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.
As of 2009, ASUS receives Intel engineering samples ahead of its competitors.
ASUS has become one of the main supporters of Intel's Common Building Block initiatives.
