# ASMedia

ASMedia Technology Inc. (Chinese: 祥碩科技) is a Taiwanese integrated circuit design company. It produces designs for USB, PCI Express and SATA controllers. Excluding the X570 chipset, all of the AM4 chipsets for AMD's Zen micro-architecture were designed by ASMedia.

## History

In 2009, ASMedia became the first company in Taiwan to obtain USB-IF Association certification for its USB 3.0 device controller chip, followed by certification for its host controller chip in 2011.
In 2014, VIA won a courtcase against ASMedia, after it sued ASMedia for using confidential VIA intellectual property related to USB technology, obtained from ex-VIA employees who had joined ASMedia.
In 2015, ASMedia became the first company in the world to obtain USB-IF Association certification for its USB 3.1 host controller chip and USB 3.1 to SATA bridge controller chip.
In 2016, the company launched the world's first second-generation integrated Type-C USB 3.1 (10G) to SATA bridge controller chip and obtained USB-IF Association certification.
In 2019, it unveiled the world's first USB 3.2 Gen2x2 controller chip and was selected as one of Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion companies.
In 2023, ASMedia became the first company in the world to obtain USB-IF Association certification for its USB4 device controller chip, USB4 with Thunderbolt 3 device controller chip and USB 3.2 Gen2x2 hub controller chip.
In 2024, the ASMedia ASM4242 USB4 Host Controller Chip Achieves Thunderbolt 4 Certification.

## Products

The company's main business is the design and development, sales, and technical services of high-speed Switch IC, PCIe bridge IC, and USB3.2/ USB4 control IC. The main commodity items are listed as follows:
* USB controller IC
* PCIe bridge controller
* SATA controller IC
* High-speed Switch controller IC
* Specific integrated chip
New Products Planned for Development
* New-generation USB4 host, device IC and USB hub IC
* Fourth and fifth generation PCI Express bridge controller chips
* Sixth generation PCI Express technology
* PD controller
* Low-power physical layer development for IO Hub
* Introduction of new process technology
* Introduction of new packaging technology
| Product Category | Product Series | Model |
| USB Controller IC | USB4 Gen2x2 Host | ASM4242 |
| | USB3.2 Gen2x2 Host | ASM3242, ASM3241 |
| | USB3.2 Gen2x1 Host | ASM3142 |
| | USB3.2 Gen1 Host | ASM3042 |
| | USB4 Gen2x2 to PCIe NVMe | ASM2464PD |
| | USB4 Gen2x2 to PCIe | ASM2464PDX |
| | USB3.2 Gen2x2 to PCIe NVMe | ASM2364 |
| | USB3.2 Gen2x1 to PCIe NVMe | ASM2362 |
| | USB3.2 Gen2x1 to SATA | ASM235CM, ASM1352R |
| | USB3.2 Gen1 to SATA | ASM225CM, ASM1156, ASM1153E, ASM1153 |
| | USB3.2 Gen1 Hub | ASM1074 |
| | USB3.2 Gen2x1 Hub | ASM2074, ASM2074C |
| | USB3.2 Gen2x2 Hub | ASM3074 |
| PCIe Bridge Controller | PCIe Gen3 Packet Switch | ASM2812I, ASM2806I, ASM2806A, ASM2824, ASM2812, ASM2806 |
| | PCIe Gen2 Packet Switch | ASM1812I, ASM1806I, ASM1824, ASM1812, ASM1806, ASM1184e, ASM1182e |
| | PCIe to PCI Bridge Controller | ASM1083, ASM1085 |
| SATA Controller IC | Port Multiplier | ASM1092 |
| | SATA RAID Controller | ASM1092R |
| | PCIe to SATA Controller | ASM1166, ASM1164, ASM1064, ASM1062, ASM1061 |
| | PCIe to SATA RAID Controller | ASM1061R, ASM1062R |
| High Speed Switch Controller IC | HDMI Level Shifter | ASM1442K |
| | USB Switch | ASM1458 |
| | SATA Switch | ASM1456B, ASM1456 |
| | USB/SATA/PCIe Re-driver | ASM1468, ASM1465, ASM1467, ASM1466, ASM1464 |
| | Type C Mux | ASM1543 |
| | PCIe Switch | ASM2480B, ASM1480 |
| | USB3.1 Gen 2 Re-Timer | ASM1562 |
| ASIC | Customized Chip Solution | ASIC |

## Corporate Affairs

Yearly Operating Revenue and Net Income after Tax in hundred million NT$
| Year | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Revenue | 64 | 52.5 | 60.1 | 69.9 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 29.8 | 20.6 | 15.6 | 15.2 |
| Net Income | 22.3 | 26.2 | 31.9 | 29.3 | 9.65 | 9.56 | 4.32 | 3.5 | 2.07 | 2.28 |
2017 The Company was selected as one of the Top 200 Small and Medium Enterprises in Asia by Forbes.
2018 The Company was selected as one of the Top 200 Small and Medium Enterprises in Asia by Forbes.
2020 Nominated by the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) for Best Financially Managed Semiconductor Company
2020 Chairman Shen Cheng-Lai was selected for the Harvard Business Review Top 100 CEOs in Taiwan.
2022 Chairman Shen Cheng-Lai was selected for the Harvard Business Review Top 100 CEOs in Taiwan.