Intel has hammered out an agreement with ASUS to “manufacturer, sell, and support” 10th to 13th Gen NUC devices, while also giving the green light to produce future generation NUC models.
It turns out Intel is not abandoning its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) initiative wholesale and leaving the branding to wither away into the footnotes of tech history. Instead, it’s hammered out an agreement with ASUS to “manufacturer, sell, and support” 10th to 13th Gen NUC devices, while also giving the green light to produce future generation NUC models.This is basically a licensing play and a non-exclusive one at that, meaning it’s possible Intel could license the NUC brand to other companies too. There’s no indication that Intel plans to go in that direction, though, as for the time being it seems perfectly content to let ASUS apply its mini PC expertise to the NUC brand that Intel introduced a decade ago.
“Our NUC systems product team delivered unique products that spurred innovation in the ultra-small form factor market.
