Linxens
Linxens is a French private component manufacturer designing microconnectors, RFID antennas and inlays, secure ID solutions, and medical biosensors for governments, smartcard makers, telecom operators, and healthcare companies across more than 100 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1986
- HeadquartersGuyancourt, France
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Linxens does
Linxens is a French private industrial company founded in 1986, headquartered in Mantes-La-Jolie, France, with approximately 3,000 employees across Europe, Asia, and the United States and share capital of €283M. The company designs and manufactures component-based solutions for security, identity, and connectivity applications across eight target sectors: Government, Payment, Telecom, Healthcare, IoT Solutions, Mobility, Smart Access, and Leisure & Hospitality. Its four core competencies are Microconnectors (precision electronic connectors for smartcards and digital applications), Module Packaging (customizable smartcard production), Antennas & Inlays (RFID components for high-volume applications), and Secure ID (ultra-thin inlays with anti-skimming features for e-passports and eIDs). The healthcare subsidiary has cumulatively delivered more than 550 million electrochemical sensors and over 30 million medical skin patches used in ECG and sweat-monitoring wearables, supported by Roll-to-Roll high-volume manufacturing.
Linxens operates a B2B component manufacturing model, selling hardware sub-assemblies, inlays, and modules to OEMs and prime contractors such as Thales in the smartcard industry, as well as directly into government identity programs. Revenue is generated primarily through unit sales of microconnectors, secure ID inlays, RFID antennas, and contract design and manufacturing services for medical wearables, with secure ID solutions embedded in passports issued by over 100 countries under ICAO-compliant specifications. The company is pursuing an active diversification push through 2025–2026 partnerships and product launches covering connected biosensors (Presto Engineering), flexible heating skin patches (Henkel), biometric smart cards (IDEX Biometrics), and cold-chain RFID (Wibatts), while continuing to anchor its base in government ID.
The business is exposed to long-lifecycle government procurement cycles and to geopolitical scrutiny around its ownership links to Chinese firms on the U.S. Entity List, most visibly in the UK passport re-procurement context. Concentration in government programs and a small set of OEM partners means revenue predictability is closely tied to a limited number of sovereign tenders and prime contractor relationships, even as Linxens broadens its healthcare and IoT pipeline.
Linxens firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Linxens
- Legal name
- Linxens Holding
- Website
- https://linxens.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1986
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Linxens is a French private component manufacturer designing microconnectors, RFID antennas and inlays, secure ID solutions, and medical biosensors for governments, smartcard makers, telecom operators, and healthcare companies across more than 100 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Linxens industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Smart Card Components & Secure ID Electronics
- NAICS
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Secure ICs, Smart Cards & Trusted Hardware (HDAHAAAJ)
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Where Linxens is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Guyancourt
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Linxens business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Smartcard Components: Manufactures and sells microconnectors, module packaging, antennas, inlays, and secure ID components to smartcard manufacturers and governments.
- Healthcare Wearables: Contract design and manufacturing of medical electrochemical sensors and skin patches for stick-to-skin wearables in healthcare applications.
- IoT Solutions: RFID components and solutions for logistics, cold chain monitoring, and connected objects across various industries.
- eGovernment Solutions: Electronic passport inlays, eID inlays, and secure identity solutions supplied to governments and passport manufacturers like Thales.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Linxens product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Linxens designs and manufactures electronic components for secure identification and connected devices, with four core competencies: Microconnectors, Module Packaging, Antennas & Inlays, and Secure ID (including electronic cover inlays for e-passports and eID cards). The company supplies smartcard components, RFID inlays, and anti-skimming technology to governments, payment issuers, telecom operators, and OEMs, and through Linxens Healthcare it provides contract design and manufacturing of stick-to-skin medical wearables such as remote ECG patches and sweat monitoring sensors.
Product overview
Linxens is a technology company providing hardware components and manufacturing services across multiple sectors including Government (secure ID documents), Payment (smartcards), Telecom, Healthcare (medical wearables), IoT Solutions, Mobility, Smart Access, and Leisure & Hospitality. The product portfolio centers on four core competencies: Microconnectors (precision electronic connectors), Module Packaging (smartcard production solutions), Antennas & Inlays (RFID components for high-volume applications), and Secure ID (ultra-thin inlays with advanced security features for e-passports and e-ID cards). Linxens Healthcare specializes in contract design and manufacturing of stick-to-skin wearable medical devices including ECG patches and sweat monitoring sensors. Recent innovations include the Wibatts temperature-sensitive RFID project for cold chain monitoring and connected biosensor platforms developed through partnerships.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Linxens Healthcare: Contract design and manufacturing company specializing in stick-to-skin wearables, including remote health monitoring capabilities such as ECG patches and sweat monitoring technology.
- Linxens Government
Products and services
- Electronic Cover Inlays (eCover)
Quantifiable outcome
- Solutions used in passports issued by over 100 countries
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Linxens
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Linxens technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Linxens partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Presto EngineeringcoreCollaboration to develop a next-generation platform for connected biosensors that integrates sensing, connectivity and semiconductor functions into a single disposable device. Combines Presto's ASIC technology with Linxens' expertise in flexible biosensor transducers, electrodes, antennas and high-volume manufacturing.
- HenkelcoreCollaboration to develop proof of concept integrating heating elements into medical wearable devices using printed electronics. Combined Henkel's polymer conductive technology with Linxens' Roll-to-Roll screen printing technology to create flexible heating skin patches for medical applications.
- IDEX BiometricscoreLinxens and IDEX Biometrics collaborated on biometric smart-card solutions, combining IDEX Biometrics' fingerprint sensor technology with Linxens' smartcard components for secure biometric payment cards.
- ThalescoreLinxens supplies inlays used in biometric passports to Thales, who manufactures passports including those issued by the UK. Linxens is under scrutiny due to ownership links to Chinese firms listed on the US Entity List.
- INTERREG VI-A FRANCE-SUISSE ConsortiumminorLinxens is a partner in the Wibatts project, a French-Swiss consortium established under the INTERREG VI-A FRANCE-SUISSE 2021-2027 European territorial cooperation program. Project aims to develop RFID tags that degrade if cold chain temperature criteria are not met.
- Goldpac FintechminorIdentified as a key player in the Asia-Pacific biometric payment cards market, mentioned alongside Linxens in market analysis context.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Linxens competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Infineon Technologies: Infineon is one of the largest suppliers of secure smart card ICs and security controllers for government ID, payment, and telecom SIM applications, directly competing with Linxens' secure ID and module packaging offerings.
- NXP Semiconductors: NXP supplies secure ICs and contactless microcontrollers that are core building blocks for e-passports, eIDs, and payment cards — the same downstream applications Linxens serves with inlays and module packaging.
- STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics manufactures secure microcontrollers and contact/contactless ICs for SIM cards, banking cards, and identification, overlapping with Linxens' smartcard and telecom business units.
- Avery Dennison (Smartrac): Avery Dennison, having acquired Smartrac, is a leading supplier of RFID inlays and antennas for high-volume applications. It is a direct competitor to Linxens' Antennas & Inlays core competency and IoT Solutions vertical.
- IDEMIA: IDEMIA is a major player in secure identity documents and smart cards, producing biometric passports, national IDs, and payment cards. It overlaps with Linxens across the full secure identity and payment value chain.
- HID Global (Assa Abloy): HID Global provides secure identity solutions including RFID inlays, smart cards, and access control credentials, directly competing with Linxens in RFID antennas/inlays and secure access applications.
- Thales: Thales is a global leader in secure identity documents and a major OEM integrator that both competes with and purchases from Linxens (UK passports). It is the most directly comparable peer in e-passport and eID inlay supply.
- Amphenol: Amphenol is one of the world's largest manufacturers of electronic interconnect products including microconnectors, overlapping directly with Linxens' Microconnectors core competency for smart card and module applications.
Emerging players
- iRhythm Technologies: iRhythm's Zio patch is a stick-to-skin wearable ECG monitor, directly comparable to Linxens Healthcare's ECG patch offering. It represents the clinical, regulated end of the same wearable biosensor category Linxens supplies into.
- Dexcom: Dexcom is a leader in continuous glucose monitoring wearables, using electrochemical sensor technology comparable to Linxens Healthcare's electrochemical biosensor platform. It represents an adjacent wearable biosensor peer.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Linxens social profiles
Digital presenceLinxens compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Linxens financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Linxens leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles15 records
Linxens funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Linxens M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A2 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Linxens
What does Linxens do?
Linxens designs and manufactures electronic components for secure identification and connected devices, with four core competencies: Microconnectors, Module Packaging, Antennas & Inlays, and Secure ID (including electronic cover inlays for e-passports and eID cards). The company supplies smartcard components, RFID inlays, and anti-skimming technology to governments, payment issuers, telecom operators, and OEMs, and through Linxens Healthcare it provides contract design and manufacturing of stick-to-skin medical wearables such as remote ECG patches and sweat monitoring sensors.
Is Linxens a public or private company?
Linxens is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Linxens founded?
Linxens was founded in 1986. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Linxens based?
Linxens is headquartered in Guyancourt, France, in the Europe region.
How does Linxens make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Smartcard Components are the primary driver. The others are healthcare Wearables, ioT Solutions and eGovernment Solutions.
Who are Linxens's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Infineon Technologies, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, Avery Dennison (Smartrac), IDEMIA, HID Global (Assa Abloy), Thales and Amphenol. Emerging players are iRhythm Technologies and Dexcom.
Does Linxens have an API?
No public API is recorded for Linxens.
What industry is Linxens in?
Linxens's product category is Smart Card Components & Secure ID Electronics. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHAAAJ, Secure ICs, Smart Cards & Trusted Hardware. Its NAICS code is 33451 and its SIC code is 3670.