What ASYGN does

ASYGN SAS is a French mixed-signal ASIC design house founded in 2007 in Grenoble, operating four product lines: battery-free UHF RFID sensor ICs (the AS321X family for temperature, strain, humidity, light, and external resistive/capacitive sensing), inertial sensor readout ASICs (the AS40XX family), RF and mmWave design services, and an AI line anchored by the ColibryNPU ultra-low-power neural processing unit. The company sells standard ICs as bare dies and QFN packages, evaluation kits with Impinj and Zebra readers, and undertakes custom mixed-signal ASIC and system design engagements for industrial OEM customers.

Its technology centers on three proprietary capabilities: RAIN-compliant passive RFID sensor ICs with on-chip signal conditioning and up to 7 m read range; an ultra-low-power RISC-V microcontroller with a reconfigurable neural network accelerator delivering up to 9.6 GOPS at sub-milliwatt to 10 mW; and an 18-year mixed-signal design and verification methodology applied across RF, inertial, and AI domains. ASYGN's flagship reference platform is the industry's first battery-free AI vision device, co-developed with Dracula Technologies (energy harvesting) and Semtech (LoRa) and demonstrated at CES 2026.

The business model combines low-volume standard IC and evaluation kit sales (quote-based and through a public e-commerce storefront, with ticket sizes typically €240–€6,000), project-based custom ASIC and system design services, and participation in publicly funded programs (France 2030 GreenAI with Bpifrance and academic partner Laboratoire Hubert Curien). Distribution is multi-tier — direct sales in France (Grenoble, Montpellier), the US (Atlanta), and Denmark (Copenhagen); authorized distributor CISPER; and a broad tag- and reader-maker ecosystem (Beontag, HID, Confidex, Identiv, Tageos, Xerafy on the tag side; Impinj, Zebra, CAEN, FEIG, SensThys on the reader side). Customer use cases span industrial IoT, cold chain compliance (FSMA 204), smart buildings, healthcare wearables, automotive tires, agriculture, security, and predictive maintenance.

Name

ASYGN

Legal name

ASYGN SAS

Website

https://asygn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ASYGN SAS is a Grenoble-based mixed-signal ASIC design firm that sells battery-free UHF RFID sensor ICs (AS321X), inertial readout ASICs (AS40XX), the ultra-low-power ColibryNPU AI chip, and custom ASIC design services to industrial OEMs, tag makers, and system integrators across IoT, automotive, healthcare, and agriculture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mixed-Signal Semiconductor ICs

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Signal ASICs & ASSPs (Custom/Platform Mixed-Signal) (HDAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom & Application-Specific ASIC Design Services (HDAHABAJ), Sensor Fusion, Interface ICs & Modules (AFE/Readout/Packaging/Calibration) (HDAHALAO), Microwave & RF Signal Chain ICs (Mixers/Detectors/Attenuators) (HDAHAMAL)

Keywords

• Ultra-low-power ASICs
• UHF RFID sensors
• Edge AI inference
• Inertial sensor ICs
• Mixed-signal design

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Standard IC and Sensor Product Sales: ASYGN generates revenue from the sale of its standard product lines — the AS321X UHF RFID sensor family (bare dies, QFN packaged ICs, and evaluation tags), the AS40XX inertial sensor ICs, and the ColibryNPU AI chip. Products are sold directly via the company website and through distributor and channel partner relationships.
2. Custom ASIC Design Services: ASYGN provides custom mixed-signal ASIC design services tailored to customer specifications — covering analog and digital design, verification, foundry interface, package design, test board and software design, test programs, and wafer-level testing. The company also offers system design services (firmware and electronics) using off-the-shelf components. Revenue is project-based and typically involves multi-year engagements.
3. ColibryNPU Evaluation Kits and SDK: The company sells ColibryNPU Evaluation Kits and associated SDKs (including Python compiler package, web-based model compiler, and RISC-V GCC toolchain) to developers and OEMs evaluating the chip for embedded AI applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ASYGN designs and sells ultra-low-power mixed-signal integrated circuits across four domains: the AS321X UHF RFID sensor family (battery-free, RAIN-compliant temperature, strain, humidity, and light sensors), the AS40XX inertial sensor ICs for MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes, the ColibryNPU neural processing unit for sub-milliwatt edge AI, and custom RF/mmWave ASIC designs. The company also delivers custom mixed-signal ASIC and system design services from specification to wafer-level testing for industrial, automotive, and aerospace customers.

Product overview

ASYGN offers a portfolio of ultra-low-power chip products and custom ASIC design services across four main activity areas: UHF RFID Sensors (AS321X family for temperature, strain, humidity, light, and external sensors), Artificial Intelligence (ColibryNPU neural processing unit), Inertial Sensors (AS4XXX family for accelerometers and gyroscopes), and Radio Frequency (high-speed ADC, beamforming, automotive radar, MIMO). The AS321X sensor family is battery-free and RAIN RFID compliant, available as bare dies, QFN packages, or integrated into evaluation tags. ColibryNPU is the company's flagship AI product delivering neural network processing at sub-milliwatt power levels. ASYGN also provides custom ASIC and system design services, and leads the GreenAI European initiative combining energy harvesting with edge AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ColibryNPU Ultra-low-power Neural Processing Unit (NPU) microcontroller accelerating AI inference for image, sound, and sensor data at under 1 mW to 10 mW; targets edge AI developers and OEMs building battery-powered or energy-harvesting devices.
• ColibryNPU Evaluation Kit Development and evaluation platform for the ColibryNPU chip, including evaluation board, SDK, compiler tools, and user manual for developers and OEMs building embedded AI applications.
• AS3213T Temperature Sensor IC Battery-free RAIN-compliant UHF RFID temperature sensor IC with -40°C to +125°C range, 0.35°C resolution (up to 0.125°C), and ±2°C accuracy; for food freshness, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and predictive maintenance applications.
• AS3213S Strain Sensor IC Battery-free RAIN-compliant UHF RFID strain sensor IC for measuring structural deformation; targets predictive maintenance, concrete curing and stability monitoring, and box filling level detection.
• AS3213RH Relative Humidity Sensor IC World's first UHF RFID relative humidity sensor IC; 0% to 100% RH range with ±5% accuracy and 0.3% resolution; battery-free and RAIN-compliant for pharmaceutical, cannabis, and sensitive materials monitoring.
• AS3213L Light Sensor IC Battery-free RAIN-compliant UHF RFID ambient light sensor IC for agriculture monitoring and photosensitive materials tracking.
• AS3212 External Resistive Interface IC UHF RFID IC with analog resistive interface for connecting external sensors including strain gages, thermocouples, piezoresistive, magnetic, pressure sensors, and thermistors; provides regulated 1V supply to external sensors.
• AS3213C External Capacitive Interface IC UHF RFID IC with analog capacitive interface for connecting external accelerometers, pressure, moisture, and permittivity sensors to enable custom wireless sensor applications.
• AS321X Tag Evaluation Kit Basic evaluation kit containing 5 passive UHF RFID ETSI/FCC-compliant PCB evaluation tags for one chosen sensor application, including tag datasheet for development and testing.
• AS321X Full Evaluation Kit Complete evaluation kit including 5 UHF RFID ETSI/FCC-compliant demo tags, Impinj Speedway Revolution UHF RFID reader, antenna, Asygn Software GUI, tag datasheet, and application team support.
• AS321X IC Evaluation Kit IC evaluation kit providing bumped bare dies in waffle pack or fully tested QFN packaged parts (AS3213S, AS3213T, AS3212, AS3213C, AS3213RH) with component datasheet available upon NDA.
• AS4001 Analog IC Analog IC for 1-DOF accelerometers, general capacitive readout, and resonance frequency tracking; features a charge amplifier with programmable gain, matched passives, analog output, and SOIC-8 compatible package.
• AS4100 Mixed-Signal IC Mixed-signal IC for 1-DOF accelerometers and resonance frequency tracking; integrates 3 HV DACs, 1 LV DAC, charge amplifier with ADC, on-chip temperature sensor, PMU, and SPI interface.
• AS4D01 Digital Companion Chip Digital companion chip with direct interface to AS4100, featuring RISC-V CPU, digital hardware accelerators, modulators/demodulators, filters, DDS, CORDIC, and SPI/I2C interfaces for complete sensor systems.
• AS4XXX Custom Inertial ASIC Custom inertial ASIC family built on AS40XX features with specific designs tailored to customer specifications; includes ADCs, DACs, instrumentation and charge amplifiers, temperature sensors, HV generators, PLLs, signal processing IPs, and RISC-V processor.
• Custom ASIC Design Services Custom mixed-signal ASIC development from specification to delivery, covering analog and digital design and verification, foundry interface, package design, test board and software design, test programs, and wafer-level testing.
• System Design Services Full mixed-signal system development from prototype to series production, including system modeling, electronics design, packaging, board design, embedded firmware, and application software development.
• Battery-Free AI Vision Device Self-powered AI vision prototype combining ColibryNPU, ambient-light energy harvesting, and LoRa wireless connectivity for real-time gesture recognition; demonstrated at CES 2026 as the world's first battery-free AI vision device.

Quantifiable outcome

• ColibryNPU processes AI vision (e.g., gesture recognition) at ~1 mW power — redefining what is possible for always-on embedded AI
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• e-peassecondaryTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2026e-peas provided the camera module for the BFMTV Lyon live demonstration of ColibryNPU gesture recognition. e-peas also listed as a partner supporting ASYGN at CES 2026.
• Nordic SemiconductorsecondaryTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2026Nordic Semiconductor's Bluetooth chip was used in the BFMTV Lyon live demo to transmit ColibryNPU AI inference results from gesture recognition to a smartphone.
• MuratasecondaryTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Listed as a partner supporting ASYGN's presence and demos at CES 2026.
• Dracula TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Joint development of the industry's first battery-free AI vision device combining ASYGN's ColibryNPU, Dracula Technologies' LAYER organic photovoltaic energy harvesting, and Semtech's LoRa connectivity. Demonstrated at CES 2026. Also partners on the GreenAI project (France 2030 initiative) for energy-autonomous IoT sensors.
• SemtechcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2025Semtech provides low-power LoRa long-range wireless connectivity integrated into the battery-free AI vision device prototype. Semtech showcased the technology at the LoRa Alliance Pavilion at CES 2026 (Booth #10349).
• Laboratoire Hubert CuriencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in the GreenAI project (France 2030). The lab develops energy-efficient neural network architectures and open-source CNN optimization software for edge AI on ASYGN's chips, focusing on physics-informed neural networks and ultra-low-power computer vision.
• Zebra TechnologiessecondaryTechnology or IntegrationZebra Technologies is an industry partner in Auburn University's smart tire RFID research project using AS321X sensors. Zebra provides UHF RFID reader hardware for testing battery-free tire sensors.
• ImpinjsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationImpinj Speedway Revolution UHF RFID readers are supported and bundled with ASYGN's Full Evaluation Kit. AS321X sensors are validated for use with Impinj R220, R420, and R700 reader series.
• BeontagsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBeontag manufactures hardened and flexible RFID tags incorporating ASYGN's AS321X sensor chips.
• HID GlobalsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHID Global manufactures hardened RFID tags using ASYGN's AS321X sensor chips.
• TageossecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTageos manufactures flexible RFID tags using ASYGN's AS321X sensor chips.
• XerafysecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorXerafy manufactures hardened RFID tags using ASYGN's AS321X sensor chips.
• IdentivsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIdentiv manufactures flexible RFID tags using ASYGN's AS321X sensor chips.
• ConfidexsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConfidex (partner via HID Global link) manufactures hardened RFID tags for industrial smart sensing using ASYGN's AS321X chips.
• ZebrasecondaryTechnology or IntegrationZebra FX9600 UHF RFID fixed readers are officially supported by ASYGN's AS321X software suite. Zebra is also listed as a supported reader manufacturer alongside Impinj.
• CAEN RFIDsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationCAEN RFID is listed as a supported reader manufacturer for AS321X sensors.
• FEIG ElectronicsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationFEIG Electronic is listed as a supported reader manufacturer for AS321X sensors.
• CISPERsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCISPER is an authorized distributor and RFID solution provider for ASYGN products.
• RAIN AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASYGN officially joined the RAIN Alliance in January 2026. The alliance promotes widespread use of passive UHF RFID technology. ASYGN's contribution focuses on battery-free wireless sensing, pushing RAIN RFID from identification to intelligence.
• LoRa AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASYGN participates in the LoRa Alliance ecosystem, showcasing its battery-free AI vision device at the LoRa Alliance Pavilion at CES 2026 alongside Semtech and Dracula Technologies.
• AIMsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerASYGN is a member of AIM, a global association for automatic identification and mobility, supporting RFID standards and adoption.
• MinalogiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinalogic is a competitive cluster for digital and microtechnology industries in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It supported ASYGN's CES 2026 presence as part of a regional French technology delegation.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes provided support for ASYGN's participation at CES 2026 as part of a regional delegation, and is a supporter of the GreenAI project (France 2030 initiative).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• STMicroelectronics: Large IDM with broad MEMS/inertial sensor, RFID/NFC and edge AI (STM32NPU/N6-class) product lines — overlapping with ASYGN's Inertial, RFID and AI domains via much wider portfolios.
• NXP Semiconductors: Major supplier of UHF RFID reader ICs, NFC connectivity and edge processing — directly overlaps with ASYGN's reader ecosystem and automotive/smart-building segments.
• Impinj: Leading UHF RFID platform company whose readers (R220/R420/R700) host ASYGN's AS321X sensor tags — a partner but also a benchmark reference for what a fully integrated RAIN RFID stack can deliver.

Others

• CEVA (NeuPro NPX family): Licensor of NeuPro NPX AI accelerators for edge SoCs — competes architecturally with ColibryNPU and is often integrated into customer ASIC designs alongside ASYGN's mixed-signal blocks.
• Synopsys (ARC NPX Neural Network IP): Provides embedded neural network processor IP (ARC NPX) licensed to chip designers — competes at the IP/architecture level with ASYGN's ColibryNPU NNPA for inclusion in customer ASICs.

Direct peers

• Syntiant: Designer of ultra-low-power neural decision processors (NDPs) for always-on edge AI in battery-powered devices — directly comparable to ASYGN's ColibryNPU positioning around sub-milliwatt AI inference.
• EM Microelectronic: Swatch Group subsidiary manufacturing ultra-low-power mixed-signal ICs and RFID sensor chips — closely parallel to ASYGN's combined RFID sensor IC and mixed-signal ASIC heritage.
• Ambiq Micro: Vendor of ultra-low-power Apollo SoCs optimized for always-on AI and wearable applications — closely matches the ColibryNPU energy-efficiency positioning and wearables/healthcare customer overlap.
• BrainChip: Provider of neuromorphic Akida IP/chips for ultra-low-power edge AI inference, often positioned in wearables and IoT — overlapping with the ColibryNPU use cases including sound classification and on-device vision.

Emerging players

• Innatera Nanosystems: Dutch fabless designer of neuromorphic ultra-low-power AI processors for sensor-edge applications — comparable silicon-IP-to-chip trajectory targeting always-on, sub-mW inference.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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