Benefiting from strong end-market demand for foundry products and early chipset procurement, coupled with a significant increase in demand from major customers for high-end motherboards, the shipment of USB4 host controller chips has surged. Asus subsidiary ASMedia delivered an impressive operational performance in the first quarter of 2025, achieving an earnings per share (EPS) of NT$16.39 (US$0.54), marking a record high for a single quarter.