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April 1992 The Economic Daily News features the Company as its cover sto
r
y.
June 1992 Due to dramatic sales increases in 1991 ASUS is ranked 372 in the
t
op 500
industries in Taiwan. China Credit Information Service Ltd. ranks the Company at
193 in their manufacturing index. Excellence Monthly ranks the Company at 92
among Information Electronics businesses.
June 1992 Management Magazine ran
k
s the Company’s Return of Net Worth a
t
6
th
p
lace; the
Company’s Return of Assets at 2nd place; the Employee’s Average Earnings at 19th
place; and Earnings per Dollar at 10th place.
December 1992 Monthly production capacity of motherboards and interface cards exceeds more
than 75,000 units, representing year-on-year growth of 132%.
December 1992 Company repor
t
s sales revenue of NT$2.18 billion and net income of NT$205
million, representing year-on-year growth of 55.8%.
March 1993 With launch of the PENTIUM (586) motherboard, the Company is recognized by
ASIAN SOURCES Magazine as one of the few manufacturers able to deliver the
advanced 586-based motherboard.
April 1993 A cash capital increase of NT$49 million
b
rings total
p
aid-in capital to
N
T$199
million.
May 1993 A surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly line is added.
May 1993 China Credit Information Service Ltd. ranks the company’s
b
usiness
p
erformance
at 7th place among the top 500 manufacturers in 1992 and its sales revenue at 263.
June 1993 With capital increase from retained earnings, the Company’s total pai
d
-in capital
reaches NT$308.45 million.
June 1993 Bureau of Foreign Trade MOEA ran
k
s the Company’s importing/exporting
business in 168th place in 1992.
July 1993 The Ministry of Finance recognizes the Company as an honest taxpaye
r
.
October 1993 Mass production of the PCI 486 series is initiated.
N
ovember 1993 Company an
d
head engineer, Mr. Ted Hsu, are awarded the 32-
b
it Personal
Computer Milestone Award of the Taiwan Personal Computer 10-Year Milestone
Award for the development of the 486 advanced motherboard. The award was
organized by CommonWealth Magazine and the Institute for Information Industry,
and included sponsorship from Intel.
N
ovember 1993 Mass production of the PCI 486 motherboard with Pentiu
m
CPU is initiated.
Decembe
r
1993 Successful test of
t
he first SMT assembly line is completed. Another line is later
added to further increase production capacity.
December 1993 Company repor
t
s sales revenue of NT$2.303 billion and net income of NT$220.7
million, representing year-on-year growth of 5.6%.
January 1994 ASIAN SOURCES Magazine ran
k
s the Company’s technology innovation
achievements in 1st place among the top 10 motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan,
and also awards the Company with a ranking of 2nd place for quality.
February 1994 C.T.Mag. (Germany) awards the capacity and memory of the PCI Pentium and
486 with an honorary rating.
March 1994 The Asus Dual Pentium motherboard garners extensive recognition from peers and
Intel at the Cebit Tradeshow.
May 1994 The Bureau of Foreign Trade MOEA ran
k
s the Company’s importing/exporting
business in 1993 in 161st place.
July 1994 The Company changes its name to ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and begins building
the new brand.
August 1994 With capital increase from retained earnings, total
p
aid-in capital reaches
NT$450.337 million.
August 1994 Subsidiaries in the United States and Ge
r
many are formed.
October 1994 China Development Industrial Bank
b
ecomes a shareholde
r
of the Company.