Silex Technology, Inc.

Silex Technology, Inc. is a Japanese company headquartered in Keihanna Science City, Kyoto Prefecture. Its product lines include embedded wireless LAN modules, access points, wireless bridges, edge computing (AMC Edge), device networking, and managed connectivity. The company states that its name 'silex' is the Latin word for 'flint' and is also the origin of the word 'silicon'. It was founded in 1973 as Tas Service Co., Ltd., renamed Nihon Computer Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1981, and adopted its current name in 2002. In 2011 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata Machinery through a tender offer and was delisted.

Silex Technology, Inc. was founded in 1973 as Tas Service Co., Ltd., providing information processing services. In 1980 it developed an industrial graphic display applying image processing technology, and in 1981 changed its name to Nihon Computer Kogyo Co., Ltd. In 1984 a technical center covering development through mass production was completed and a Tokyo branch was opened. In 1988 it developed a laser printer plotter for the LBP market. In 1991 it began its network peripheral equipment business and developed Japan's first TCP/IP-compatible print server. In 1995 it launched its first in-house TCP/IP print server. In 1998 it obtained ISO9001 certification and jointly developed with Toshiba a RISC ASIC with built-in LAN controller, a first in Japan. In 2000 it established local subsidiaries in China and Europe. In 2002 it changed its name to Silex Technology, Inc., established a local subsidiary in the United States, and developed Japan's first print server with built-in wireless LAN support. In 2003 it was listed on JASDAQ. In 2004 it obtained company-wide ISO14001 certification. In 2005 it developed the world's first 802.11bg wireless device server, began development and manufacturing of wireless LAN modules, developed USB Virtual Link Technology®, developed image compression technology for wireless video distribution, and announced its first in-house wireless LAN module and wireless device server. In 2008 it relocated its headquarters to Keihanna Science City, Kyoto Prefecture, and announced products for the digital signage market. In 2009 it was certified as an official development partner of Qualcomm Atheros. In 2011 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata Machinery through a tender offer and was delisted. In 2013 it began basic research and development of 'unbreakable wireless AMC' and announced products for the education market. In 2015 it acquired India's embWise, wireless products grew to 75% of sales, announced integrated management software AMC Manager®, and expanded wireless LAN products for logistics, medical, and industrial use. In 2021 it opened a local 5G base station and announced IEEE 802.11ah-compatible bridges/access points. In 2022 it opened the co-creation space THE BASE. In 2023 it announced access points addressing wireless interference in industrial sites. In 2024 it announced wireless environment monitoring and troubleshooting services and announced the platform 'AMC Cloud®' for realizing unbreakable wireless spaces. In 2025 it announced the edge AI module 'EP-200Q', the 6GHz wireless LAN module 'SX-SDMAX6E' combining stable communication and low power consumption, and the 6GHz-compatible industrial wireless bridge 'BR-600AX'.

Provides highly reliable wireless technology for 'unbreakable wireless spaces' and edge AI technology for industrial and medical equipment and systems.

• BR-110AX

  Wi-Fi 6 compatible compact, power-saving wireless bridge

• EP-200Q

  System-on-module for Vision AI industrial edge AI applications

• SX-SDMAX6E

  6GHz-compatible low-power wireless LAN combo module

• BR-600AX

  6GHz × AMC Mesh industrial wireless bridge

• SX-PCEBE / SX-PCEBE-AP

  Wi-Fi 7 compatible embedded wireless LAN modules

• AMC Cloud®

  Wireless monitoring cloud service

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