced the ROG Flow Z13 during the ROG’s CES 2022 launch event. Equipped with the high-performance Intel’s Core i9 processor and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphic performance, making the biggest innovation breakthroughs on tablet markets. It is the world’s first RTX 30 series computer in tablet form factor.^[53]

The Ultimate Force (TUF)[edit]

The Ultimate Force is a brand used by Asus since about 2010.^[54] The TUF Gaming brand is for Asus affordable, mid-range gaming products.

Sound cards[edit]

Asus released its first sound card, the Xonar DX, in February 2008. The Xonar DX was able to emulate the EAX 5.0 effects through the ASUS GX software while also supporting Open AL and DTS-connect.^[55] In July 2008 ASUS launched the Xonar D1, which offered largely similar features to the Xonar DX but connected to the motherboard through the PCI interface instead of the PCI-E ×1 connection of the Xonar DX.^[56] ASUS then released the Xonar HDAV 1.3, which was the first solution enabling loss-less HD audio bit streaming to AV receivers.^[57]

In May 2009, Asus launched the Essence ST sound card, targeted at high-end audiophiles, and featuring 124 dB SNR rating and precision audio clock tuning.^[58] In the same month, Asus refreshed the HDAV family by releasing the HDAV 1.3 slim, a card targeted for HTPC users offering similar functionality to HDAV 1.3 but in a smaller form.^[59] During Computex 2010, ASUS introduced its Xonar Xense, an audio bundle composed of the Xense sound card and a special edition of the Sennheiser PC350 headset.^[60][61] In August 2010, ASUS released the Xonar DG sound card targeted at budget buyers and offering 5.1 surround sound support, 105 dB SNR rating, support for Dolby headphone and GX 2.5 support for emulating EAX 5.0 technology.^[62][63]

ASUS VivoPC line[edit]

Asus entered the box-PC market with the Vivo PC line in November 2013.^[64] ASUS VivoPCs come without a pre-installed Windows operating system.

On 23 October 2013 ASUS launched two models of VivoPCs in India.^[65] VivoPC was initially announced with Intel Celeron processor equipped VM40B model. But in India, the company released VivoPC along with a new model called VC60 which is equipped by Intel Core series processors.^[66]

Portable monitors[edit]

In 2013, Asus released the MB168B, a USB 3.0-powered, portable external monitor. The base model shipped with a resolution of 1366 × 768, while the MB168B+ had a resolution of 1920 × 1080.^[67] At the time of its release, the MB168B+ was the only 1080p portable monitor. According to Asus, it is the «world’s slimmest and lightest USB monitor».^[67]

Desktop monitors[edit]

• ROG Swift PG279Q^[68]
• ROG Swift PG348Q
• ROG Swift PG35VQ^[69]
• PB27UQ
• MX34VQ
• VZ279Q

Motherboards[edit]

Asus motherboards sometimes include a Q-Connector which sits in between the motherboard front panel connectors and the front panel cables. The Q-Connector is marked with bigger text than the front panel connectors on the motherboard, as well as protruding from the motherboard, limiting obstruction from heatsinks and other connectors.^[70][71]

The Q-connector allows the many front-panel connections to be removed as a single unit for maintenance. This greatly reduces the risk of incorrect connections when reassembling.^[72]

Other initiatives[edit]

Esports[edit]

Asus ROG has been an active advocate for esports, having established some of their very own professional gaming teams.^[73]

In January 2021, ROG announced the establishment of a new esports academy in India, with plans to scout and train up professional gamers for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) PC game.^[74] The initiative will provide shortlisted gamers with coaching, gaming equipment, and stipends to prepare them for competitive esports tournaments on both the national and international levels.^[75]

Environmental record[edit]

Green ASUS[edit]

In 2000, Asus launched Green ASUS,^[76] a company-wide sustainable computing initiative overseen by a steering committee led by Jonney Shih, the Chairman of Asus. According to the company, Asus pursues green policies in «Design, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Marketing.»^[77]

Recognition[edit]

In 2006, Asus obtained IECQ (IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components) HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management) certification for its headquarters and for all of its manufacturing sites.^[78]

In 2007, Oekom Research, an independent research institute specialising in corporate responsibility assessment, recognized Asus as a «highly environmental friendly company» in the «Computers, Peripherals and Office Electronics Industry».^[79]

In October 2008, Asus received 11 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold Awards for its products,^[80] including four of its N-Series notebooks, namely the N10, N20, N50, and N80. In the following month, it received EU Flower certification for the same N-Series notebooks at an award ceremony held in Prague.^[79] In December 2008, Det Norske Veritas conferred the world’s first EuP (Energy-using Product) certification for portable notebooks on these machines.^[79]

Recycling campaign[edit]

In April 2008, Asus launched its «PC Recycling for a Brighter Future»^[81][82]
program in collaboration with Intel and with Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co. The program collected more than 1,200 desktop computers, notebooks and CRT/LCD monitors, refurbished them and donated them to 122 elementary and junior high schools, five aboriginal communities and the Tzu Chi Stem Cell Center.

Controversies[edit]

In September 2008, PC Pro discovered through a reader that Asus had accidentally shipped laptops that contained cracked and unlicensed software.^[83] Both physical machines and recovery CDs contained confidential documents from Microsoft and other organizations, internal Asus documents, and sensitive personal information including CVs. At the time, an Asus spokesperson promised an investigation at «quite a high level», but declined to comment on how the files got on the machines and recovery media.^[84] It was demonstrated that an unattended installation of Windows Vista could accidentally copy material from a flash drive with a parameter in the «unattend.xml» file on the personal flash drive being used to script the installation.^{[85][unreliable source?]}

In February 2014, a security vulnerability in the AiCloud functions on a number of Asus routers was compromised to distribute a text file warning of a vulnerability, disclosed in June 2013, allowing the ability to «traverse to any external storage plugged in through the USB ports on the back of the router» via the open internet. Before making the vulnerability public, the researcher was told by Asus that the behavior was «not an issue», but the vulnerability was reportedly patched shortly prior to the breach.^[86] The IP addresses of 12,937 routers, and 3,131 AiCloud accounts were also leaked by the hackers.^[87] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint about the breach for the company’s «failure to employ reasonable security practices has subjected consumers to substantial injury», alleging that Asus had also failed to perform basic penetration tests, allowed users to maintain a default admin password for the AiDisk feature and failed to notify users of security updates in a timely fashion. As a result, it was also deemed that Asus had misled consumers over the security and protection that its routers provided. In February 2016, Asus settled the complaint, agreeing to implement a «comprehensive security program», including independent audits every two years for the next 20 years.^[88][87]

In March 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed a supply chain attack that affected the Asus Live Update software bundled on its laptops, dubbed ShadowHammer. Kaspersky stated that between June and November 2018, Asus servers had been compromised to distribute a modified version of Live Update, signed with an Asus signature, that contained a backdoor. It deployed a further payload if the device’s network adapter matched an entry on an internal target list of around 600 MAC addresses. In response to ShadowHammer, Asus released a patched version of Live Update with improved security measures. Kaspersky and Symantec estimated that between 500,000 and 1 million devices were infected with the backdoor, although Asus attempted to downplay the severity of the breach by noting the extremely targeted nature of the attack. The breach did not affect the similar, identically named software associated with its motherboards.^[89][90][91]

In April 2019, ESET disclosed that a group known as BlackTech had performed targeted attacks with malware known as Plead, distributed via the updater for the Asus WebStorage service. ESET stated that the group was likely using a man-in-the-middle attack via a vulnerability in routers, in combination with the updater using an unencrypted HTTP connection.^[92]

In January 2022, Asus recalled some of its Z690 Maximus Hero motherboards due to a manufacturing flaw, where a RAM capacitor was installed backwards—causing them to burn out associated MOSFETs and prevent the motherboard from detecting memory.^[93]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, ASUS initially refused to join the international community and withdraw from the Russian market. In mid-March the company did announce its halting its operations in Russia, following a social media boycott and government pressure.^[94][95]

See also[edit]

• ASRock
• Biostar
• DFI
• Elitegroup Computer Systems
• EVGA Corporation
• Fastra II
• Gigabyte Technology
• Micro-Star International
• List of companies of Taiwan
• List of wireless router firmware projects
• Tomato (firmware)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website

ASUSTek Computer Inc.

Headquarters of Asus in Taipei
Native name	華碩電腦股份有限公司
Romanized name	Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Type	Public
Traded as	TWSE: 2357
Industry	Computer hardware Electronics Networking hardware
Founded	2 April 1989; 33 years ago
Founders	Ted Hsu, M.T. Liao, Wayne Tsiah, T.H. Tung, Luca D.M.
Headquarters	Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jonney Shih (Chairman & Chief Branding Officer) Jonathan Tsang (Vice Chairman)
Products	Personal computers monitors projectors motherboards graphics cards optical storage peripherals wearables servers workstations
Revenue	NT$412.8 billion (2020)[1]
Operating income	NT$24.9 billion (2020)[1]
Net income	NT$28.4 billion (2020)[1]
Total assets	NT$396 billion (2020)[1]
Total equity	NT$214 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees	14,700 (2020)[2]
Website	www.asus.com

ASUSTek Computer Inc. (,^[3] ,^[4] ,^[5] ;^[6] Chinese: 華碩電腦股份有限公司; pinyin: Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī; stylised as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese^[7] multinational computer and phone hardware and electronics company headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, wi-fi routers, projectors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, peripherals, wearables, servers, workstations, and tablet PCs. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Asus is the world’s 5th-largest PC vendor by unit sales as of January 2021.^[8] Asus appears in BusinessWeek‘s «InfoTech 100» and «Asia’s Top 10 IT Companies» rankings, and it ranked first in the IT Hardware category of the 2008 Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands survey with a total brand value of $1.3 billion.^[9]

Asus has a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker code 2357 and formerly had a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASKD.

Name[edit]

The company is usually referred to as ASUS or Huáshuò in Chinese (traditional Chinese: 華碩; simplified Chinese: 华硕, literally «Eminence by the Chinese»^[10]). According to the company website, the name Asus originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.^[11] Only the last four letters of the word were used in order to give the name a high position in alphabetical listings.^[12]
As its marketing taglines, Asus has used Rock Solid. Heart Touching (2003–2009) and subsequently Inspiring Innovation Persistent Perfection (2009–2013). Since 2013, the company’s tagline has been In Search of Incredible.^[13]

History[edit]

Asus was founded in Taipei in 1989^[14] by T.H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and M.T. Liao,^[15] all four having previously worked at Acer as hardware engineers. At this time, Taiwan had yet to establish a leading position in the computer-hardware business. Intel Corporation would supply any new processors to more established companies like IBM first, and Taiwanese companies would have to wait for approximately six months after IBM received their engineering prototypes. According to company history, Asus created a motherboard prototype for using an Intel 486, but it had to do so without access to the actual processor. When Asus approached Intel to request a processor to test it, Intel itself had a problem with its own 486 motherboard. Asus solved Intel’s problem and it turned out that Asus’ own motherboard worked correctly without the need for further modification. Since then, Asus was receiving Intel engineering samples ahead of its competitors.^[16][17]

In September 2005, Asus released the first PhysX accelerator card.^[18] In December 2005, Asus entered the LCD TV market with the TLW32001 model.^[19] In January 2006, Asus announced that it would cooperate with Lamborghini to develop the VX laptop series.^[20]

On 9 March 2006, Asus was confirmed as one of the manufacturers of the first Microsoft Origami models, together with Samsung and Founder Technology.^[21] On 8 August 2006, Asus announced a joint venture with Gigabyte Technology.^[22] On 5 June 2007, Asus announced the launch of the Eee PC at COMPUTEX Taipei. On 9 September 2007, Asus indicated support for Blu-ray, announcing the release of a BD-ROM/DVD writer PC drive, BC-1205PT.^[23] ASUS subsequently released several Blu-ray based notebooks.

In January 2008, Asus began a major restructuring of its operations, splitting into three independent companies: Asus (focused on applied first-party branded computers and electronics); Pegatron (focused on OEM manufacturing of motherboards and components); and Unihan Corporation (focused on non-PC manufacturing such as cases and molding).^[24][25] In the process of the restructuring, a highly criticized pension-plan restructuring effectively zeroed out the existing pension balances. The company paid out all contributions previously made by employees.^[26]

On 9 December 2008, the Open Handset Alliance announced that Asus had become one of 14 new members of the organization. These «new members will either deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open-Source Project, or support the ecosystem through products and services that will accelerate the availability of Android-based devices.»^[27]

On 1 June 2010, Asus spun off Pegatron Corp.^[28]

In October 2010, Asus and Garmin announced that they would be ending their smartphone partnership as a result of Garmin deciding to exit the product category.^[29] The two companies had produced six Garmin-ASUS branded smartphones over the prior two years.^[29]

In December 2010, Asus launched the world’s thinnest notebook, the Asus U36, with Intel processor voltage standard (not low voltage) Intel Core i3 or i5 with a thickness of only 19 mm.^[30]

In January 2013, Asus officially ended production of its Eee PC series due to declining sales caused by consumers increasingly switching to tablets and Ultrabooks.^[31][32]

Operations[edit]

Asus has its headquarters in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.^[33]

As of 2009, Asus had manufacturing facilities in Taiwan (Taipei, Luzhu, Nangang, Guishan), mainland China (Suzhou, Chongqing), Mexico (Ciudad Juárez) and the Czech Republic (Ostrava). The Asus Hi-Tech Park, located in Suzhou, covers 540,000 m² (5,800,000 sq ft).^[34]

Asus operates around 50 service sites across 32 countries and has over 400 service partners worldwide.^[35]

Products[edit]

Asus’ products include 2-in-1s, laptops, tablet computers, desktop computers, smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, computer monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, DVD disc drives, computer networking devices, computer cases, computer components and computer cooling systems.

One of Asus main lineup is the Vivo lineup consisting of laptops (VivoBooks), All-in-Ones (Vivo AiO), desktops (VivoPC), Stick PCs (VivoStick), Mini PCs (VivoMini), smartwatches (VivoWatch), computer mouse (VivoMouse) and tablets (VivoTab).^[36]

• 

  ASUS ZenFone

• 

  An Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card

• 

  An Asus x21 ultrabook

• 

  An Asus motherboard

Smartphones[edit]

Asus also launched many Android-based smartphones, predominantly with Intel rather than ARM processors and often with two sim slots. Asus is currently very influential in big mobile markets like India, China, and other Asian countries. It is known as the ZenFone series. Prior to the ZenFone line, Asus has released feature phones such as the Asus v70 and smartphones running on Windows Mobile during the mid-2000s.

First Generation (2014)

• ZenFone 4 (available in either 4-inch or 4.5-inch variant)
• ZenFone 5
• ZenFone 6

Second Generation (2015)

• ZenFone Zoom
• ZenFone C
• ZenFone 2
• ZenFone 2 Laser
• ZenFone Max
• ZenFone Selfie
• ZenFone Go^[37]
• ZenFone 2E – made specifically for AT&T and released in 2015^[38]

Third Generation (2016)

• ZenFone AR
• ZenFone 3 series

Fourth Generation (2017)

• ZenFone 4 series

Fifth Generation (2018)

• ZenFone 5 series
• ZenFone Max series (M1 and M2)
• ZenFone Live series (L1 and L2)
• ROG Phone series

Sixth Generation (2019)

• ZenFone 6 series
• ROG Phone 2 series

Additionally, Asus also produced some hybrid devices with smartphones that can be docked in a tablet screen, known as Padfone series. The product lineup are:

• PadFone (A66)
• PadFone 2 (A68)
• PadFone Infinity (A80)
• PadFone Infinity Lite (A80C)
• new PadFone Infinity (A86)
• PadFone E (A68M)
• PadFone X (A91)
• PadFone S (PF500KL)
• PadFone Mini (PF400GC)
• PadFone Mini 4.3 (A11)
• PadFone X Mini (PF450CL, US only)

Most of Asus’ smartphones are powered by Intel Atom processors with the exceptions of few Padfone series and some ZenFone 2 models that use Qualcomm Snapdragon, though later phones in the series now either use Qualcomm Snapdragon or MediaTek systems on-chip.

Seventh Generation (2020)

• ZenFone 7 series
• ROG Phone 3 series

Eighth Generation (2021)

• ZenFone 8 series
• ROG Phone 5 series

Ninth Generation (2022)

• ROG Phone 6 series

2-in-1s[edit]

• Transformer Book
• VivoBook Flip
• ZenBook Flip
• ExpertBook Flip
• Chromebook flip

Laptops[edit]

• ZenBook
• VivoBook
• ASUSPRO
• ExpertBook
• ProArt StudioBook
• TUF Gaming
• Republic Of Gamers (ROG Gaming)
• Chromebook
• EeeBook
• G Series
• N Series
• K Series
• X Series
• E Series
• Q Series
• U Series
• B Series
• V Series
• F Series
• A Series
• T Series

Discontinued series previously offered by Asus includes the EeeBook Series, K Series, X Series, E Series, Q Series, B Series, V Series, P Series, F Series, A Series, u2e Series and G Series.

Tablets[edit]

Two generations of the Nexus 7, manufactured for and branded as Google, were announced on 27 June 2012 for release in July 2012.^[39] On 24 July 2013, Asus announced a successor to the Google Nexus 7. Two days later, it was released.^[40] Asus has also been working with Microsoft in developing Windows 8 convertible tablets.^[41] In 2013, Asus revealed an Android-based tablet computer that, when attached to a keyboard, becomes a Windows 8 device, which it called the Transformer Book Trio.^[42] The keyboard can be attached to a third party monitor, creating a desktop-like experience. Asus is also known for the following tablet computer lines:

• Eee Pad Transformer
• Eee Pad Slider
• Eee Slate
• Memo Pad 8
• VivoTab
• ZenPad: 7.0 Z370CG, C 7.0 Z170MG/Z170CG, 8.0 Z380KL, 8.0 Z380C*, S 8.0 Z580CA*, 10 Z300C* (Released 2015); 8.0 Z380M*, Z8 ZT581KL, 3 8.0 Z581KL, 10 Z300M*, 3S 10 Z500M*, Z10 ZT500KL (2016); 3S 8.0 Z582KL, Z8s ZT582KL, 3S 10 Z500KL (2017) (* no SIM) ^[43]

Asus Server[edit]

GPU Rack Server

• ESC8000 G3 (Up to 8 GPU high density & hybrid computing)
• ESC4000 G3/G3s

2-Way Rack Server

• RS720Q-E8-RS8-P
• RS720Q-E8-RS12
• RS700-E8-RS8 V2
• RS700-E8-RS4 V2
• RS500-E8-RS4 V2
• RS500-E8-RS4 V2
• RS400-E8-PS2-F
• RS400-E8-PS2
• RS720-E8-RS24-ECP
• RS540-E8-RS36-ECP
• RS520-E8-RS12-E V2
• RS520-E8-RS8-E V2

1-Way Rack Server

• RS300-E9-PS4
• RS300-E9-RS4
• RS200-E9-PS2-F
• RS200-E9-PS2
• RS100-E9-PI2

2-Way Tower Server

• TS700-E8 V3 Series
• TS500-E8-PS4 V2

1-Way Tower Server

• TS300-E9-PS4
• TS100-E9-PI4

Desktop & All-in-One PCs[edit]

Tower PCs

• VivoPC
• ROG series
• Gaming series

Mini PCs

• Asus Tinker Board
• VivoMini

Chrome Devices

• Chromebox
• Chromebit

All-in-One PCs

• Zen AiO
• Vivo AiO
• Portable AiO

Eee line[edit]

From its launch in October 2007 and until the line was discontinued in January 2013, the Eee PC netbook garnered numerous awards, including Forbes Asia’s Product of the Year,^[44] Stuff Magazine’s Gadget of the Year and Computer of the Year,^[45] NBC.com’s Best Travel Gadget, Computer Shopper’s Best Netbook of 2008, PC Pro’s Hardware of the Year, PC World’s Best Netbook, and DIME magazine’s 2008 Trend Award Winner.

Asus subsequently added several products to its Eee lineup, including:

• EeeBox PC, a compact nettop
• Eee Top, an all-in-one touchscreen computer housed in an LCD monitor enclosure,
• Eee Stick, a plug-and-play wireless controller for the PC platform that translates users’ physical hand-motions into corresponding movements onscreen
• Eee Pad Transformer, is a tablet computer that runs the Android operating system.^[46]
• Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the successor to the original Transformer.

On 6 March 2009, Asus debuted its Eee Box B202, which PCMag saw as «the desktop equivalent of the ASUS EeePC», (the «Asus Eee Box» computer line was later renamed in 2010 to «ASUS EeeBox PC»).^[47]

Essentio Series[edit]

Essentio is a line of desktop PCs. As of December 2011 the line consisted of the CG Series (designed for gaming), the CM series (for entertainment and home use) and the CS and CP slimline series.^[48]

Digital media receivers[edit]

Asus sells digital media receivers under the name ASUS O!Play.^[49]

GPS devices[edit]

Asus produces the R700T GPS device, which incorporates Traffic Message Channel.^[50]

Republic of Gamers (ROG)[edit]

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is a brand used by Asus since 2006, encompassing a range of computer hardware, personal computers, peripherals, and accessories oriented primarily toward PC gaming. The line includes both desktops and high-spec laptops such as the Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z Motherboard or the Asus ROG Strix G G731GT AU059T Laptop.^{[citation needed]}

AMD graphics cards were marketed under the Arez brand due to the Nvidia’s GeForce Partner Program.^[51] However, when the GeForce Partner Program was cancelled, the AMD cards were renamed back to the ROG branding.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013 ASUS launched the RAIDR Express, a PCI express based RAID 0 SSD subsystem with two SSDs on one PCB.^[52]

At Computex 2018, Asus unveiled and announced ROG-branded gaming smartphone to compete against ZTE’s nubia Red Magic, Xiaomi’s Black Shark, and the Razer Phone. The ROG Phone will have a special version of the Snapdragon 845 CPU that can be overclocked, vapor cooling, an external heatsink fan with the USB-C and headphone connectors on its bottom, three different docks, and will be released in Q3 2018.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2021 Asus Launched the ROG Phone 5 Series based on Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm), Octa-core processor.

In January 2022, Asus announced the ROG Flow Z13 during the ROG’s CES 2022 launch event. Equipped with the high-performance Intel’s Core i9 processor and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphic performance, making the biggest innovation breakthroughs on tablet markets. It is the world’s first RTX 30 series computer in tablet form factor.^[53]

The Ultimate Force (TUF)[edit]

The Ultimate Force is a brand used by Asus since about 2010.^[54] The TUF Gaming brand is for Asus affordable, mid-range gaming products.

Sound cards[edit]

Asus released its first sound card, the Xonar DX, in February 2008. The Xonar DX was able to emulate the EAX 5.0 effects through the ASUS GX software while also supporting Open AL and DTS-connect.^[55] In July 2008 ASUS launched the Xonar D1, which offered largely similar features to the Xonar DX but connected to the motherboard through the PCI interface instead of the PCI-E ×1 connection of the Xonar DX.^[56] ASUS then released the Xonar HDAV 1.3, which was the first solution enabling loss-less HD audio bit streaming to AV receivers.^[57]

In May 2009, Asus launched the Essence ST sound card, targeted at high-end audiophiles, and featuring 124 dB SNR rating and precision audio clock tuning.^[58] In the same month, Asus refreshed the HDAV family by releasing the HDAV 1.3 slim, a card targeted for HTPC users offering similar functionality to HDAV 1.3 but in a smaller form.^[59] During Computex 2010, ASUS introduced its Xonar Xense, an audio bundle composed of the Xense sound card and a special edition of the Sennheiser PC350 headset.^[60][61] In August 2010, ASUS released the Xonar DG sound card targeted at budget buyers and offering 5.1 surround sound support, 105 dB SNR rating, support for Dolby headphone and GX 2.5 support for emulating EAX 5.0 technology.^[62][63]

ASUS VivoPC line[edit]

Asus entered the box-PC market with the Vivo PC line in November 2013.^[64] ASUS VivoPCs come without a pre-installed Windows operating system.

On 23 October 2013 ASUS launched two models of VivoPCs in India.^[65] VivoPC was initially announced with Intel Celeron processor equipped VM40B model. But in India, the company released VivoPC along with a new model called VC60 which is equipped by Intel Core series processors.^[66]

Portable monitors[edit]

In 2013, Asus released the MB168B, a USB 3.0-powered, portable external monitor. The base model shipped with a resolution of 1366 × 768, while the MB168B+ had a resolution of 1920 × 1080.^[67] At the time of its release, the MB168B+ was the only 1080p portable monitor. According to Asus, it is the «world’s slimmest and lightest USB monitor».^[67]

Desktop monitors[edit]

• ROG Swift PG279Q^[68]
• ROG Swift PG348Q
• ROG Swift PG35VQ^[69]
• PB27UQ
• MX34VQ
• VZ279Q

Motherboards[edit]

Asus motherboards sometimes include a Q-Connector which sits in between the motherboard front panel connectors and the front panel cables. The Q-Connector is marked with bigger text than the front panel connectors on the motherboard, as well as protruding from the motherboard, limiting obstruction from heatsinks and other connectors.^[70][71]

The Q-connector allows the many front-panel connections to be removed as a single unit for maintenance. This greatly reduces the risk of incorrect connections when reassembling.^[72]

Other initiatives[edit]

Esports[edit]

Asus ROG has been an active advocate for esports, having established some of their very own professional gaming teams.^[73]

In January 2021, ROG announced the establishment of a new esports academy in India, with plans to scout and train up professional gamers for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) PC game.^[74] The initiative will provide shortlisted gamers with coaching, gaming equipment, and stipends to prepare them for competitive esports tournaments on both the national and international levels.^[75]

Environmental record[edit]

Green ASUS[edit]

In 2000, Asus launched Green ASUS,^[76] a company-wide sustainable computing initiative overseen by a steering committee led by Jonney Shih, the Chairman of Asus. According to the company, Asus pursues green policies in «Design, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Marketing.»^[77]

Recognition[edit]

In 2006, Asus obtained IECQ (IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components) HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management) certification for its headquarters and for all of its manufacturing sites.^[78]

In 2007, Oekom Research, an independent research institute specialising in corporate responsibility assessment, recognized Asus as a «highly environmental friendly company» in the «Computers, Peripherals and Office Electronics Industry».^[79]

In October 2008, Asus received 11 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold Awards for its products,^[80] including four of its N-Series notebooks, namely the N10, N20, N50, and N80. In the following month, it received EU Flower certification for the same N-Series notebooks at an award ceremony held in Prague.^[79] In December 2008, Det Norske Veritas conferred the world’s first EuP (Energy-using Product) certification for portable notebooks on these machines.^[79]

Recycling campaign[edit]

In April 2008, Asus launched its «PC Recycling for a Brighter Future»^[81][82]
program in collaboration with Intel and with Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co. The program collected more than 1,200 desktop computers, notebooks and CRT/LCD monitors, refurbished them and donated them to 122 elementary and junior high schools, five aboriginal communities and the Tzu Chi Stem Cell Center.

Controversies[edit]

In September 2008, PC Pro discovered through a reader that Asus had accidentally shipped laptops that contained cracked and unlicensed software.^[83] Both physical machines and recovery CDs contained confidential documents from Microsoft and other organizations, internal Asus documents, and sensitive personal information including CVs. At the time, an Asus spokesperson promised an investigation at «quite a high level», but declined to comment on how the files got on the machines and recovery media.^[84] It was demonstrated that an unattended installation of Windows Vista could accidentally copy material from a flash drive with a parameter in the «unattend.xml» file on the personal flash drive being used to script the installation.^{[85][unreliable source?]}

In February 2014, a security vulnerability in the AiCloud functions on a number of Asus routers was compromised to distribute a text file warning of a vulnerability, disclosed in June 2013, allowing the ability to «traverse to any external storage plugged in through the USB ports on the back of the router» via the open internet. Before making the vulnerability public, the researcher was told by Asus that the behavior was «not an issue», but the vulnerability was reportedly patched shortly prior to the breach.^[86] The IP addresses of 12,937 routers, and 3,131 AiCloud accounts were also leaked by the hackers.^[87] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint about the breach for the company’s «failure to employ reasonable security practices has subjected consumers to substantial injury», alleging that Asus had also failed to perform basic penetration tests, allowed users to maintain a default admin password for the AiDisk feature and failed to notify users of security updates in a timely fashion. As a result, it was also deemed that Asus had misled consumers over the security and protection that its routers provided. In February 2016, Asus settled the complaint, agreeing to implement a «comprehensive security program», including independent audits every two years for the next 20 years.^[88][87]

In March 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed a supply chain attack that affected the Asus Live Update software bundled on its laptops, dubbed ShadowHammer. Kaspersky stated that between June and November 2018, Asus servers had been compromised to distribute a modified version of Live Update, signed with an Asus signature, that contained a backdoor. It deployed a further payload if the device’s network adapter matched an entry on an internal target list of around 600 MAC addresses. In response to ShadowHammer, Asus released a patched version of Live Update with improved security measures. Kaspersky and Symantec estimated that between 500,000 and 1 million devices were infected with the backdoor, although Asus attempted to downplay the severity of the breach by noting the extremely targeted nature of the attack. The breach did not affect the similar, identically named software associated with its motherboards.^[89][90][91]

In April 2019, ESET disclosed that a group known as BlackTech had performed targeted attacks with malware known as Plead, distributed via the updater for the Asus WebStorage service. ESET stated that the group was likely using a man-in-the-middle attack via a vulnerability in routers, in combination with the updater using an unencrypted HTTP connection.^[92]

In January 2022, Asus recalled some of its Z690 Maximus Hero motherboards due to a manufacturing flaw, where a RAM capacitor was installed backwards—causing them to burn out associated MOSFETs and prevent the motherboard from detecting memory.^[93]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, ASUS initially refused to join the international community and withdraw from the Russian market. In mid-March the company did announce its halting its operations in Russia, following a social media boycott and government pressure.^[94][95]

See also[edit]

• ASRock
• Biostar
• DFI
• Elitegroup Computer Systems
• EVGA Corporation
• Fastra II
• Gigabyte Technology
• Micro-Star International
• List of companies of Taiwan
• List of wireless router firmware projects
• Tomato (firmware)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website

ASUSTek Computer Inc.

Headquarters of Asus in Taipei
Native name	華碩電腦股份有限公司
Romanized name	Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Type	Public
Traded as	TWSE: 2357
Industry	Computer hardware Electronics Networking hardware
Founded	2 April 1989; 33 years ago
Founders	Ted Hsu, M.T. Liao, Wayne Tsiah, T.H. Tung, Luca D.M.
Headquarters	Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jonney Shih (Chairman & Chief Branding Officer) Jonathan Tsang (Vice Chairman)
Products	Personal computers monitors projectors motherboards graphics cards optical storage peripherals wearables servers workstations
Revenue	NT$412.8 billion (2020)[1]
Operating income	NT$24.9 billion (2020)[1]
Net income	NT$28.4 billion (2020)[1]
Total assets	NT$396 billion (2020)[1]
Total equity	NT$214 billion (2020)[1]
Number of employees	14,700 (2020)[2]
Website	www.asus.com

ASUSTek Computer Inc. (,^[3] ,^[4] ,^[5] ;^[6] Chinese: 華碩電腦股份有限公司; pinyin: Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī; stylised as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese^[7] multinational computer and phone hardware and electronics company headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, wi-fi routers, projectors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, peripherals, wearables, servers, workstations, and tablet PCs. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Asus is the world’s 5th-largest PC vendor by unit sales as of January 2021.^[8] Asus appears in BusinessWeek‘s «InfoTech 100» and «Asia’s Top 10 IT Companies» rankings, and it ranked first in the IT Hardware category of the 2008 Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands survey with a total brand value of $1.3 billion.^[9]

Asus has a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker code 2357 and formerly had a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASKD.

Name[edit]

The company is usually referred to as ASUS or Huáshuò in Chinese (traditional Chinese: 華碩; simplified Chinese: 华硕, literally «Eminence by the Chinese»^[10]). According to the company website, the name Asus originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.^[11] Only the last four letters of the word were used in order to give the name a high position in alphabetical listings.^[12]
As its marketing taglines, Asus has used Rock Solid. Heart Touching (2003–2009) and subsequently Inspiring Innovation Persistent Perfection (2009–2013). Since 2013, the company’s tagline has been In Search of Incredible.^[13]

History[edit]

Asus was founded in Taipei in 1989^[14] by T.H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and M.T. Liao,^[15] all four having previously worked at Acer as hardware engineers. At this time, Taiwan had yet to establish a leading position in the computer-hardware business. Intel Corporation would supply any new processors to more established companies like IBM first, and Taiwanese companies would have to wait for approximately six months after IBM received their engineering prototypes. According to company history, Asus created a motherboard prototype for using an Intel 486, but it had to do so without access to the actual processor. When Asus approached Intel to request a processor to test it, Intel itself had a problem with its own 486 motherboard. Asus solved Intel’s problem and it turned out that Asus’ own motherboard worked correctly without the need for further modification. Since then, Asus was receiving Intel engineering samples ahead of its competitors.^[16][17]

In September 2005, Asus released the first PhysX accelerator card.^[18] In December 2005, Asus entered the LCD TV market with the TLW32001 model.^[19] In January 2006, Asus announced that it would cooperate with Lamborghini to develop the VX laptop series.^[20]

On 9 March 2006, Asus was confirmed as one of the manufacturers of the first Microsoft Origami models, together with Samsung and Founder Technology.^[21] On 8 August 2006, Asus announced a joint venture with Gigabyte Technology.^[22] On 5 June 2007, Asus announced the launch of the Eee PC at COMPUTEX Taipei. On 9 September 2007, Asus indicated support for Blu-ray, announcing the release of a BD-ROM/DVD writer PC drive, BC-1205PT.^[23] ASUS subsequently released several Blu-ray based notebooks.

In January 2008, Asus began a major restructuring of its operations, splitting into three independent companies: Asus (focused on applied first-party branded computers and electronics); Pegatron (focused on OEM manufacturing of motherboards and components); and Unihan Corporation (focused on non-PC manufacturing such as cases and molding).^[24][25] In the process of the restructuring, a highly criticized pension-plan restructuring effectively zeroed out the existing pension balances. The company paid out all contributions previously made by employees.^[26]

On 9 December 2008, the Open Handset Alliance announced that Asus had become one of 14 new members of the organization. These «new members will either deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open-Source Project, or support the ecosystem through products and services that will accelerate the availability of Android-based devices.»^[27]

On 1 June 2010, Asus spun off Pegatron Corp.^[28]

In October 2010, Asus and Garmin announced that they would be ending their smartphone partnership as a result of Garmin deciding to exit the product category.^[29] The two companies had produced six Garmin-ASUS branded smartphones over the prior two years.^[29]

In December 2010, Asus launched the world’s thinnest notebook, the Asus U36, with Intel processor voltage standard (not low voltage) Intel Core i3 or i5 with a thickness of only 19 mm.^[30]

In January 2013, Asus officially ended production of its Eee PC series due to declining sales caused by consumers increasingly switching to tablets and Ultrabooks.^[31][32]

Operations[edit]

Asus has its headquarters in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.^[33]

As of 2009, Asus had manufacturing facilities in Taiwan (Taipei, Luzhu, Nangang, Guishan), mainland China (Suzhou, Chongqing), Mexico (Ciudad Juárez) and the Czech Republic (Ostrava). The Asus Hi-Tech Park, located in Suzhou, covers 540,000 m² (5,800,000 sq ft).^[34]

Asus operates around 50 service sites across 32 countries and has over 400 service partners worldwide.^[35]

Products[edit]

Asus’ products include 2-in-1s, laptops, tablet computers, desktop computers, smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, computer monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, DVD disc drives, computer networking devices, computer cases, computer components and computer cooling systems.

One of Asus main lineup is the Vivo lineup consisting of laptops (VivoBooks), All-in-Ones (Vivo AiO), desktops (VivoPC), Stick PCs (VivoStick), Mini PCs (VivoMini), smartwatches (VivoWatch), computer mouse (VivoMouse) and tablets (VivoTab).^[36]

• 

  ASUS ZenFone

• 

  An Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card

• 

  An Asus x21 ultrabook

• 

  An Asus motherboard

Smartphones[edit]

Asus also launched many Android-based smartphones, predominantly with Intel rather than ARM processors and often with two sim slots. Asus is currently very influential in big mobile markets like India, China, and other Asian countries. It is known as the ZenFone series. Prior to the ZenFone line, Asus has released feature phones such as the Asus v70 and smartphones running on Windows Mobile during the mid-2000s.

First Generation (2014)

• ZenFone 4 (available in either 4-inch or 4.5-inch variant)
• ZenFone 5
• ZenFone 6

Second Generation (2015)

• ZenFone Zoom
• ZenFone C
• ZenFone 2
• ZenFone 2 Laser
• ZenFone Max
• ZenFone Selfie
• ZenFone Go^[37]
• ZenFone 2E – made specifically for AT&T and released in 2015^[38]

Third Generation (2016)

• ZenFone AR
• ZenFone 3 series

Fourth Generation (2017)

• ZenFone 4 series

Fifth Generation (2018)

• ZenFone 5 series
• ZenFone Max series (M1 and M2)
• ZenFone Live series (L1 and L2)
• ROG Phone series

Sixth Generation (2019)

• ZenFone 6 series
• ROG Phone 2 series

Additionally, Asus also produced some hybrid devices with smartphones that can be docked in a tablet screen, known as Padfone series. The product lineup are:

• PadFone (A66)
• PadFone 2 (A68)
• PadFone Infinity (A80)
• PadFone Infinity Lite (A80C)
• new PadFone Infinity (A86)
• PadFone E (A68M)
• PadFone X (A91)
• PadFone S (PF500KL)
• PadFone Mini (PF400GC)
• PadFone Mini 4.3 (A11)
• PadFone X Mini (PF450CL, US only)

Most of Asus’ smartphones are powered by Intel Atom processors with the exceptions of few Padfone series and some ZenFone 2 models that use Qualcomm Snapdragon, though later phones in the series now either use Qualcomm Snapdragon or MediaTek systems on-chip.

Seventh Generation (2020)

• ZenFone 7 series
• ROG Phone 3 series

Eighth Generation (2021)

• ZenFone 8 series
• ROG Phone 5 series

Ninth Generation (2022)

• ROG Phone 6 series

2-in-1s[edit]

• Transformer Book
• VivoBook Flip
• ZenBook Flip
• ExpertBook Flip
• Chromebook flip

Laptops[edit]

• ZenBook
• VivoBook
• ASUSPRO
• ExpertBook
• ProArt StudioBook
• TUF Gaming
• Republic Of Gamers (ROG Gaming)
• Chromebook
• EeeBook
• G Series
• N Series
• K Series
• X Series
• E Series
• Q Series
• U Series
• B Series
• V Series
• F Series
• A Series
• T Series

Discontinued series previously offered by Asus includes the EeeBook Series, K Series, X Series, E Series, Q Series, B Series, V Series, P Series, F Series, A Series, u2e Series and G Series.

Tablets[edit]

Two generations of the Nexus 7, manufactured for and branded as Google, were announced on 27 June 2012 for release in July 2012.^[39] On 24 July 2013, Asus announced a successor to the Google Nexus 7. Two days later, it was released.^[40] Asus has also been working with Microsoft in developing Windows 8 convertible tablets.^[41] In 2013, Asus revealed an Android-based tablet computer that, when attached to a keyboard, becomes a Windows 8 device, which it called the Transformer Book Trio.^[42] The keyboard can be attached to a third party monitor, creating a desktop-like experience. Asus is also known for the following tablet computer lines:

• Eee Pad Transformer
• Eee Pad Slider
• Eee Slate
• Memo Pad 8
• VivoTab
• ZenPad: 7.0 Z370CG, C 7.0 Z170MG/Z170CG, 8.0 Z380KL, 8.0 Z380C*, S 8.0 Z580CA*, 10 Z300C* (Released 2015); 8.0 Z380M*, Z8 ZT581KL, 3 8.0 Z581KL, 10 Z300M*, 3S 10 Z500M*, Z10 ZT500KL (2016); 3S 8.0 Z582KL, Z8s ZT582KL, 3S 10 Z500KL (2017) (* no SIM) ^[43]

Asus Server[edit]

GPU Rack Server

• ESC8000 G3 (Up to 8 GPU high density & hybrid computing)
• ESC4000 G3/G3s

2-Way Rack Server

• RS720Q-E8-RS8-P
• RS720Q-E8-RS12
• RS700-E8-RS8 V2
• RS700-E8-RS4 V2
• RS500-E8-RS4 V2
• RS500-E8-RS4 V2
• RS400-E8-PS2-F
• RS400-E8-PS2
• RS720-E8-RS24-ECP
• RS540-E8-RS36-ECP
• RS520-E8-RS12-E V2
• RS520-E8-RS8-E V2

1-Way Rack Server

• RS300-E9-PS4
• RS300-E9-RS4
• RS200-E9-PS2-F
• RS200-E9-PS2
• RS100-E9-PI2

2-Way Tower Server

• TS700-E8 V3 Series
• TS500-E8-PS4 V2

1-Way Tower Server

• TS300-E9-PS4
• TS100-E9-PI4

Desktop & All-in-One PCs[edit]

Tower PCs

• VivoPC
• ROG series
• Gaming series

Mini PCs

• Asus Tinker Board
• VivoMini

Chrome Devices

• Chromebox
• Chromebit

All-in-One PCs

• Zen AiO
• Vivo AiO
• Portable AiO

Eee line[edit]

From its launch in October 2007 and until the line was discontinued in January 2013, the Eee PC netbook garnered numerous awards, including Forbes Asia’s Product of the Year,^[44] Stuff Magazine’s Gadget of the Year and Computer of the Year,^[45] NBC.com’s Best Travel Gadget, Computer Shopper’s Best Netbook of 2008, PC Pro’s Hardware of the Year, PC World’s Best Netbook, and DIME magazine’s 2008 Trend Award Winner.

Asus subsequently added several products to its Eee lineup, including:

• EeeBox PC, a compact nettop
• Eee Top, an all-in-one touchscreen computer housed in an LCD monitor enclosure,
• Eee Stick, a plug-and-play wireless controller for the PC platform that translates users’ physical hand-motions into corresponding movements onscreen
• Eee Pad Transformer, is a tablet computer that runs the Android operating system.^[46]
• Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the successor to the original Transformer.

On 6 March 2009, Asus debuted its Eee Box B202, which PCMag saw as «the desktop equivalent of the ASUS EeePC», (the «Asus Eee Box» computer line was later renamed in 2010 to «ASUS EeeBox PC»).^[47]

Essentio Series[edit]

Essentio is a line of desktop PCs. As of December 2011 the line consisted of the CG Series (designed for gaming), the CM series (for entertainment and home use) and the CS and CP slimline series.^[48]

Digital media receivers[edit]

Asus sells digital media receivers under the name ASUS O!Play.^[49]

GPS devices[edit]

Asus produces the R700T GPS device, which incorporates Traffic Message Channel.^[50]

Republic of Gamers (ROG)[edit]

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is a brand used by Asus since 2006, encompassing a range of computer hardware, personal computers, peripherals, and accessories oriented primarily toward PC gaming. The line includes both desktops and high-spec laptops such as the Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula-Z Motherboard or the Asus ROG Strix G G731GT AU059T Laptop.^{[citation needed]}

AMD graphics cards were marketed under the Arez brand due to the Nvidia’s GeForce Partner Program.^[51] However, when the GeForce Partner Program was cancelled, the AMD cards were renamed back to the ROG branding.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013 ASUS launched the RAIDR Express, a PCI express based RAID 0 SSD subsystem with two SSDs on one PCB.^[52]

At Computex 2018, Asus unveiled and announced ROG-branded gaming smartphone to compete against ZTE’s nubia Red Magic, Xiaomi’s Black Shark, and the Razer Phone. The ROG Phone will have a special version of the Snapdragon 845 CPU that can be overclocked, vapor cooling, an external heatsink fan with the USB-C and headphone connectors on its bottom, three different docks, and will be released in Q3 2018.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2021 Asus Launched the ROG Phone 5 Series based on Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm), Octa-core processor.

In January 2022, Asus announced the ROG Flow Z13 during the ROG’s CES 2022 launch event. Equipped with the high-performance Intel’s Core i9 processor and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphic performance, making the biggest innovation breakthroughs on tablet markets. It is the world’s first RTX 30 series computer in tablet form factor.^[53]

The Ultimate Force (TUF)[edit]

The Ultimate Force is a brand used by Asus since about 2010.^[54] The TUF Gaming brand is for Asus affordable, mid-range gaming products.

Sound cards[edit]

Asus released its first sound card, the Xonar DX, in February 2008. The Xonar DX was able to emulate the EAX 5.0 effects through the ASUS GX software while also supporting Open AL and DTS-connect.^[55] In July 2008 ASUS launched the Xonar D1, which offered largely similar features to the Xonar DX but connected to the motherboard through the PCI interface instead of the PCI-E ×1 connection of the Xonar DX.^[56] ASUS then released the Xonar HDAV 1.3, which was the first solution enabling loss-less HD audio bit streaming to AV receivers.^[57]

In May 2009, Asus launched the Essence ST sound card, targeted at high-end audiophiles, and featuring 124 dB SNR rating and precision audio clock tuning.^[58] In the same month, Asus refreshed the HDAV family by releasing the HDAV 1.3 slim, a card targeted for HTPC users offering similar functionality to HDAV 1.3 but in a smaller form.^[59] During Computex 2010, ASUS introduced its Xonar Xense, an audio bundle composed of the Xense sound card and a special edition of the Sennheiser PC350 headset.^[60][61] In August 2010, ASUS released the Xonar DG sound card targeted at budget buyers and offering 5.1 surround sound support, 105 dB SNR rating, support for Dolby headphone and GX 2.5 support for emulating EAX 5.0 technology.^[62][63]

ASUS VivoPC line[edit]

Asus entered the box-PC market with the Vivo PC line in November 2013.^[64] ASUS VivoPCs come without a pre-installed Windows operating system.

On 23 October 2013 ASUS launched two models of VivoPCs in India.^[65] VivoPC was initially announced with Intel Celeron processor equipped VM40B model. But in India, the company released VivoPC along with a new model called VC60 which is equipped by Intel Core series processors.^[66]

Portable monitors[edit]

In 2013, Asus released the MB168B, a USB 3.0-powered, portable external monitor. The base model shipped with a resolution of 1366 × 768, while the MB168B+ had a resolution of 1920 × 1080.^[67] At the time of its release, the MB168B+ was the only 1080p portable monitor. According to Asus, it is the «world’s slimmest and lightest USB monitor».^[67]

Desktop monitors[edit]

• ROG Swift PG279Q^[68]
• ROG Swift PG348Q
• ROG Swift PG35VQ^[69]
• PB27UQ
• MX34VQ
• VZ279Q

Motherboards[edit]

Asus motherboards sometimes include a Q-Connector which sits in between the motherboard front panel connectors and the front panel cables. The Q-Connector is marked with bigger text than the front panel connectors on the motherboard, as well as protruding from the motherboard, limiting obstruction from heatsinks and other connectors.^[70][71]

The Q-connector allows the many front-panel connections to be removed as a single unit for maintenance. This greatly reduces the risk of incorrect connections when reassembling.^[72]

Other initiatives[edit]

Esports[edit]

Asus ROG has been an active advocate for esports, having established some of their very own professional gaming teams.^[73]

In January 2021, ROG announced the establishment of a new esports academy in India, with plans to scout and train up professional gamers for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) PC game.^[74] The initiative will provide shortlisted gamers with coaching, gaming equipment, and stipends to prepare them for competitive esports tournaments on both the national and international levels.^[75]

Environmental record[edit]

Green ASUS[edit]

In 2000, Asus launched Green ASUS,^[76] a company-wide sustainable computing initiative overseen by a steering committee led by Jonney Shih, the Chairman of Asus. According to the company, Asus pursues green policies in «Design, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Marketing.»^[77]

Recognition[edit]

In 2006, Asus obtained IECQ (IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components) HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management) certification for its headquarters and for all of its manufacturing sites.^[78]

In 2007, Oekom Research, an independent research institute specialising in corporate responsibility assessment, recognized Asus as a «highly environmental friendly company» in the «Computers, Peripherals and Office Electronics Industry».^[79]

In October 2008, Asus received 11 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold Awards for its products,^[80] including four of its N-Series notebooks, namely the N10, N20, N50, and N80. In the following month, it received EU Flower certification for the same N-Series notebooks at an award ceremony held in Prague.^[79] In December 2008, Det Norske Veritas conferred the world’s first EuP (Energy-using Product) certification for portable notebooks on these machines.^[79]

Recycling campaign[edit]

In April 2008, Asus launched its «PC Recycling for a Brighter Future»^[81][82]
program in collaboration with Intel and with Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co. The program collected more than 1,200 desktop computers, notebooks and CRT/LCD monitors, refurbished them and donated them to 122 elementary and junior high schools, five aboriginal communities and the Tzu Chi Stem Cell Center.

Controversies[edit]

In September 2008, PC Pro discovered through a reader that Asus had accidentally shipped laptops that contained cracked and unlicensed software.^[83] Both physical machines and recovery CDs contained confidential documents from Microsoft and other organizations, internal Asus documents, and sensitive personal information including CVs. At the time, an Asus spokesperson promised an investigation at «quite a high level», but declined to comment on how the files got on the machines and recovery media.^[84] It was demonstrated that an unattended installation of Windows Vista could accidentally copy material from a flash drive with a parameter in the «unattend.xml» file on the personal flash drive being used to script the installation.^{[85][unreliable source?]}

In February 2014, a security vulnerability in the AiCloud functions on a number of Asus routers was compromised to distribute a text file warning of a vulnerability, disclosed in June 2013, allowing the ability to «traverse to any external storage plugged in through the USB ports on the back of the router» via the open internet. Before making the vulnerability public, the researcher was told by Asus that the behavior was «not an issue», but the vulnerability was reportedly patched shortly prior to the breach.^[86] The IP addresses of 12,937 routers, and 3,131 AiCloud accounts were also leaked by the hackers.^[87] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint about the breach for the company’s «failure to employ reasonable security practices has subjected consumers to substantial injury», alleging that Asus had also failed to perform basic penetration tests, allowed users to maintain a default admin password for the AiDisk feature and failed to notify users of security updates in a timely fashion. As a result, it was also deemed that Asus had misled consumers over the security and protection that its routers provided. In February 2016, Asus settled the complaint, agreeing to implement a «comprehensive security program», including independent audits every two years for the next 20 years.^[88][87]

In March 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed a supply chain attack that affected the Asus Live Update software bundled on its laptops, dubbed ShadowHammer. Kaspersky stated that between June and November 2018, Asus servers had been compromised to distribute a modified version of Live Update, signed with an Asus signature, that contained a backdoor. It deployed a further payload if the device’s network adapter matched an entry on an internal target list of around 600 MAC addresses. In response to ShadowHammer, Asus released a patched version of Live Update with improved security measures. Kaspersky and Symantec estimated that between 500,000 and 1 million devices were infected with the backdoor, although Asus attempted to downplay the severity of the breach by noting the extremely targeted nature of the attack. The breach did not affect the similar, identically named software associated with its motherboards.^[89][90][91]

In April 2019, ESET disclosed that a group known as BlackTech had performed targeted attacks with malware known as Plead, distributed via the updater for the Asus WebStorage service. ESET stated that the group was likely using a man-in-the-middle attack via a vulnerability in routers, in combination with the updater using an unencrypted HTTP connection.^[92]

In January 2022, Asus recalled some of its Z690 Maximus Hero motherboards due to a manufacturing flaw, where a RAM capacitor was installed backwards—causing them to burn out associated MOSFETs and prevent the motherboard from detecting memory.^[93]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, ASUS initially refused to join the international community and withdraw from the Russian market. In mid-March the company did announce its halting its operations in Russia, following a social media boycott and government pressure.^[94][95]

See also[edit]

• ASRock
• Biostar
• DFI
• Elitegroup Computer Systems
• EVGA Corporation
• Fastra II
• Gigabyte Technology
• Micro-Star International
• List of companies of Taiwan
• List of wireless router firmware projects
• Tomato (firmware)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website

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ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Тип	Публичная
Листинг на бирже	NASDAQ: AKCZF TWSE:2357
Год основания	1989[1][уточнить]
Расположение	Китайская Республика: Тайбэй
Отрасль	компьютерная техника, электроника
Оборот	32,9 млрд долл. (2011)
Чистая прибыль	840 млн долл. (2008)
Число сотрудников	100 тыс. (2008)
Дочерние компании	Pegatron
Аудитор	Ernst & Young
Сайт	http://ru.asus.com

Asus (NASDAQ: AKCPF, TWSE:2357) — расположенная на Тайване компания, производящая компьютерные компоненты, такие как материнские платы, графические карты, а также ноутбуки, мониторы, мобильные телефоны, интернет-планшеты и оптические приводы.

Название торговой марки Asus происходит от слова Pegasus (Пегас)^[2][3]. Полное наименование компании — ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Собственники и руководство

Председатель правления ASUSTeK Computer — Джонни Ши Чунчан (Jonney Shih, 施崇棠)^[4].

Рыночная капитализация компании на середину октября 2007 года — 10,66 млрд долл^[5].

Деятельность

В настоящее время^{[уточнить]} Asus продаёт материнских плат больше чем любая другая компания, достигнув числа в 30 млн в 2004 году. Однако в это число входит и продукция, прошедшая ребрендинг.

Asus также производит различные компоненты для продуктов других корпораций, включая Sony (PlayStation 2), Apple Inc. (iPod, iPod Shuffle, MacBook), Alienware, Falcon Northwest, Palm, Inc., HP, и многие другие производители оборудования используют материнские платы ASUS в своих системах (c 2008 года вся вышеперечисленная продукция изготавливается на производственных мощностях Pegatron Corporation).

Выручка компании в 2008 году — $22,9 млрд, чистая прибыль — $840 млн^[5].

В 2010 году Asus постепенно сокращает свои заказы у дочерней компании Pegatron, данные планы соответствуют общей тенденции развития компании по сокращению зависимости от Pegatron Technology: в частности, речь идёт о материнских платах и графических подсистемах, производство которых может быть передано Elitegroup Computer Systems (англ.) (ECS)^[6].

Во второй половине 2010 года Asus также начнет размещать свои заказы на фабриках компаний Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) и Quanta Computer^[7].

Расшифровка маркировок моделей материнских плат

Дополнительные сведения: Asus P5K

В наименовании материнских плат ASUS использует специальную систему «шифров». В качестве примера, рассмотрим ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP.
После непосредственно имени производителя имеем несколько сегментов:

• первый (P5K) указывает на тип сокета (P5 соответствует Socket 775) и используемый чипсет (K означает Intel P35/G33),
• второй (Deluxe/WiFi-AP) означает, что материнская плата относится к серии Deluxe; также имеется указание на дополнительное комплектование платы модулем WiFi.

Далее, в сводном списке, указаны «расшифровки» сегментов, используемых в названиях материнских плат.

• Процессор
  • P9 Intel LGA2011
  • P8 Intel LGA1155
  • P7 Intel LGA1156
  • P6 Intel LGA1366
  • P5 Intel LGA775
  • P4 Intel LGA775 и Socket 478
  • M5 AMD AM3+
  • M4 AMD AM3
  • M3 AMD AM2+/AM2
  • M2 AMD AM2
  • F1 AMD FM1

• Чипсет
  • В последующих моделях материнских плат место буквы указана модель чипсета
  • T Intel X58
  • E Intel X48/X38/G35/Q35
  • Q Intel P45/G45/Q45
  • QL Intel P43/G43
  • QPL Intel P41/G41
  • K Intel P35/G33
  • KPL Intel G31
  • N Nvidia
  • S SIS
  • V VIA
  • Axx AMD

• Special Feature
  • T DDR3(только на платформе AMD)
  • C DDR3+DDR2

• Графика
  • -EM Интегрированое решение, высокий класс
  • -VM Интегрированое решение, оптимальный уровень
  • -CM Интегрированое решение, средний уровень
  • -AM Интегрированое решение, начальный уровень

• Серии
  • Premium Premium серия
  • Deluxe Deluxe серия
  • -E Enhanced серия (улучшенное качество)
  • PRO Professional серия
  • (non) Standard серия
  • SE Second Edition серия
  • SE2 Second Edition 2 серия
  • DO Digitale Office серия

• Дополнительная комплектация
  • /WiFi-AP WiFi-b/g/n — Точка доступа

Реструктуризация

С 1 января 2008 года Asustek производит продукцию только под собственным брендом. Весь ODM-бизнес полностью передан недавно открытым дочерним предприятиям: Pegatron Corporation и Unihan Corporation.

Asustek сосредоточился на производстве продукции под собственной торговой маркой — системных плат, ноутбуков, смартфонов, серверов и коммуникационного оборудования, а также мультимедийных устройств и бытовой электроники. Pegatron занимается производством компьютерных корпусов и прочих устройств, Unihan создан для контрактного производства компьютерных компонентов.

Основные события

• 2002 год — основана дочерняя компания ASRock.
• Сентябрь/октябрь 2003 года — сотовый телефон J100.
• Сентябрь 2005 года — выпуск первого видеоускорителя PhysX (который разработала компания Ageia и продала компании NVIDIA).
• Декабрь 2005 года — выход на рынок LCD-телевизоров с моделью TLW32001, доступной только на тайванском рынке.
• Январь 2006 года — объявлено о сотрудничестве с Lamborghini для разработки своей серии VX.
• 9 марта 2006 года — ASUS объявила себя одним из производителей первых моделей Ultra-Mobile PC вместе с Samsung и Founder.
• 5 июня 2007 года — анонсирован Eee PC на COMPUTEX Тайбэй 2007.
• 9 сентября 2007 года — поддержка Blu-ray, выпущен BD-ROM/DVD-привод BC-1205PT для ПК.
• 31 октября 2007 года — выпуск своих PDA/смартфонов, ориентированных на рынок Великобритании.
• 3 января 2008 года — реструктуризация с разделением на материнскую компанию ASUSTeK и дочерние Pegatron и Unihan.
• 22 августа 2008 года — детали N10, среднебюджетной версии Eee PC^[8].
• 4 февраля 2009 года — Создан альянс Garmin и ASUS для совместной разработки мобильных телефонов, ориентированных на услуги LBS. Garmin-Asus alliance^[9].

См. также

• Маршрутизаторы Asus

Примечания

Ссылки

	Asus на Викискладе?

• Официальный сайт ASUS Global (англ.)

Компании — члены Open Handset Alliance
Cотовые операторы	China Mobile • Ericsson • KDDI • NTT docomo • Sprint Nextel • Softbank Mobile • T-Mobile • Telecom Italia • Telefónica • Vodafone
Программное обеспечение	Ascender • Borqs • eBay • Esmertec • Google • LivingImage • NMS • Nuance • PacketVideo • SkyPop • SONiVOX
Полупроводники	AKM • ARM • Atheros • Audience • Broadcom • Intel • Marvell • Nvidia • Qualcomm • SiRF • Synaptics • Texas Instruments
Сотовые телефоны	Acer • Asus • Garmin • HTC • Huawei • LG • Motorola • Samsung Electronics • Sony Ericsson • Toshiba
Коммерциализация	Aplix • Noser Engineering • The Astonishing Tribe • Omron Software • Teleca • Wind River Systems

База расчёта индекса S&P Asia 50

ASUS — это тайваньская компания, производящая электронику и компьютерные комплектующие. Штаб-квартира находится в городе Тайбэй, Тайвань. По данным сайта Yahoo Finance, рыночная капитализация составляет более 190 миллиардов долларов (это больше, чем у конкурентов в лице MSI и Gigabyte).

Официальные ресурсы:

Что означает название ASUS

Полное наименование — ASUSTek Computer Inc. Название ASUS (читается как «Эйсус», но в России часто встречается произношение «Асус») происходит от Pegasus. На русский язык это слово переводится как Пегас — крылатый конь из Древнегреческих мифов, символизирующий силу и преодоление любых барьеров. Причем в наименовании используются только четыре последние буквы. Это было сделано намеренно, так как позволяет находиться на первых местах в алфавитных списках.

Краткая история

Возникновение и сотрудничество с Intel

История компании ASUS началась в апреле 1989 года, когда несколько инженеров (выходцев из Acer) решили основать собственный бизнес. Изначально компания хотела делать чипсеты (как, например, известные в то время VIA), но в итоге переключилась на материнские платы. В том же году (по прошествии всего восьми месяцев) вышла первая материнская плата, а в 1992-м началось долгосрочное и успешное партнерство с компанией Intel.

Спустя три года компания становится одним из лучших производителей материнских плат. И хотя с тех пор ее продукция не ограничивается только комплектующими для компьютеров, ASUS до сих пор остается на лидирующих позициях в этом сегменте. Ее продукция зачастую лучше, чем у конкурентов, за что и получает множество наград от профильных изданий. Но это лишь часть успеха.

Ранние годы и развитие

Конец 1990-х — время бурного развития компании. Благодаря успеху с производством системных плат и росту бизнеса, в компании начали уделять больше внимания человеческим ресурсам, а также исследованиям и инновациям. Вкупе с правильно выбранной политикой диверсификации, результаты не заставили себя должно ждать.

Уже в 1997 году компания выпустила свой первый ноутбук — ASUS P6300. Это действительно знаковое для «Асус» устройство, ведь именно ему предстоит побывать на космической станции «Мир». Российский космонавт Сергей Авдеев тогда отметил, что ноутбуки ASUS никогда не перегревались при работе в невесомости, в отличие от устройств других компаний. Через 25 лет, компания отдаст дань памяти, выпустив «космический» ультрабук Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition.

В течение последующих лет развивались и другие продукты. Компания производила мобильные телефоны, GPS-навигаторы, видеокарты, оптические приводы и другую высокотехнологичную электронику. В линейку техники входили и предтечи современных смартфонов — PDA (их также часто называли КПК) и коммуникаторы. Сейчас «Асус» в своих смартфонах Zenfone использует систему «Андроид», а ее первый КПК, который появился в 2003 году, был на основе Pocket PC — платформы от Microsoft. В свое время это был вполне конкурентоспособный аппарат.

При этом «Асус» всегда находилась на пике технического прогресса. Так, в 2003 году они представляют телефон с 3G (за 5 лет до появления iPhone 3G). Компания в целом не боится экспериментировать, и именно она часто выпускает необычные и смелые устройства. В 2004-м впервые в мире выходит ноутбук со встроенным TV-тюнером. Пусть это и не самый успешный продукт компании, но он отражает ее философию, которая действует и по сей день — инновации и стремление к совершенству.

В дальнейшем ASUS выпустит множество устройств, которые будут первыми в своем классе. Так, в 2007 году компания в партнерстве с Intel представила недорогой и компактный ноутбук, который назвали Eee PC (буквы E означают easy to play, easy to learn, easy to work). Это положило начало целому классу устройств — нетбукам. С их помощью можно было выходить в интернет и запускать легкие приложения вроде текстовых редакторов. Линейка прекратила свое существование лишь в 2013 году, уступив дорогу смартфонам и ультрабукам.

Геймерская республика

В 2006 году у ASUS был основан отдельный суббренд — Republic of Gamers (ROG), который ориентирован в первую очередь для геймеров и энтузиастов. Среди продукции есть все, что может понадобиться увлеченному геймеру: материнские платы, видеокарты, мониторы, ноутбуки, периферия, даже геймерские Android-смартфоны ROG Phone и даже уникальный лэптоп с двумя дисплеями.

Выпускаемые игровые модели имеют свои особенности и сильно отличаются от «гражданской» продукции основного бренда. Так, ноутбуки из игровой серии предлагают пользователю самые передовые технологии вроде использования жидкого металла в качестве термоинтерфейса, а также продвинутые характеристики: экран с высокой частотой обновления и низким временем отклика, мощную систему охлаждения, подходящую для топовых многоядерных процессоров. Подробно мы освещали этот вопрос в статье «Секреты “игровых” ноутбуков. Чем они отличаются от обычных?».

Сегодня ROG — это не только производитель топовых устройств, но и целая философия со своей собственной миссией.

Настоящее время

С момента основания в 1989 году прошло более 30 лет. За это время небольшая фирма по производству материнских плат, обогнав конкурентов, выросла до международной корпорации с офисами по всему миру. На сегодняшний день является крупнейшим производителем материнских плат, отгрузив покупателям в общей сложности более 500 млн штук.

Она является лидером на рынке компьютерного железа, и сейчас сложно найти человека, который хотя бы раз не сталкивался с продукцией от «Асус». Ведь это не только компьютерные комплектующие и ноутбуки, но также смартфоны, маршрутизаторы, Wi-Fi роутеры и многое другое.

С 2011 года компания запустила глобальную инициативу «В поисках невероятного» (In search of incredible). Ее миссия состоит в улучшении жизни людей за счет выпуска инновационных высокотехнологичных устройств. К сожалению, в марте 2022 года «Асус» приняла решение уйти из России, однако смартфоны, ноутбуки и комплектующие этой фирмы все еще можно легко найти в продаже.