TAIPEI -- Is ODM Asustek Computer going to follow the path blazed by Acer, BenQ Mobile and others and go head-to-head with its customers?

That's the talk -- and it's coming from the company itself.

Company spokesman Jonathan Tsang told DigiTimes the company plans to split its ODM and OEM production  within three years.

Asustek builds and markets motherboards, notebook PCs, servers, handsets and LCD TVs under the Asus brand. Sales from Asus notebooks are nearing those of contract revenues, Tsang said.

No decision has been made but the company plans to make a separation in three years, DigiTimes reported Tsang as saying.