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February 2003 The design of supe
r
-thin portable dual CD-R & CD-REW SCB-2408-D was
awarded with the Industrie Forum (iF) in Germany.
March 2003 ASUS had based on the
p
owerful R&D capability and the excellent cooperation
with Intel to have Centrino NB market launched with attention drawn upon.
May 2003 After receiving the award of “Symbol of Excellence” with 20 citations that was
beyond the reach of competitors, ASUS was awarded with the “11th Branding
Taiwan” with three citations that was beyond the reach of competitors. It
evidenced the good quality and image of ASUS to compete in the world on behalf
of Taiwan.
June 2003 Purchased the assets of Elite Group in Chungli Plant including land, manufacturing
facilities and equipment, and specific raw material through the subsidiary,
ASUSALPHA COMPUTER INCORPORATION
August 2003 Increased the paid-in capital to NT$22.817 billion with retained earnings.
September 2003 Presented S200N Centrino NB that weighted 905g and was the most
light-weighted NB in the world.
October 2003 Presented the first 3G foldable color phone J100.
N
ovember 2003 DiGiMatrix was awarded with “Taiwan Outstanding Design Awar
d
” in 2003.
December 2003 The consolidated income of the year amounted to NT$195.889 billion representing
a substantial growth in sales.
April 2004 Setup TPC product line (thermal conduction, power, and chassis) to provide
consumers with comprehensive system solution.
May 2004 ASUS W1 NB with buil
t
-in TV card and powerful multimedia software was
market launched. The outstanding hair-like pattern design was awarded with
multiple global awards.
June 2004 Presented the small and with big screen ASUS J101 phone.
June 2004 The industrial design team received eleven G-Mark in Japan, five iF awards in
Germany and five Red Dot design awards.
December 2004 Awarded with 1,048 global professional media and networking awards that were
second to none.
December 2004 ASUS was the largest motherboard and VGA manufacturer; therefore, one out of
three computers was made with ASUS motherboard in the world.
December 2004 The company had 42 million motherboards and 7.8 million VGA shipped in 2004.
December 2004 ASUS became the Top-10 NB brands and the Top-5 NB manufacturers.
December 2004 The consolidated income of the year amounted to NT$250.042 billion representing
a substantial growth of 26% from the year of 2003.
January 2005 ASUS was the biggest winner of “Symbol of Excellence” award for two
consecutive years and with all forty nominated products awarded.
March 2005 ASUS W1 NB was awarded by iF (Germany) with industrial design award tha
t
was known as Oscar Award in computer business. This was the first Chinese
design awarded with iF.
Invested in AzureWave Technologies, Inc., the subsidiary, to manufacture office
machine, electronic components, and computer and peripheral equipment; also, to
conduct the wholesales and retails of precision instrument and camera equipment.
October 2005 ASUS had the first environmen
t
-friendly mother board developed successfully in
Taiwan.
Invested in AMA PRECISION INC., the subsidiary, to conduct computer elements
R&D.
N
ovember 2005 ASUS was awarded with thirteen awards in 2005 “Channel Award” that was
second to none.
Invested in Enertronix, Inc., the subsidiary, to conduct R&D and manufacture
radio receiver and wireline communication equipment.
December 2005 The company issued 59,592,835 stock shares in exchange for 15% stock shares of