[AT] ASUS HQ Testing Facilities Tour

[Accursed Entity]

Today, AnandTech posted an article of a guided tour they were in Northern Taipei. I thought some of you might enjoy this curiosity as they show us some interesting things. From the entrance to the endurance facilities of their motherboards(TUF is awesome!). I'm gonna post the pictures with the original text from AnandTech, but you can read the whole info at their original article and I recommend it, it's good.

 
Original article: The ASUS HQ Tour Testing Facilities
 
Entrance:

 
As with most of these companies, the entrance to the building is adorned with artworks and company philosophies. To the right of the front door is a Mona Lisa crossed with a surreal melting Dali-esque frame, with the image made from motherboard PCB components:

 
Whereas right ahead is a cast bull, also adorned in PCB components:

 
On each side of the entrance is the ASUS Business Philosophy – one side to the left in Chinese and handy for us foreigners, the English version opposite.

 
Employee Facilities:

ASUS, like many other large technology companies, offer facilities to their employees in terms of food and fitness. The HQ offers a gym, a swimming pool and a full sized sports hall:

 
For those employees that worked later hours, beyond 6PM even on a Friday, the food hall provided six different types of food including vegetarian, native Taiwanese cuisine, Korean cuisine and a buffet style service.

 
QVL Testing:

ASUS uses a series of stress tests to ensure that every component on the QVL test is examined in detail for compatibility. As a result, insert rows upon rows of testing equipment:

 
In the weeks leading up to release, each one of these racks will hold 3-4 systems per shelf with what looks like a KVM switch for control management.

 
Audio testing.

 
Endurance Testing:

In one of the testing rooms is this machine, an impact tester. The motherboard is fixed to the red block in the middle, and raised several feet in the air:

 

The whole apparatus is then dropped (under gravity) and then checked for loose components. This process is repeated as required.

 

This is a big vibration machine, shaking the system either horizontal axis several dozen times a second. Again, this is another test to verify that the system does not fall to bits and still works after quick changes in impulse forces.

 

Heat chamber, and as this sign suggests, forty systems are subjected to a 40ºC ambient temperature at a high humidity for sixteen days while running benchmarks such as 3DMark.

 

Another element of the TUF Range, along with the longer warranty, is meant to be its ability to withstand stress. I saw one room in the testing facility where motherboards were wired up to pressure sensors in the key areas:

 

This motherboard was then subject to localized pressure point testing:

 

Here this device is forced onto the motherboard, simulating pressure up to a specified range. The device moves about the motherboard, including all the spots typically weak, to find if the motherboard with the TUF Fortifier breaks or if it becomes unusable. There was also a twist test:

[Askew]

Cool, very interesting post.

[Katsu-K1L]

Asus making overpriced, quality products.

[Shd0w2]

Cool little adventure to leave me without boredom +1

[Real_PhillBert]

Sweet! Cool post!

[-iSynthesis]

Today, AnandTech posted an article of a guided tour they were in Northern Taipei. I thought some of you might enjoy this curiosity as they show us some interesting things. From the entrance to the endurance facilities of their motherboards(TUF is awesome!). I'm gonna post the pictures with the original text from AnandTech, but you can read the whole info at their original article and I recommend it, it's good.

 

Original article: The ASUS HQ Tour Testing Facilities

I kind of want to work there instead of going to school...

[Askew]

I kind of want to work there instead of going to school...

 

Please don't quote OP.

[JAKEBAB]

Seriously would love to work there that looks soooo awesome!

[-iSynthesis]

Please don't quote OP.

Wasnt too long of a quote^^. IM SORRY OK.

[One Who Craves Souls]

Very nice post bro! That, was actually interesting to see!