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Asus Ex4, which is Maple Ridge, doesn't have any modded firmware just because Apple is not using Intel's chips anymore, and I really don't know any other vendors in the Intel world - where we live - that have some USB4 card with full Thunderbolt capabilities.
1. If I'm not mistaken, Apple's Thunderbolt controller is in the SoC. The achievement of developing their own controller may speak of the desire to integrate everything into the SoC as much as the will to remove dependency from Intel.
Apple Removes Last Remnants of Intel Silicon
According to ifixit, Apple actually used JHL8040R on M1 Macbook Air, Pro, and Mac Mini; on M2 MBA & MBP, JHL8040 is replaced by a chip labeled "U09PY3". @etorix did U mean that "U09PY3" and JHL8040R does much less than normal Intel controllers, and more work are realized by Apple Silicon? I've noticed that they call them "retimer" rather than controller. An article claims that JHL8040R are used in Ice Lake platforms to "enhance" Thunderbolt 3 signal and provide PD charging support.