ASIX

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{{Infobox company

| name = ASIX Electronics Corp.

| logo = ASIX Electronics logo.png

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{TSE|3169}}

| foundation = 1995

| location = Hsinchu, Taiwan

| key_people = David C. Wang

| industry = Semiconductor

| products = Non-PCI Ethernet controllers,
USB-to-Ethernet controllers,
Ethernet microcontroller SoCs,
I/O connectivity Controllers
Embedded Wireless Modules

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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.asix.com.tw/}}

}}

{{Chinese

|t=亞信電子股份有限公司

|s=亚信电子股份有限公司

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ASIX Electronics Corp. ({{zh|c=亞信電子股份有限公司}}) is a fabless semiconductor supplier with a focus on networking, communication, and connectivity applications. ASIX Electronics specializes in Ethernet-centric silicon products such as non-PCI Ethernet controller, USB 2.0 to LAN controller, and network SoC for embedded networking applications.

Corporate history

ASIX was founded in May 1995 in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan. In 2002, ASIX announced its first USB to MII chip. In June 2007, electronicstalk.com featured the AX11005BF, billed as the industry smallest single-chip embedded Ethernet MCU.{{cite web |url=http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx101.html |title=Small claims for Ethernet-enabled MCU: News from Asix Electronics Corporation |website=www.electronicstalk.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209185313/http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx101.html |archive-date=9 December 2007 |url-status=dead}} Electronicstalk.com describes powering embedded systems in a machine to machine world (M2M) in reference to the AX110xx family of chips.{{cite web |url=http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx100.html |title=Microcontrollers take Fast Ethernet onboard: News from Asix Electronics Corporation |website=www.electronicstalk.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209185308/http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx100.html |archive-date=9 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}

ASIX Electronics introduced the industry's first:

USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet controller
Non-PCI/USB 2.0 Gigabit Ethernet controller
Single chip microcontroller with TCP/IP, 10/100 Mbit Fast Ethernet MAC/PHY, and flash
Industry smallest single chip embedded Ethernet MCU

Asix Electronics saw its revenues jump 59.3% sequentially to NT$31.5 million (US$957,000) in December 2006 on shipments of USB-to-Ethernet controller ICs for Nintendo's Wii consoles, according to market sources.{{Cite web|url=http://my.ocworkbench.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=58805|title = Asix revenues up on shipments of Wii USB-to-Ethernet controllers - OCWorkbench | AMD ThreadRipper Review | Tech Investments forum}}
ASIX is listed as a vendor in the 2007 EDN Microprocessor Directory.{{Cite web |title=2007 EDN Microprocessor |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100111164838/http%3A//www.edn.com/index.asp?layout%3Dmpd2007%26industryid%3D48351 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=webarchive.loc.gov}}
ASIX Electronics Corp:To acquire 100 pct stake in ZYWYN CORPORATION with amount of $8 million.{{cite web| url = https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/3169.TWO/key-developments/article/3101005| title = 3101005 - Profile| website = Reuters}}

Products

The current offerings are as follows:

Non-PCI/PCMCIA embedded Ethernet
High-speed USB-to-LAN
Embedded network SoC
I/O connectivity
Embedded Wireless Modules

Wii LAN Adapter

ASIX manufactures the chipset in the Wii LAN Adapter. The Wii is equipped with Wi-Fi but does not include an Ethernet port; gamers can purchase a Wii LAN Adapter sold by Nintendo and other manufacturers to give Ethernet capability to the Wii.