What ASIX Electronics Corporation does

ASIX Electronics Corporation (亚信电子) is a Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE:3169) and headquartered in the Hsinchu Science Park. The company designs integrated circuits for industrial and embedded networking and I/O connectivity, with a portfolio spanning six product categories: Industrial Ethernet ICs (EtherCAT Slave Controllers AX58100/AX58200/AX58400/AX58101 and TSN PCIe NIC AXM57104A), USB Ethernet ICs (AX88279A, AX88179B, AX88772E), Embedded Ethernet Controllers (AX88796C), Interface ICs including PCIe/USB bridge chips (AX99100A, AX78140/AX78120) and IO-Link software stacks, UART Transceivers for RS-232/RS-485, and Microcontrollers including USB KVM SoCs (AX6800x), Wi-Fi SoC (AX22001), and Ethernet SoC (AX110xx). The company was the first to develop EtherCAT slave controllers in Greater China and holds licensed EtherCAT IP from Beckhoff Automation; its AX58400 is a System-in-Package integrating STMicroelectronics STM32H755 with an EtherCAT Slave Controller and cryptographic accelerators.

The company's underlying technology centers on deterministic industrial communication with sub-microsecond latency using EtherCAT processing-on-the-fly, integrated Fast Ethernet and 2.5G PHYs with HP Auto-MDIX, IO-Link protocol stacks compliant with V1.1.3, and TSN support across IEEE 802.1AS/1588V2/802.1Qbv/Qci/CB standards with FPGA-based field upgradability. ASIX generates revenue exclusively through hardware sales of semiconductor ICs, distributed globally via authorized resellers across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, supplemented by direct sales through [email protected]. Customer segments are horizontal and include industrial automation/smart factory (primary), smart home/office, and PC/peripherals. The go-to-market leverages industry events (Hannover Messe, CIIF-IAS, SPS, ISPCS), a MyASIX member portal for technical documentation, e-Learning video content, and social media presence across LinkedIn, YouTube, WeChat, and other platforms. Strategic partnerships with MediaTek (AIoT co-development), EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG recognition and joint booths), STMicroelectronics (SiP integration and motor control reference designs), and NEXTW (讯成科技) for implementation services anchor the technical and channel ecosystem.

Name

ASIX Electronics Corporation

Legal name

ASIX Electronics Corporation

Website

https://asix.com.tw

Company type

Public

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ASIX Electronics Corporation is a Taiwan-listed fabless semiconductor company (TWSE:3169) that designs industrial Ethernet, USB Ethernet, embedded networking, and interface ICs for industrial automation, smart home/office, and PC peripherals, sold globally through authorized distributors and direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Ethernet Semiconductors

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded & Industrial Network Interfaces (PCIe/M.2/SOM/SoC NICs) (HDAFAEAI)

Keywords

• EtherCAT slave controllers
• USB Ethernet controllers
• Industrial Ethernet ICs
• TSN network interface cards
• Embedded connectivity chips

Headquarters

HQ city

Hsinchu

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor IC Sales: ASIX generates revenue primarily through the sale of semiconductor IC chips including EtherCAT slave controllers, USB Ethernet controllers, embedded Ethernet controllers, microcontrollers, and interface bridge chips. Products are sold directly to customers and through authorized distributors globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASIX Electronics Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and sells networking, communication and connectivity ICs for industrial and embedded applications. Its portfolio spans EtherCAT slave controllers, USB-to-Ethernet controllers, embedded Ethernet controllers, TSN PCIe NICs, IO-Link software stacks, PCIe/USB bridge chips, UART transceivers and microcontroller SoCs. Products are sold as silicon chips, software protocol stacks and development kits to OEMs and system integrators worldwide.

Product overview

ASIX Electronics Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in industrial/embedded network and I/O connectivity solutions. The product portfolio comprises six main categories: (1) Industrial Ethernet ICs including EtherCAT Slave Controllers (AX58100, AX58200, AX58400, AX58101) and TSN PCIe NIC (AXM57104A) for smart factory and IIoT applications; (2) USB Ethernet ICs (AX88279A, AX88179B, AX88772E) for smart home and office networking; (3) Embedded Ethernet Controllers (AX88796C) for embedded systems; (4) Interface ICs including PCIe/USB bridge chips (AX99100A, AX78140/AX78120) and IO-Link software stacks (Master and Device); (5) UART Transceivers for RS-232/RS-485 serial communication; and (6) Microcontrollers including USB KVM Switch SoCs (AX6800x), Wi-Fi SoC (AX22001), and Ethernet SoC (AX110xx). These products serve industrial automation, robotics, smart manufacturing, PC peripherals, and smart home applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AX58100 EtherCAT Slave Controller 2/3-port EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC) with two integrated 100Mbps Fast Ethernet PHYs and HP Auto-MDIX, supporting CoE/FoE/VoE protocols. Designed for industrial automation OEMs building EtherCAT slave/sub-device nodes.
• AX58200 EtherCAT Slave Controller SoC 2/3-port EtherCAT Slave Controller SoC integrating an ARM Cortex-M4F core (up to 192MHz), dual-bank 512KB Flash, 160KB SRAM and integrated Fast Ethernet PHYs with OTA firmware upgrade and secure boot.
• AX58400 EtherCAT Slave Controller with Dual-Core MCU SiP integrating STMicroelectronics STM32H755 dual-core (Cortex-M7 480MHz + Cortex-M4 240MHz) with EtherCAT Slave Controller, two Fast Ethernet PHYs, AES/TDES/HASH/HMAC cryptographic accelerators and extensive communication interfaces.
• AX58101 EtherCAT SubDevice Controller Next-generation EtherCAT SubDevice Controller with two integrated Fast Ethernet PHYs, two MII ports and port 0/port 2 interchange function for flexible network topologies; supports local bus and SPI Slave PDI interfaces.
• AXM57104A TSN Gigabit PCIe NIC 4-port TSN Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express NIC compliant to PCIe 2.1 Gen1 supporting IEEE 802.1AS-Rev/AS-2020, 1588V2, 802.1Qav, 802.1Qbv, 802.1Qci, 802.1CB and 802.3br; FPGA field-upgradable via IAP for TSN standards evolution.
• AX88279A USB 3.2 Gen1 2.5G Ethernet Controller USB 3.2 Gen1 to 2.5G/1G/100M/10M Ethernet controller integrating PHY with TSN, PTP and Microsoft Modern Standby support; driverless plug-and-play for Windows, Linux, Android, Chrome OS and Nintendo Switch.
• AX88179B USB 3.2 Gen1 Gigabit Ethernet Controller USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet single chip integrating USB 3.2 Gen1 PHY, 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet PHY and MAC; driverless plug-and-play on Windows, Linux and macOS.
• AX88772E USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Controller Low-power driverless USB 2.0 to 100M/10M Fast Ethernet controller designed for smart home and office network products.
• AX99100A PCIe to Multi I/O Controller PCIe 2.0 Gen1 to Multi I/O controller integrating single-channel PCIe terminal controller and PHY, supporting four serial ports, one parallel port, SPI master, I2C master, local bus and GPIO.
• AX78140 / AX78120 USB Bridge Controllers USB 2.0 UART serial and parallel bridge control chips enabling OEMs to integrate traditional RS-232/parallel interfaces with USB technology.
• AX88796C Embedded Ethernet Controller Non-PCI/SPI embedded Ethernet controller with integrated 10/100M network PHY and MAC for embedded system connectivity applications.
• AX6800x USB KVM Switch SoC Series USB KVM Switch SoC (AX68002 2-port, AX68004 4-port) with integrated USB host controller and hub enabling control of multiple PCs via a single keyboard, monitor and mouse; supports cascade connection for 8/16-port applications.
• AX22001 Wi-Fi SoC Wi-Fi microcontroller with integrated TCP/IP accelerator and 802.11a/b/g MAC/baseband supporting wireless music, video and data transmission.
• AX110xx Ethernet SoC Series 10/100Mbps Ethernet microcontroller integrating Ethernet PHY, MAC, TCP/IP accelerator and Flash on a single chip with a 51-core MCU; marketed as the world's first such device.
• RS-232 / RS-485 UART Transceivers Low-power 5V/3V RS-232/RS-485 UART transceivers for RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 serial communication, available in 5V RS-232, 3V RS-232, 5V RS-485 and 3V RS-485 product families.
• IO-Link Device Software Stack ANSI-C 99 IO-Link device software stack compliant with IO-Link Interface and System Specification V1.1.3; supports firmware upgrade via IO-Link, ISDU communication and data storage with footprint under 1KB RAM and 10KB Flash.
• IO-Link Master Software Stack Proprietary IO-Link Master software stack integrated with AX58400 EtherCAT-to-IO-Link gateway, supporting up to 16 IO-Link gateways with 8 IO-Link devices per gateway for smart factory integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data transmission latency reduced to less than 1 microsecond using EtherCAT 'processing on the fly' technology

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MediaTekcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2025ASIX and MediaTek collaboration to shape the future of AIoT. The partnership focuses on jointly developing solutions leveraging ASIX's industrial Ethernet expertise and MediaTek's semiconductor capabilities.
• EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG)coreTechnology or Integration · 20 March 2019ASIX products are officially recognized by ETG and listed in the EtherCAT Product Guide. ASIX participates in ETG joint booths at exhibitions like Hannover Messe.
• STMicroelectronicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration using ASIX AX58100 EtherCAT slave controller with STMicroelectronics X-CUBE-MCSDK motor control software development kit and X-NUCLEO-IHM08M1 BLDC motor driver expansion board. AX58400 is based on STM32H755 microcontroller.
• NEXTW (訊成科技)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNEXTW provides complete EtherCAT solution services including hardware circuit design, firmware design, application software and library design to help customers quickly develop EtherCAT master/slave devices.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Realtek Semiconductor: Realtek's RTL8153, RTL8156, and RTL8152 series are USB-to-Ethernet controllers directly competing with ASIX's AX88179B, AX88279A, and AX88772E in consumer, docking station, and embedded networking applications.
• Microchip Technology: Microchip's LAN9252/LAN9253/LAN9254 are integrated EtherCAT Slave Controllers with 2/3 Fast Ethernet PHYs, directly competing with ASIX's AX58100/AX58101 family in industrial automation. Both target the same SubDevice/SubApplication Controller sockets with FMMU and SyncManager features.
• Renesas Electronics: Renesas offers the EC-1 and EC-1B EtherCAT Slave Controllers and supports motor control with its RX MCU family, competing head-to-head with ASIX's AX58200 and AX58400 EtherCAT SoC/SiP solutions in motion control and industrial automation.

Others

• STMicroelectronics: STM32H755 is the host MCU inside ASIX's AX58400 SiP, and ST and ASIX co-develop motor-control reference designs. Comparable as a strategic partner and as an MCU competitor offering integrated EtherCAT connectivity on its high-end STM32 lines.
• MediaTek: MediaTek is ASIX's May 2025 co-development partner for AIoT. While primarily a mobile/edge-compute platform vendor, MediaTek's Genio and IoT chipsets increasingly overlap with ASIX's edge-compute and networking roadmap.
• Beckhoff Automation: Beckhoff is the originator of EtherCAT and licensor of the IP used in ASIX's AX58100. It also sells the ET1100/ET1200 ASICs. Comparable as the technology ecosystem owner and indirect supplier/partner to ASIX.

Broad incumbents

• Analog Devices: Analog Devices (formerly Maxim Integrated) offers industrial Ethernet PHYs and multiprotocol industrial networking ICs comparable to ASIX's embedded Ethernet controllers and PHYs, with broader analog and mixed-signal coverage.
• Infineon Technologies: Infineon (with Cypress) offers XMC4000 microcontrollers with EtherCAT support and industrial connectivity ICs, overlapping with ASIX's industrial Ethernet and motor control roadmap across a much broader semiconductor portfolio.
• Texas Instruments: TI's Sitara processors (AM243x, AM263x) support EtherCAT and TSN slave functionality, overlapping with ASIX's industrial Ethernet portfolio. TI is a broad incumbent offering full system-on-module solutions that bundle compute, EtherCAT, and TSN.
• NXP Semiconductors: NXP's i.MX RT crossover MCUs and Layerscape processors include TSN-capable Ethernet interfaces, competing with ASIX's TSN NIC and SoC portfolio in industrial gateway and edge applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/asixelectronics

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