- ASIX
ASIX Electronics Corp. (Traditional Chinese: 亞信電子股份有限公司) is a
fabless semiconductor supplier with a focus on networking, communication, and connectivity applications. ASIX Electronics specializes in network connectivity solutions and provides Ethernet-centricsilicon products such as non-PCIEthernet controller,USB 2.0 toLAN controller, and networkSoC forembedded networking applications.Corporate History
ASIX was founded in May 1995 in
Hsinchu Science Park ,Taiwan . In 2002, ASIX announced its first USB to MII chip. [http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800193434_590626_NP_766b49bd.HTM] In June 2007, [http://www.electronicstalk.com Electronicstalk.com] featured the AX11005BF, billed as the industry smallest single-chip embedded Ethernet MCU. [http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx101.html] Electronicstalk.com describes powering embedded systems in a machine to machine world (M2M ) in reference to the AX110xx family of chips. [http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/asx/asx100.html]ASIX Electronics introduced the industry’s first:
* Non-PCI/USB 2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
* Single ChipMicrocontroller with TCP/IP, 10/100M Fast Ethernet MAC/PHY, and Flash
* Industry smallest single chip embeddedEthernet MCUAsix 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. [http://my.ocworkbench.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=58805]
Products
ASIX uses 8051 chips supported by the
KEIL development tools. [http://www.keil.com/dd/parms/asix/8051.htm] [http://asix.com.tw/products.php Products] include:
* Non-PCI/PCMCIA EmbeddedEthernet
* High-speedUSB -to-LAN
* Embedded NetworkSoC ASIX is listed as a vendor in the 2007 EDN Microprocessor Directory. [http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=mpd2007&industryid=48351]
Nintendo Wii Dongle & Compatibility
ASIX manufactures the chipset in the
Nintendo Wii USB-Ethernet dongle. The Wii is equipped withWiFi but does not include an Ethernet (RJ45 ) port; gamers can purchase dongles sold by Nintendo and other manufacturers to give Ethernet capability to the Wii.According to postings in the official Nintendo forums, a few alternative sources also manufacture a compatible USB network adapter for the Wii, available for purchase through [http://www.newegg.com Newegg.com] . This [http://games.gearlive.com/playfeed/article/unofficial-usb-network-dongle-for-wii-found-12130050/ video] shows a KINAMAX adapter allowing the Wii to go online. A
Datel adapter also contains the ASIX AX88772 chipset. [http://games.gearlive.com/playfeed/article/unofficial-usb-network-dongle-for-wii-found-12130050/] A [http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Wii_ethernet_adapter list of compatible Ethernet adaptors] using the ASIX AX88772 chip is listed in the Wii Linux forum.See also
*
List of system-on-a-chip suppliers *
Network_interface_card External links
* [http://www.asix.com.tw/ ASIX official website]
* [http://www.eecatalog.com/8bit/index.php?page=datasheetµsiteId=15&datasheetId=518 EECatalog 8-bit Embedded Resource Catalog 2007]
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