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<h2 id="corporate-history">Corporate history</h2> <p>ASIX was founded in May 1995 in <a href="/facts/Hsinchu_Science_Park/gQnnQDk1">Hsinchu Science Park</a>, <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a>. In 2002, ASIX announced its first USB to <a href="/facts/Media_Independent_Interface/CKB7edH3">MII</a> chip. In June 2007, electronicstalk.com featured the AX11005BF, billed as the industry smallest single-chip embedded Ethernet MCU.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> Electronicstalk.com describes powering embedded systems in a machine to machine world (<a href="/facts/Machine_to_machine/tdsbXlnr">M2M</a>) in reference to the AX110xx family of chips.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>ASIX Electronics introduced the industry's first:</li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/facts/USB_3.0/WTnYm1IS">USB 3.0</a> to <a href="/facts/Gigabit_Ethernet/1ItIoV2w">Gigabit Ethernet</a> controller</li> <li>Non-PCI/<a href="/facts/USB_2.0/XcIKWLyg">USB 2.0</a> <a href="/facts/Gigabit_Ethernet/1ItIoV2w">Gigabit Ethernet</a> controller</li> <li>Single chip <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller</a> with TCP/IP, 10/100 Mbit Fast Ethernet MAC/PHY, and flash</li> <li>Industry smallest single chip embedded Ethernet MCU</li></ol> <ul><li>Asix Electronics saw its revenues jump 59.3% sequentially to NT$31.5 million (US$957,000) in December 2006 on shipments of USB-to-Ethernet controller ICs for Nintendo's Wii consoles, according to market sources.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li>ASIX is listed as a vendor in the 2007 EDN Microprocessor Directory.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li>ASIX Electronics Corp:To acquire 100 pct stake in ZYWYN CORPORATION with amount of $8 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="products">Products</h2> <p>The current offerings are as follows: </p> <ul><li>Non-PCI/<a href="/facts/PCMCIA/ATXtE8rd">PCMCIA</a> embedded Ethernet</li> <li>High-speed <a href="/facts/USB/XcIKWLyg">USB</a>-to-LAN</li> <li>Embedded network <a href="/facts/System_on_chip/1RVvVe6N">SoC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/I/O/WQTE8Jas">I/O</a> connectivity</li> <li>Embedded <a href="/facts/Wireless/GfDoFwfo">Wireless</a> Modules</li></ul> <h2 id="wii-lan-adapter">Wii LAN Adapter</h2> <p>ASIX manufactures the chipset in the <a href="/facts/Wii/BxUgl2da">Wii LAN Adapter</a>. The Wii is equipped with <a href="/facts/Wi-Fi/u94quCsx">Wi-Fi</a> but does not include an Ethernet port; gamers can purchase a Wii LAN Adapter sold by Nintendo and other manufacturers to give Ethernet capability to the Wii. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_companies_of_Taiwan/NxJEAEWf">List of companies of Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_system-on-a-chip_suppliers/BwTGhUxs">List of system-on-a-chip suppliers</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Network_interface_controller/wyf5FR29">Network interface controller</a> (NIC)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Semiconductor_industry_in_Taiwan/nBppJWNe">Semiconductor industry in Taiwan</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Small claims for Ethernet-enabled MCU: News from Asix Electronics Corporation". www.electronicstalk.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071209185313/http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx101.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20071209185313/http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx101.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Microcontrollers take Fast Ethernet onboard: News from Asix Electronics Corporation". www.electronicstalk.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071209185308/http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx100.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20071209185308/http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx100.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Asix revenues up on shipments of Wii USB-to-Ethernet controllers - OCWorkbench | AMD ThreadRipper Review | Tech Investments forum". <a href="http://my.ocworkbench.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=58805" target="_blank">http://my.ocworkbench.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=58805</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"2007 EDN Microprocessor". webarchive.loc.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2024. <a href="http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100111164838/http%3A//www.edn.com/index.asp?layout%3Dmpd2007%26industryid%3D48351" target="_blank">http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100111164838/http%3A//www.edn.com/index.asp?layout%3Dmpd2007%26industryid%3D48351</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"3101005 - Profile". Reuters. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/3169.TWO/key-developments/article/3101005" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/3169.TWO/key-developments/article/3101005</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>