Taiwanese ASRock partners Optiemus Electronics to make motherboards in India
NEW DELHI: Homegrown contract electronics maker
Optiemus Electronics
(OEL) has partnered with Taiwanese
ASRock
Inc., to manufacture the latter's enterprise and
gaming motherboards
in India.
Currently, ASRock's motherboards are imported into India.
ASRock is one of the four major motherboard manufacturers headquartered in Taipei. Globally, major motherboard manufacturers include MSI,
Gigabyte
, and
Zebronics
, among others.
'The manufacturing of these motherboards has commenced in April 2025. The Made-in-India motherboards will be available in the domestic market from May 2025 onwards,' the companies said in a joint statement.
ASRock and OEL, however, did not disclose the financial terms of their partnership.
The development is significant for Noida-headquartered OEL, which has enabled it to venture into the IT hardware segment.
'We are elated to partner with ASRock, which aligns perfectly with our vision of enabling cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities in India,' said Ashok Gupta, executive chairman, Optiemus Group.
Gupta added that the manufacturing pact with ASRock allows Optiemus to utilise its capabilities of handling highly complex large
Printed Circuit Board Assembly
(PCBA), including BGA, fine pitch assembly and the ability to deliver precision placement for very small capacitors and resistors, an important factor for manufacturing complex AI motherboards for telecom industry, high-end desktops and AI powered laptops.
'We are on the path to meet the growing domestic demand, catering to exports market, creating new employment opportunities and fostering skill development in high-tech manufacturing,' Gupta said.
The partnership will also contribute to local employment creation, provide extensive skilling in manufacturing motherboards in India, and contribute to the Make-in-India vision.
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