There are many companies within the market that are not really recognized because they manufacture a series of components for other brands, this is what happens with Asteka company dedicated to offering really advanced cooling systems that have many more components than you think since in the end, practically all Liquid AIO refrigerations They carry their patent.
One of the main aspects that the market has is how a patent can register the use of a series of products, there are cases in which thanks to this a brand can ensure a stable business during the duration of the same. But the problem is what happens when it expires and the company does not have the monopoly on it, something that apparently is happening to Asetek since the brand is against the strings even reaching the conclusion that the solution would go directly to sell its liquid cooling business.
Twenty years later Aseek faces big problems, its most important patent expires today
Liquid AIO refrigerations currently have an extremely large market, there are many enthusiasts and players who use this system for their computers because it manages to offer the ability to largely reduce the temperatures that current processors can reach. But even if you see how many great -renowned companies create their own models, all these components have something in common, the main system of refrigeration liquid closed circuit (LCS) is created by Astek.
This company patented in 2005 the design that integrates a pump in the CPU water block that allows the AIO to work, which is why you will see how the vast majority of products of this type of large brands such as ASUS incorporate the various generations of pumps that Asetek has created over the years. Due to the complexity of the system patented by this company, the large number of competitors who tried to create a similar design ended up being demanded, creating a legal strategy that allowed them to have the monopoly on these cooling systems.
Obviously it is patent registered as PCT/DK2005/000310 in Denmark and US8240362B2 in the United States, was the key to defining the architecture of practically all the refrigerations liquid AIO of high performance personal computers such as gaming. But all this will change as of today since patents only allow the exploitation of a single company for twenty years, that is, once two decades pass other companies can start using similar designs for their products something that would end the business that Asetek has managed to monopolize during this time.
From the brand they have indicated that another company was interested in acquiring its hardware division related to refrigeration, highlighting that several potential partners had established contact with them to collaborate in the field of refrigerations for data centers. This would imply that Aseek could leave the market related to oriented refrigeration for users to focus on a more professional field.
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