In the early 2000s, Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturers had not yet established their leading positions in the computer-hardware business. Intel Corporation would supply any new processors to more established companies like IBM first, and the Taiwanese companies would have to wait for approximately six months after IBM received their engineering prototypes.
After Intel released its 486 as engineering samples in the late 1980s, the four founding engineers of ASUS decided to design a 486 motherboard without having a 486-processor engineering sample on site, using only the technical details published by Intel and the experience he had gained while making 386-compatible motherboards. When ASUS finalized its 486 motherboard prototype, they took it to Intel's base in Taiwan for testing. Unsurprisingly, they received no formal greeting when they arrived. It turned out that Intel's own 486 motherboard prototype had encountered design flaws, which Intel's engineers had started to rectify. The ASUS founders drew on their experience with the 486 and had a look at Intel's malfunctioning motherboard. Their solution worked, to the Intel engineers' surprise. Intel then tested the ASUS prototype, which functioned perfectly. This marked the beginning of an informal relationship between the two companies – as of 2009[update], ASUS receives Intel engineering samples ahead of its competitors.
ASUS has become one of the main supporters of Intel's Common Building Block initiatives.
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