ASIX explained

ASIX Electronics Corporation
Type:Public
Foundation:1995
Location:Hsinchu, Taiwan
Key People:Chun-Chi Wang (Chairman)
Industry:Semiconductor
Products:Industrial Ethernet ICs,
USB Ethernet ICs,
Embedded Ethernet ICs,
I/O Interface ICs,
UART Transceivers,
Microcontrollers
Revenue:NT$929 million (2025)
Num Employees:75 people (2025)

ASIX Electronics Corporation, founded in May 1995, a fabless IC design company located in the Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, specializing in industrial and embedded networking as well as I/O interface controller solutions.

Corporate history

ASIX Electronics Corp. was listed on Taiwan OTC Stock Exchange (3169.TWO) in 2009. In its early years, ASIX focused on PC networking chips. Between 1998 and 1999, the company entered the notebook networking chip market, achieving a leading position in the PCMCIA Ethernet controller segment. This success enabled the company to surpass the break-even point and move into profitability. Since 2000, ASIX has expanded into embedded and USB Ethernet controllers. In 2018, the company introduced Greater China’s first EtherCAT slave controller chip for industrial automation applications.

Products

ASIX’s product portfolio includes,

Industrial Ethernet Chips

ASIX provides two families of industrial Ethernet solutions: the AX58xxx EtherCAT SubDevice Controller (ESC) and the AXM57104A TSN PCIe Giagbit network interface card (NIC). These products are primarily used in industrial automation, smart factory systems, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications.[4]

USB Ethernet Chips

ASIX provides two families of USB Ethernet solutions: SuperSpeed USB Ethernet chips and High-Speed USB Ethernet chips. These products are primarily used in computer peripherals, smart home devices, and office networking applications. [5]

Embedded Ethernet Chips

ASIX provides embedded Ethernet solutions based on Non-PCI/SRAM-like and SPI interfaces, which are primarily used in smart home, office, and embedded networking applications. [6]

I/O Interface Chips

ASIX provides PCIe and USB families of I/O bridge solutions, including the AX99100A PCIe bridge chip and the AX78140 and AX78120 USB bridge chips. These products are primarily used in industrial computers and I/O interface connectors, supporting functions such as PCIe/USB to serial ports, PCIe/USB to UART, PCIe/USB to RS-232, PCIe/USB to RS-485, PCIe/USB to parallel ports, PCIe to SPI interfaces, PCIe to local bus, and PCIe to I/O controller interfaces. [7]

ASIX provides solutions for EtherCAT-to-IO-Link gateways and IO-Link device software stacks, enabling the integration of IO-Link sensors and actuators into EtherCAT industrial Ethernet environments to support smart factory applications.

ASIX provides UART transceiver solutions, including 5V RS-232 transceivers, 3V RS-232 transceivers, 5V RS-485 transceivers, and 3V RS-485 transceivers. These products are primarily used in industrial computers and I/O interface connectors. [8]

ASIX Electronics provides three types of microcontroller solutions, including the AX6800x USB KVM switch single-chip, the AX2200x Wi-Fi network single-chip, and the AX110xx Ethernet single-chip. These products are primarily used in smart home and office applications. [9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASIX Electronics buys MosChip assets . 2026-02-25 . ASIX Electronics buys MosChip assets . zh-TW.
  2. Web site: ASIX Electronics to Acquire Zywyn . 2026-02-25 . ASIX Electronics to Acquire Zywyn . zh-TW.
  3. Web site: 2020-12-18 . MediaTek announces equity investment in Asix . 2026-02-25 . DIGITIMES . en.
  4. Web site: Industrial Ethernet ICs EtherCAT ICs ASIX Electronics . 2026-02-25 . Industrial Ethernet ICs EtherCAT ICs ASIX Electronics . zh-TW.
  5. Web site: USB Ethernet ICs ASIX Electronics . 2026-02-25 . USB Ethernet ICs ASIX Electronics . zh-TW.
  6. Web site: Embedded Ethernet ICs ASIX Electronics . 2026-02-25 . Embedded Ethernet ICs ASIX Electronics . zh-TW.
  7. Web site: Interface ASIX Electronics . 2026-02-25 . Interface ASIX Electronics . zh-TW.
  8. Web site: UART Transceivers ASIX Electronics . 2026-02-25 . UART Transceivers ASIX Electronics . zh-TW.
  9. Web site: Microcontrollers ASIX Electronics . 2026-02-25 . Microcontrollers ASIX Electronics . zh-TW.