AsusTek Computer, better known simply as Asus, is a major producer and seller of motherboards, desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, servers, and mobile phones. It also produces components for other tech companies, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Apple. The company is best known for pioneering the netbook industry with its Eee PC series portable computers.
BusinessWeek has included Asus in its "InfoTech 100" and "Asia’s Top 10 IT Companies" rankings, and The Wall Street Journal Asia has ranked it number one in quality and service. The company was founded in 1990 by H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and M.T. Liao. It is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, and has approximately 113,000 employees.