E-elements

What E-elements does

E-elements (依元素科技有限公司) is a Shenzhen-headquartered FPGA design services, professional training, and university program company founded in 2004, operating across Greater China with a Taiwan presence. It holds a unique three-tier credential stack with AMD/Xilinx — University Program Agent (since 2007), Official Training Partner (since 2010), and the first certified Global Design Services Partner — that positions it as the principal FPGA enablement partner for Xilinx/AMD in China.

The company's product and service portfolio spans FPGA development boards and educational kits (including the EGO1 co-developed with Shanghai Jiao Tong University), structured training programs at RMB 2,980–3,900 per seat, contracted design services for enterprise customers, and a recently expanded AI experimentation platform (EDK-AIYG-I, 2025) that integrates RISC-V CPUs, OpenHarmony, and large language models (DeepSeek, Qianwen) on FPGA. It distributes Xilinx/AMD tools and dev kits through Avnet, HiTech Global, Red Pitaya, TUL, Huawei Cloud, and Taobao, and partners with Mipsology for neural-network inference acceleration. Industry solutions launched in 2021 cover finance, wireless 5G/O-RAN, smart manufacturing, and smart medical.

E-elements serves two principal customer segments: (1) academia — 170+ Chinese universities including Tsinghua, Shanghai Jiao Tong, and Southeast University, where its curriculum and lab equipment are embedded in FPGA courses; and (2) telecom and industrial enterprises — including Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, Ericsson, and Datang Mobile — for workforce training and design services. Revenue is generated through training seat sales, hardware sales, design-services contracts, and university program fees. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

E-elements

Legal name

依元素科技有限公司

Website

https://e-elements.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

E-elements (依元素科技有限公司) is a Shenzhen-based FPGA design services, training, and university program company and AMD/Xilinx's three-tier credentialed partner in China, serving 170+ universities and enterprise customers such as Huawei, ZTE, Nokia, Ericsson, and Datang Mobile with FPGA boards, training, and AI experimentation platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

FPGA Design Services and Hardware

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (3341)

SIC

Electronic Computers (3571), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edge AI Hardware & NPUs (SoCs, modules, accelerators) (HDAAAJAC), AI Server Systems & HGX/Accelerator Platforms (HDAAAAAB)

Keywords

• FPGA design services
• FPGA training programs
• FPGA development boards
• Hardware acceleration cards
• University program services

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. FPGA Hardware Products: Sale of FPGA development boards, evaluation kits, acceleration cards, and educational platforms including EGO1, Minisys, PYNQ-Z2, HTG series, ADM-PCIE-8K5, and various FMC modules. Products range from entry-level educational platforms to high-performance data center acceleration cards.
2. Professional Training Services: AMD official authorized FPGA training programs including free online webinars, paid instructor-led courses (3-day to 5-day formats), and employment acceleration programs. Training covers Xilinx/AMD tools, Versal ACAP, Vitis AI, Zynq MPSoC, and HLS. Revenue generated through course fees ranging from RMB 2,980 to 3,900 per participant.
3. University Program Services: Collaboration with universities to establish joint laboratories, conduct curriculum reform projects, provide faculty training, and support student innovation practices under the Ministry of Education's industry-education cooperation programs.
4. FPGA Design Services: High-end FPGA system design services as a Xilinx certified design services partner, providing custom solutions for enterprise customers in telecommunications, networking, storage, encryption, machine vision, and image processing domains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

E-elements (依元素科技有限公司) is an FPGA solutions provider that develops and sells FPGA development boards, PCIe accelerator cards, FMC modules, RF platforms, evaluation kits, and heterogeneous AI processor clusters built primarily on AMD/Xilinx silicon. The company also delivers official AMD/Xilinx-certified training programs, publishes 160+ proprietary training courses, and provides FPGA design services for university labs, research institutions, and enterprise customers across financial computing, wireless communications, smart manufacturing, and smart medical verticals.

Product overview

E-elements (依元素科技有限公司) is a FPGA design services, training, and university program company established in 2004, holding triple credentials from AMD/Xilinx as University Program Partner, Official Training Partner, and Certified Design Service Partner. The company's product portfolio consists of three main categories: (1) FPGA development boards and evaluation kits including EGO1, Minisys, PYNQ-Z2, PYNQ-ZU, EGO-XZ7, EDK-EGO-MPSOC, and various Xilinx/AVIDIA evaluation platforms; (2) FMC expansion modules and accelerator cards including HMC memory modules, ADM-PCIE-8K5, KU115, HTG series platforms for optical networking and RFSoC; (3) Industry solutions for financial computing, wireless communication, smart manufacturing, and smart medical applications. Additionally, E-elements provides the E学堂 education platform with comprehensive FPGA-based courses and FPGA创客营 maker community for hands-on learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• E学堂 (Elemental Institute): Education and training platform offering FPGA-based curriculum for universities, covering courses such as digital circuits, EDA, Python, C language, microcomputer principles, digital signal processing, embedded system design, communication principles, modern wireless communication, hardware-software co-design, image processing, visual processing, and AI.
• FPGA创客营
• Minisys
• EGO1
• PYNQ-ZU
• EGO-MPSoC

Products and services

• EGO1 FPGA Education Development Kit An FPGA education development kit designed for university teaching labs and FPGA coursework, providing students and instructors with a hands-on platform for digital logic and FPGA design exercises.
• Minisys FPGA Education Platform A compact FPGA-based education platform targeted at introductory digital design and computer architecture courses, suitable for university teaching labs and self-learners.
• PYNQ-Z2 Development Board A PYNQ-enabled Zynq-based development board supporting Python-on-FPGA workflows, image processing, and embedded AI prototyping for universities, researchers, and hobbyists.
• PYNQ-ZU AI Education Development Platform A Zynq UltraScale-based PYNQ development platform targeted at AI education, embedded vision, and high-performance FPGA coursework for university and research users.
• EGO-XZ7 Development Board An Xilinx Zynq-7000-based development board designed for SoC, embedded systems, and FPGA coursework in higher education and engineering labs.
• EDK-EGO-MPSOC Education Kit An education kit based on Xilinx MPSoC devices, providing hands-on learning of heterogeneous multiprocessor SoC design, embedded Linux, and hardware acceleration for university programs.
• ADM-PCIE-8K5 PCIe Accelerator Card A PCIe form-factor FPGA accelerator card designed to deliver high-throughput, low-latency compute acceleration for enterprise workloads such as AI inference, signal processing, and data analytics.
• KU115 PCIe Accelerator Card A Kintex UltraScale-based PCIe accelerator card for high-performance FPGA compute in enterprise servers, supporting custom hardware acceleration pipelines.
• HTG-ZRF8 RF Platform An FPGA-based RF development platform for wireless communication research and prototyping, supporting RF signal acquisition and processing for 5G, OFDM, and related applications.
• SDR-LW and SDR-SW Software Defined Radio Platforms Software-defined radio development platforms combining FPGA hardware with RF front-ends for wireless communication teaching, research, and prototype development.
• HMC FMC Modules (AD-FMCOMMS, AD-DAC-FMC, AD-FMCDAQ2, HMC Series) FMC-standard modules providing analog-to-digital, digital-to-analog, and high-speed converter functionality for FPGA-based evaluation kits and custom RF/data acquisition systems.
• AMD/Xilinx Evaluation Kits (VCU118, ZCU102, ZCU106, VCU129, KCU105, KCU116, VEK280, VCK190) Distributor-supplied AMD/Xilinx evaluation kits covering Virtex UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale+, Kintex UltraScale, RFSoC, and Versal AI Core platforms for evaluation, prototyping, and reference design development.
• EDK-AIYG-I Heterogeneous AI Processor Cluster A heterogeneous AI processor cluster education platform combining CPUs, FPGAs, and AI accelerators, intended for teaching AI systems architecture, heterogeneous computing, and edge AI prototyping in university and research settings.
• AMD/Xilinx Official Training Services Authorized AMD/Xilinx training programs covering Zynq, Versal, Kintex, Virtex, Artix, Spartan, RFSoC, ARM, PYNQ, Vitis AI, and Vitis/Vivado toolchains, delivered to corporate and university customers via E-elements' certified training centers.
• FPGA Design Services Project-based FPGA design and consulting services delivered under E-elements' AMD/Xilinx Certified Design Service Partner status, covering reference design, custom acceleration, and product development across industry verticals.
• E-Learning Platform (E学堂) An online learning platform offering E-elements' FPGA training content for individual learners, supporting self-paced study of AMD/Xilinx FPGA technologies alongside hands-on board purchases.
• FPGA Maker Camp A maker-style training program teaching participants to design and build FPGA-based projects, targeting students, hobbyists, and engineering teams seeking project-based FPGA learning.
• Financial Computing FPGA Solution An industry-specific FPGA solution package targeting financial computing workloads including transaction acceleration, risk control acceleration, and AI-based decisioning for banks, securities firms, and fintech customers.
• Wireless Communication FPGA Solution An industry-specific FPGA solution package for wireless communication applications, including 5G, OFDM, channel estimation, and base station signal processing for telecom equipment vendors and operators.
• Smart Manufacturing FPGA Solution An industry-specific FPGA solution package for smart manufacturing use cases including machine vision, motion control, and industrial automation acceleration on FPGA platforms.
• Smart Medical FPGA Solution An industry-specific FPGA solution package for smart medical applications such as medical imaging acceleration and biosignal detection for medical device and healthcare AI customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 170+ Xilinx joint laboratories established across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability18 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MipsologyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2021Asia Pacific design cooperation partnership signed between Mipsology and E-Elements for FPGA-based neural network inference acceleration. Zebra-Enhanced Xilinx Solutions to be included in AI systems for medical, robotics, and autonomous transportation industries.
• AMD/Xilinx (赛灵思)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007E-Elements holds triple credentials from AMD/Xilinx: 1) Xilinx University Program agent for China (established 2007), 2) Xilinx China official authorized training partner, 3) First certified global design services partner. The company collaborates with Xilinx to provide FPGA technologies, tools, and platforms to universities and enterprises across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
• ARMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007ARM University Program partner, collaborating with ARM to provide Cortex processor-based education platforms and curriculum resources alongside Xilinx Zynq platforms.
• Avnet (安富利)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partnership for Avnet MicroZed and other Xilinx-based evaluation kits and development platforms.
• Red PitayaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution of Red Pitaya (STEMlab) open-source engineering education kits based on ZYNQ, including virtual instrument measurement solutions and SDR transceiver kits.
• Huawei Cloud (华为云)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity program collaboration leveraging Huawei Cloud's industry先进技术 in combination with AMD/ARM technologies for engineering education reform.
• TULminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partnership for TUL FPGA PCIe Accelerator Cards including KU115 for data center applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Avnet: Global electronics distributor and AMD/Xilinx partner offering Xilinx-based evaluation kits (PicoZed, MicroZed) that E-elements also distributes. Avnet is a broad incumbent in the FPGA ecosystem, dwarfing E-elements in scale.
• Arrow Electronics: Global electronic components distributor carrying AMD/Xilinx products. Arrow is a broad incumbent providing alternative distribution channels for the same FPGA silicon that E-elements designs around and distributes.

Direct peers

• Trenz Electronic: German FPGA module and SoM manufacturer focused on Xilinx and Intel FPGAs for industrial customers. Comparable product portfolio to E-elements' HTG series and FMC modules, serving industrial and embedded markets.
• HiTech Global: US-based FPGA board manufacturer producing high-end Virtex UltraScale platforms (HTG-9100, HTG-ZRF8, HTG-847). HiTech Global is both a partner (distribution) and competitor of E-elements in the high-end Xilinx board market.
• Digilent (National Instruments): US-based FPGA/embedded education board manufacturer producing Xilinx-based dev boards and educational platforms. Digilent competes directly with E-elements' EGO1/PYNQ-Z2/Minisys product line in the FPGA education market globally.
• Terasic Technologies: Taiwan-based FPGA design house specializing in Xilinx/Altera development boards, reference designs, and education kits. Terasic is the closest direct peer, competing with E-elements in the Greater China market for AMD/Xilinx dev boards and educational platforms.

Emerging players

• Aldec: FPGA design verification and synthesis tools provider with active training services for FPGA engineers. Aldec competes with E-elements in the FPGA professional training market and provides complementary design services tools.
• Opal Kelly: US-based FPGA integration module manufacturer focused on easy-to-use FPGA front-end modules. Comparable niche in FPGA modules and integration boards with similar technical positioning to E-elements' dev board portfolio.
• Pango Microsystems: Chinese domestic FPGA vendor offering low-cost FPGA chips and development boards with government backing. Pango represents the localization threat to E-elements' AMD/Xilinx-centric business model in the Chinese market.

Others

• Mipsology: FPGA AI inference acceleration software provider that partnered with E-elements in 2021 for Asia Pacific distribution. Mipsology is a complementary ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, providing the Zebra tool that runs on E-elements' AMD/Xilinx hardware.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EelementsFPGA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/e-elements

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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