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company will continue to pay close attention to this issue in the future.
(II) Conducting high-risk and high-leverage investment, granting loans to others, endorsement
& guarantee and directives policy, root cause of profit and loss, and the responsive
measures:
The Group engages in borrowing funds to others, endorsement guarantee and derivate
products transactions according to the policies and countermeasures developed from
“Acquisition or Disposition of Information Asset Process” and “Endorsement and
Guarantee Operation Procedure. The Group follows the procedures with prudent
execution.
(III) R&D plans and budgeted R&D expense:
ASUS cannot stress enough the importance of R&D team cultivation and training since
the incorporation. ASUS is capable of owning key technology of products controlled to
secure the schedule of mass production. ASUS will base on the said fine tradition to
reinforce the R&D capability of the company and add it with market movement to
have unique and innovative information products developed.
1. Products development planned in 2014:
(1) Digitally controlled wireless transmission technology for dual core CPU
motherboard
(2) Advanced 3D graphics cards
(3) Multi-function, three-in-one smartphone & PadFone (Note) & FonePad
(4) High-performance ultrabook
(5) High-speed router / network switch / firewall / VPN
(6) Next-generation advanced server
(7) Professional gaming LED display
(8) Tablets and 2-in-1 laptops
(9) ZenPad tablets
(10) Chrome OS devices
(11) Wearable electronic products
2. R&D budget in 2015: NT$11~12 billion
(IV) The impact of domestic and international policies and law change on the company’s
finance and the responsive measures: None.
(V) The impact of technology change and industrial change on the company’s finance and
the responsive measures:
ASUS constantly strives to be an integrated 3C solution provider (Computer,
Communications, Consumer electronics). Technology changes provide the company with
business opportunities for new products. The company was with 4.10 times of inventory
turnover in 2014; apparently, there was not any significant negative impact on finance.
(VI) The impact of industrial image change on business risk management and the responsive
measures:
ASUS has maintained a fine industrial image and there is not any negative report on
the company’s image.
(VII) The expected effect, potential risk, and responsive measures of merger:
The company’s did not have any merger conducted in 2010 and up to the date of the
annual report printed: Not Applicable
(VIII) The expected effect, potential risk, and responsive measures of plant expansion: Not
Applicable