Asus said it is ready to file suit to counter claims made by Gigabyte Technology, apparently about the so-called "Energy Processor Unit" Asus has begun building into its motherboards.

According to Asus, a rival motherboard company held a press conference to offer an early look at its Computex offerings, primarily for Asian journalists. At that press conference, which Asus officials said was held by Gigabyte, officials made what Asus felt were disparaging statements about the company's EPU as well as Asus as a manufacturer and a competitor, according to Vivien Lien, a spokeswoman for Asus' North American division. Similar statements were posted online, Lien said, where they were paraphrased and posted elsewhere.