What AMIC Technology does

AMIC Technology (聯笙電子股份有限公司) is a privately-held Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park, specializing in memory ICs, NFC/RFID ICs, non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property, and optical sensor ICs. The company was spun off from United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) in 1997, carrying forward a memory design heritage that dates to 1985 within UMC. Its core technology portfolio includes SRAM (low-power and high-speed variants), NOR FLASH (SPI and Parallel), DRAM (DDR2 and DDR4), OTP memory, Logic-compatible embedded NVM IP, 13.56MHz NFC/RFID tag ICs compliant with ISO-14443A and ISO-15693, and ambient light/proximity sensors with proprietary ASC Auto-Scale-Control technology.

The company's product portfolio spans multiple semiconductor domains, with differentiated technical features including energy-harvesting NFC tag ICs, VCSEL laser-based proximity sensing, and Logic-compatible NVM IP that integrates into standard CMOS processes without additional masks. AMIC holds granted patents in both Taiwan (TW I546903) and the United States (US9496417) covering its embedded NVM technology. The company operates through a direct sales-led go-to-market model, targeting Tier-1 OEMs in computer peripherals, consumer electronics, communications, IoT/smart devices, automotive electronics, and industrial/medical sectors across Taiwan, Greater China, and overseas markets.

AMIC generates revenue through hardware sales of its memory and sensor ICs, licensing of its NVM and NFC/RFID IP cores, and professional services around KGD (Known Good Die) and SiP (System-in-Package) solutions. The company is ISO 9001 certified, RoHS compliant, and has adopted the EICC Code of Conduct. With a headcount of 11-50 employees, AMIC operates as a niche specialty semiconductor vendor maintaining long-lifecycle products for industrial and automotive customers alongside newer NFC, sensor, and IoT solution offerings.

Name

AMIC Technology

Legal name

聯笙電子股份有限公司

Website

https://amictechnology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AMIC Technology is a Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company spun off from UMC in 1997, designing memory ICs (SRAM, NOR FLASH, DRAM), NFC/RFID tag ICs, embedded NVM IP, and optical sensors for Tier-1 OEMs in consumer, automotive, industrial, and IoT markets worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Memory ICs

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344), Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (334112)

SIC

Electronic Components, Nec (3679), Computer Storage Devices (3572)

akta.pro primary industry

Wireless Power Transfer & RFID/NFC Front-End ICs (HDAHAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Storage/IO Controllers & Bridge ICs (USB/PCIe/SATA/NVMe) (HDAHAJAI), Analog Front-End (AFE) ICs (Sensor/Medical/Industrial AFE) (HDAHAIAJ)

Keywords

• Memory IC design
• NOR FLASH products
• NFC tag ICs
• RFID semiconductors
• Light sensor ICs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hsinchu

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Memory IC Products: Revenue from sales of SRAM, NOR FLASH, DRAM, FIFO, Zero Bus Latency SRAM, High-speed Mask ROM, and OTP products. Both standard products and KGD (Known Good Die) solutions for multi-chip packaging and SiP applications.
2. NFC/RFID IC Products: Sales of NFC tag ICs (A9221, A9225 series), RFID tag ICs (A9214, A9216, A9219 series) compliant with ISO-14443A and ISO-15693 standards, operating at 13.56MHz.
3. NVM IP Licensing: Licensing of Logic NVM IP cores (AEP25608CA, AEP51201CA, AEP115201CA) and NFC/RFID IP (Analog Front-End and Baseband Logic) for SoC integration.
4. Light Sensor IC Products: Sales of ambient light sensors (ALS) and proximity sensor ICs for consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive applications.
5. KGD and SiP Solutions: Known Good Die (KGD) products and System-in-Package (SiP) solutions including feasibility studies, technical evaluation, chip simulation, DFM analysis, and full turnkey services from chip implementation to final testing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AMIC Technology designs and sells memory ICs (SRAM, NOR FLASH, DRAM, OTP, Mask ROM, FIFO, Zero Bus Latency SRAM), HF 13.56MHz NFC and RFID tag ICs compliant with ISO/IEC 14443A and ISO 15693, logic-compatible embedded NVM IP for SoC integration, and ambient light/proximity sensor ICs. The company also provides KGD (Known Good Die) products and SiP turnkey services for multi-chip packaging applications.

Product overview

AMIC Technology (聯笙電子) offers a comprehensive semiconductor product portfolio centered on memory ICs and NFC/RFID solutions. The core product lines include: (1) Memory ICs - SRAM (low power and high-speed), NOR FLASH (SPI and Parallel), DRAM (DDR2/DDR4), and OTP memory; (2) NFC/RFID products - HF 13.56MHz tag ICs and IP blocks for ISO 14443A and ISO 15693 standards with energy harvesting and I2C connectivity; (3) Optical sensors - ambient light sensors and proximity sensors with proprietary ASC Auto-Scale-Control; (4) Logic e-NVM IP for SoC integration; and (5) KGD (Known Good Die) solutions for SiP/MCP packaging. These products serve applications in consumer electronics, communications, industrial, automotive, and medical sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NOR FLASH Memory ICs SPI FLASH (2.7V~3.6V, up to 133MHz) and Parallel NOR FLASH (4.5V~5.5V) memory ICs ranging from 1M to 512M capacity, for POS, consumer electronics, communications, industrial, automotive, and medical applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100K cycle endurance with 10-year data retention for NVM IP products
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)foundationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1985AMIC originated as UMC's memory product division in 1985. In 1997, AMIC was spun off from UMC to become an independent company. This historical relationship formed the foundation of AMIC's memory IC design expertise and continues as a strategic partnership in the semiconductor ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• STMicroelectronics: Major IDM with broad NFC/RFID (ST25 family), ambient light sensors, and MCU portfolios. Competes with AMIC across NFC tags, light sensors, and embedded memory categories with greater scale and ecosystem support.
• NXP Semiconductors: Global leader in NFC controllers/tags (NTAG, CLRC663, MIFARE) with broad automotive and IoT portfolios. Sets the ecosystem standard that AMIC's A9221/A9225 NFC tag ICs and A9214/A9219 RFID ICs compete against in contactless and IoT applications.
• Renesas Electronics: Japanese semiconductor major with broad MCU/SoC and SRAM portfolios; competes with AMIC in automotive-grade memory and embedded NVM IP for microcontroller integration.
• Infineon Technologies (with Cypress): Global semiconductor leader whose acquisition of Cypress added SRAM, NOR Flash, and F-RAM lines. Competes with AMIC in industrial/automotive memory segments and offers RFID/NFC connectivity solutions at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• EM Microelectronic: Low-power IC specialist offering NFC/RFID tag ICs and sensor ICs in the 13.56MHz HF band. Comparable to AMIC's NFC/RFID A9221/A9225/A9214/A9219 product lines in ISO 14443A and ISO 15693 applications.

Direct peers

• GigaDevice: China-based fabless semiconductor company producing NOR Flash, NAND Flash, and MCUs. Comparable to AMIC's memory IC business and increasingly competing in mid-density SPI NOR Flash segments served by AMIC.
• Macronix International: Taiwan-headquartered pure-play NOR Flash memory IC designer with products ranging from 1Mb to 2Gb. Overlaps directly with AMIC's NOR FLASH portfolio and shares similar automotive/industrial/consumer customer base in Taiwan and globally.
• eMemory Technology: Taiwan-headquartered NVM IP licensor offering NeoBit/NeoFlash/NeoEE/NeoMTP IP for standard CMOS processes. Directly comparable to AMIC's Logic e-NVM IP business (AEP series) targeting the same SoC integration use cases.
• Winbond Electronics: Taiwan-based specialty memory IC company offering SRAM, NOR Flash, DRAM, and Mobile RAM with similar focus on long-lifecycle and niche-density products. Directly comparable to AMIC's memory IC portfolio across consumer, industrial, and automotive customers.
• ISSI (Integrated Silicon Solution): Memory IC company specializing in SRAM, DRAM, and NOR Flash for automotive, industrial, and networking applications. Strong overlap with AMIC's specialty, long-lifecycle memory positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/amictechnology

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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