USB-to-Ethernet controllers,
Ethernet microcontroller SoCs,
I/O connectivity Controllers
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Company type | Public |
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TWSE: 3169 | |
Industry | Semiconductor |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | Hsinchu, Taiwan |
Key people | David C. Wang |
Products | Non-PCI Ethernet controllers, USB-to-Ethernet controllers, Ethernet microcontroller SoCs, I/O connectivity Controllers Embedded Wireless Modules |
Website | www |
ASIX | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 亞信電子股份有限公司 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 亚信电子股份有限公司 | ||
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ASIX Electronics Corp. (Chinese :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.
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. [1] Electronicstalk.com describes powering embedded systems in a machine to machine world (M2M) in reference to the AX110xx family of chips. [2]
The current offerings are as follows:
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