TAIWAN - Asustek is expected to outsource over 50% of its branded motherboard manufacturing to outside OEMs by the end of 2008, as well as outsourcing notebook products approximately 15%, according to an industry report citing predictions by electronic industry watchers.

According to the report, while Asustek and its division Unihan Technology have already separated, market watchers commented that the percentage of Asustek's product outsourcing to Unihan is still high, indicating that the spin-off is not complete.