When Asus approached Intel to request a processor to test it, Intel itself had a problem with its own 486 motherboard. 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. 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. At this time, Taiwan had yet to establish a leading position in the computer hardware business. Liao, all four having previously worked at Acer as hardware engineers. History Īsus was founded in Taipei in 1989 by T.H. Since 2013, the company's tagline has been In Search of Incredible. Heart Touching (2003–2009) and subsequently Inspiring Innovation Persistent Perfection (2009–2013). Īs its marketing taglines, Asus has used Rock Solid. Only the last four letters of the word were used to give the name a high position in alphabetical listings. According to the company website, the name Asus originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.

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' ). Īsus 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. 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. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).Īsus is the world's 5th-largest PC vendor by unit sales as of January 2023. 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. ( / ˈ eɪ s uː s/, / eɪ ˈ s uː s/, / ɑː ˈ-/, / ə ˈ-/ Chinese: 華碩電腦股份有限公司 pinyin: Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī stylized as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Wàh sehk dihn nóuh gú fán yáuh haahn gūng sīĪSUSTek Computer Inc. ASUS Computer Stock-share Limited Company

Cool computer icons