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ON Semiconductor , is a leading supplier of semiconductor device
Semiconductor device

Semiconductor devices are electronic components that exploit the electronics properties of semiconductor materials, principally silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenide....
s. It was previously known as Motorola, Inc.'s
Motorola

Motorola, Inc. is an United States, multinational, Fortune 100, telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, also designing and selling wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers....
 Semiconductor Components Group, and continues to manufacture Motorola's discrete
Discrete transistor

Discrete transistors are transistors that are individually packaged.The two main categories of packaging are Through-hole technology , and surface-mount, also known as surface mount device ....
, standard analog
Analog chip

An analog chip is a set of miniature electronic analog circuits formed on a single piece of semiconductor material.The circuits in analog chips operate with voltage and Electric current varying in a continuous fashion; in contrast, digital chips only use and create voltages or currents at discrete levels, with no intermediate values....
 and standard logic devices.

It was recapitalized and established as an independent company on August 4, 1999. Immediately prior to the recapitalization, it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola.

ON Semiconductor is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populous city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,552,259 residents, and is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area with 4,179,427 residents....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
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ON Semiconductor , is a leading supplier of semiconductor device
Semiconductor device

Semiconductor devices are electronic components that exploit the electronics properties of semiconductor materials, principally silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenide....
s. It was previously known as Motorola, Inc.'s
Motorola

Motorola, Inc. is an United States, multinational, Fortune 100, telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, also designing and selling wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers....
 Semiconductor Components Group, and continues to manufacture Motorola's discrete
Discrete transistor

Discrete transistors are transistors that are individually packaged.The two main categories of packaging are Through-hole technology , and surface-mount, also known as surface mount device ....
, standard analog
Analog chip

An analog chip is a set of miniature electronic analog circuits formed on a single piece of semiconductor material.The circuits in analog chips operate with voltage and Electric current varying in a continuous fashion; in contrast, digital chips only use and create voltages or currents at discrete levels, with no intermediate values....
 and standard logic devices.

It was recapitalized and established as an independent company on August 4, 1999. Immediately prior to the recapitalization, it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola.

ON Semiconductor is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populous city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,552,259 residents, and is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area with 4,179,427 residents....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

Acquisitions

In December 2007, ON Semiconductor bought AMI Semiconductor
AMI Semiconductor

AMI Semiconductor is a company engaged the design and manufacture of customer specific integrated circuit solutions, including solutions for the automotive, medical and Industry markets....
 for $915M.

In July 2008, ON Semi bought Catalyst Semiconductor for $115M.

See also

  • Freescale Semiconductor
    Freescale Semiconductor

    Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004....
    , another Motorola semiconductor spinoff


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