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	Topics STMicroelectronics Topic Home STMicroelectronics (, , ) is an electronicsElectronics The field of electronics comprises the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons in device... and semiconductorSemiconductor A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity that is intermediate between that of an insulator and a conducto... manufacturer headquartered in in GenevaGeneva Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland , and is the most populous city of Romandy .... , SwitzerlandFacts About Switzerland Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked Alpine country in Central Europe.... . The company has deep Italian and French roots and the bulk of its work force is employed in these two countries. While STMicroelectronics corporate headquarters and the headquarters for EuropeEurope Summary Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth.... and emerging markets, are based in Geneva, the holding company, STMicroelectronics N.V. is registered in AmsterdamFacts About Amsterdam ', the official capital of the Netherlands, lies on the banks of two bodies of water, the IJ bay and the Amstel river.... , NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , which is formed by the Netherlands, the Neth... . The company’s US headquarters are in Carrollton, TexasCarrollton, Texas Carrollton is a city in Texas, partially in Dallas County, partially in Denton County, and partially in Collin County.... . Headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region are based in SingaporeSingapore Summary Singapore, formally the Republic of Singapore , is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia.... and Japanese operations are headquartered in TokyoTokyo listen is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is the location of its capital.... . The company headquarters for the Greater ChinaGreater China Greater China is a term referring collectively to both the territories administered by the People's Republic of China, and t... region are in ShanghaiShanghai Shanghai , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People's Republic of C... . History STMicroelectronics was formed in June 1987 by the merger of semiconductor companies Società Generale Semiconduttori Microelettronica (SGS Microelettronica) of ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European country.... and Thomson Semiconducteurs, the semiconductor arm of France'sFrance Overview France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi... ThomsonThomson SA Thomson SA , formerly known as Thomson Multimedia is a multinational electronics manufacturer and media services prov... . At the time of the merger the company was known as SGS-THOMSON but took its current name in May 1998 following the withdrawal of Thomson SA as an owner. SGS Microelettronica and Thomson Semiconducteurs were both long-established semiconductor companies. SGS Microelettronica originated il 1972 from a previous merger of two companies: ATES (Aquila Tubi e Semiconduttori), a vacuum tube and semiconductor maker headquartered in the Abruzzese city of l'AquilaL'Aquila L'Aquila is a city and comune of central Italy, on the Aterno river.... , who in 1961 changed its name into Azienda Tecnica ed Elettronica del Sud and relocated its manufacturing plant in the outskirts of the Sicilian city of CataniaCatania Catania is the second largest city of Sicily and is the capital of the province which bears its name.... , and Società Generale Semiconduttori (founded in 1957 by Adriano OlivettiOlivetti Ing. C. Olivetti & Co., SpA. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, printers and other business machines.... ). Thomson Semiconducteurs was created in 1982 by the French government's widespread nationalisation of industries. It included: the semiconductor activities of the French electronics company ThomsonThomson SA Thomson SA , formerly known as Thomson Multimedia is a multinational electronics manufacturer and media services prov... . MostekMostek Mostek was a computer chip manufacturer, founded in 1969 by ex-employees of Texas Instruments.... , a US company founded in 1969 by some ex-employees of Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments \| homepage =}}Texas Instruments , better known in the electronics industry as TI, is an American company ba... . Silec, founded in 1977. Eurotechnique founded in 1979 in Rousset, Bouches-du-RhôneRousset, Bouches-du-Rhône Rousset is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rh?ne in the south of France, close to Aix-en-Provence.... as a joint-venture between Saint-GobainSaint-Gobain Saint-Gobain SA is a multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in France.... of France and US-based National SemiconductorNational Semiconductor Overview Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, National Semiconductor is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers.... . EFCIS, founded in 1977. SESCOSEM, founded in 1969. After its creation by merger in 1987, SGS-Thomson was ranked 14th among the top 20 semiconductor suppliers with sales of around US$850 million. The company has participated in the consolidation of the semiconductor industry since its formation, with acquisitions including: In 1989, British company InmosINMOS INMOS Ltd. was a British semiconductor company based in Bristol and incorporated in November 1978.... known for its transputer microprocessorMicroprocessor A microprocessor is a digital electronic component with transistors on a single semiconductor integrated circuit .... s from parent Thorn EMIThorn EMI Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail.... . In 1994, Canada-based NortelNortel Nortel Networks Corporation , formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, i... 's semiconductor activities. In 2002, Alcatel's Microelectronics division, which along with the incorporation of smaller ventures such as UK company, Synad Ltd, helped the company expand into the Wireless-LAN market. On 8 December 1994, the company completed its initial public offering on the Paris and New York stock exchanges. Owner Thomson SA sold its stake in the company in 1998 when the company also listed on the Borsa ItalianaBorsa Italiana The Borsa Italiana S.p.A., based in Milan, is Italy's main stock exchange.... in MilanMilan Milan is the main city of northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.... . By 2005, STMicroelectronics was ranked fifth, behind Intel, Samsung, Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments \| homepage =}}Texas Instruments , better known in the electronics industry as TI, is an American company ba... and ToshibaToshiba is a multinational high technology electrical and electronics manufacturing firm, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.... , but ahead of Infineon, Renesas, NECNEC NEC Corporation is a multi-national information technologies company headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.... , NXP, and Freescale. The company is the largest European semiconductors supplier, ahead of Infineon and NXP (see Semiconductor sales leaders by year). Shareholders As of 2005 the shareholders were: 72.4% public 13.5% ArevaAreva AREVA is a France-based multinational industrial conglomerate that deals in energy, especially in nuclear power.... of France 8.1% FinmeccanicaFinmeccanica Finmeccanica S.p.A. is Italy's second largest industrial group and the first of the hi-tech industrial groups.... of Italy 5.4% Cassa Depositi e Prestiti of Italy Company structure ST consists of five product groups. Each group is composed of several divisions or business units. Each division is responsible for the design, industrialization, manufacturing and marketing for its own product portfolio. Operations are assisted by a central R&D organisation and the local sales offices. Mobile Multimedia Communication: Consumer, multimedia, wireless and wireline products. Digital consumer application specific standard products (ASSPs) such as coders and decoders MPEG-2MPEG-2 MPEG-2 is the designation for a group of coding and compression standards for Audio and Video , agreed upon by MPEG , and pu... and MPEG-4MPEG-4 MPEG-4 is a standard used primarily to compress audio and video digital data.... . Wireless ASICASIC [[pt:ASIC ]... s.Smartcards. Electronic Passports. Memory Product Group: stand-alone memory chips, serial flash memories and smartcards). Non-volatile memoryNon-volatile memory Non-volatile memory, or non-volatile storage, is computer memory that can retain the stored information even when not ... including NOR and NAND Flash memoryFlash memory Flash memory is a form of non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.... now with NumonyxNumonyx NumonyxTM is the name of a semiconductor company focused on flash memories, which has been founded on March 31, 2008 by Inte... Automotive Product Group: Analog and digital chips for the automotive market. Products include car entertainment and digital radio broadcasting integrated circuits; and microcontrollers for automotive, power trains, safety and other application specific products. Micro, Power and Analog Group: Analog and power circuits and microcontrollerMicrocontroller A microcontroller is a computer-on-a-chip used to control electronic devices.... s. Microcontrollers: ST6, ST7, µPSD, ST9, ST10, STR7, STR9, STM32. Discrete semiconductor products Computer Peripheral Group: Chips for computer peripherals (hard disk drive controllers, printers, etc).Computer peripheral ASICs (such as hard disk drives and printersComputer printer A computer printer, or more commonly just a printer, is a device that produces a hard copy of documents stored in ele... Front End Technology and Manufacturing: research and development. The company has 16 research and development units and 39 design and application centers. STMicroelectronics has been involved in developing MEMS since 2001. This research and development was initially done at the company's Castelletto site but since its closure in June 2006, MEMS activities have moved to the Agrate main fab. Following an earlier failure, STMicroelectronics has stayed out of the volatile markets for DRAMDram Dram can mean several things:* For the imperial unit of volume see dram, commonly used to describe a measure of Scotc... and PCPersonal computer A personal computer is usually a microcomputer whose price, size, and capabilities make it suitable for personal usage.... microprocessorFacts About Microprocessor A microprocessor is a digital electronic component with transistors on a single semiconductor integrated circuit .... s. In 1994, it attempted to launch compatible Intel xIntel 80486Facts About Intel 80486 OverviewThe Intel i486 is a range of 32-bit scalar Intel CISC microprocessors which is part of the Intel x86 family of pro... microprocessorMicroprocessor A microprocessor is a digital electronic component with transistors on a single semiconductor integrated circuit .... s in partnership with American company CyrixCyrix Cyrix was a CPU manufacturer that began in 1988 as a specialist supplier of high-performance math co-processors for 286 and ... . One model only was completed, the 1995 Cyrix M1 microprocessor, which was intended to compete with Intel's PentiumPentium The Pentium is a fifth-generation x86 architecture microprocessor from Intel, developed by Vinod Dham.... family. It did achieve some success, however, in the PC-compatible x86 embedded systems market with its STPC SoCSystem-on-a-chip System-on-a-chip is an idea of integrating all components of a computer or other electronic system into a single chip.... line, culminating in the 486-class STPC Atlas, which reached end-of-life in 2008. Manufacturing facilities Unlike so-called fabless semiconductor companiesFabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips.... , STMicroelectronics owns and operates its own semiconductor wafer fabs. The company owned five 8 inch (200 mm) wafer fabs and one 12 inch (300 mm) wafer fab in 2006. Most of the production is scaled at 0.18 µm, 0.13 µm, 90 nm and 65 nm (measurements of gate transistor length). STMicroelectronics also owns back-end plants, where silicon dies are assembled and bonded into plastic or ceramic packages. Major sites include: Milan and Catania Italy Employing 6,000 staff, the Milan facilities match Grenoble in importance. Agrate BrianzaAgrate Brianza Agrate Brianza is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Mil... , employs around 4000 staff and is a historical base of the company (ex SGS). The site has several fab lines (including an 8 inch (200 mm) fab) and an R&D center. CastellettoSettimo Milanese Settimo Milanese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 9 km west of Milan.... , employs 300 to 400 staff and hosts some divisions and R&D centers. The Catania plant in Sicily employs 5,000 staff and hosts several R&D centers and divisions, focusing on flash memory technologies as well as two fabs. The plant was launched in 1961 by ATES to supply under licensing to RCARCA RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark used by two companies for product... of the US and initially using GermaniumGermanium .Germanium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32.... . The site's two major wafer fabs are * an 8 inch (200 mm) fab, opened in April 1997 by Romano ProdiFacts About Romano Prodi is a centre-left Italian politician. Since May 17, 2006, he has served as Prime Minister of Italy following the narrow victory o... , president of the Italian council and a 12 inch (300 mm) fab under construction. Grenoble, France Grenoble is one of the company's most important R&D centres, employing around 6,000 staff. The Polygone site employs 2200 staff and is one of the historical bases of the company (ex SGS). All the historical wafer fab lines are now closed but the site hosts the headquarters of many divisions (marketing, design, industrialization) and an important R&D center, focused on silicon and software design and fab process development. The CrollesCrolles Summary Crolles is a town and commune in the Is?re d?partement, in France.... site hosts an 8 inch (200 mm) and a 12 inch (300 mm) fab and was originally built as a common R&D center for submicrometre technologies as part of the 1990 Grenoble 92 partnership between SGS-Thomson and CNETCNET CNET Networks, Inc. is an Internet-based American media company based in San Francisco, California co-founded in 1993 by Hal... , the R&D center of French telecom company France Telecom. The 8 inch (200 mm) fab, known as Crolles 1, is the company's first and was built as part of a 1991 partnership between SGS-Thomson and PhilipsPhilips Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , usually known as Philips, is one of the largest electronics companies in the w... to develop new manufacturing technologies. Crolles 1 was opened on 9 September 1993 by Gérard Longuet, French minister for industry. The 12 inch (300 mm) fab was inaugurated by French president Jacques ChiracJacques Chirac Jacques Ren Chirac is a French politician and the current President of the French Republic.... , on 27 February 2003. It includes a R&D center which focuses on developing new nanometric technology processes for 90 nm to 32 nm scale using 12 inch (300 mm) waferWafer Overview Wafer can refer to:Wafer - Edible wafers, such as thin biscuits, cookies or cakes... s is the result of the The Crolles 2 Alliance. STMicroelectronics, TSMCTSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited* is the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, wi... , NXP Semiconductors (formerly PhilipsPhilips Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , usually known as Philips, is one of the largest electronics companies in the w... semiconductor) and Freescale (formerly MotorolaMotorola Motorola is an American international communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.... semiconductor) partnered in 2002 to develop the facility. The technologies developed at the facility are being used by global semiconductor foundryFoundry A foundry is a factory which produces castings of metal, both ferrous and non-ferrous.... TSMCTSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited is the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, wi... of Taiwan, to launch production facilities in TaiwanTaiwan Taiwan is an island in East Asia, but the term "Taiwan" is also commonly used to collectively refer to the territories gove... . Rousset, France Employing around 3,000 staff, Rousset hosts several division headquarters including smartcards, microcontrollers, serial flash and EEPROMEEPROM An EEPROM or Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, is a non-volatile sto... as well as several R&D centers. Rousset also hosts an 8 inch (200 mm) fab which was opened on 15 May 2000 by French prime minister Lionel JospinLionel Jospin Lionel Robert Jospin is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997-2002.... . The site opened in 1979 as a 4 inch (100 mm) fab opertated by Eurotechnique, a joint venture between Saint GobainSaint Gobain Saint Gobain, also known as Goban, was an Irish Benedictine monk and and spiritual student of Saint Fursey at Burgh Castle, ... of France and National SemiconductorNational Semiconductor Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, National Semiconductor is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers.... of the US. Rousset was sold to Thomson-CSF in 1982 as part of the French government's 1981-82 nationalization of several industries. As part of the nationalisation, a former ThomsonThomson Thomson has several meanings:thomson, a unit for mass-to-charge ratio, symbol: Th'... plant in the center of Aix-en-ProvenceAix-en-Provence Aix, or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence* is a city in southern France, som... operating since the 1960s was closed and staff were transferred to the new Rousset site. The original 4 inch (100 mm) fab was upgraded into 5 inch (130 mm) and later 6 inch (150 mm) fab in 1996. It is now being shut down. In 1988, a small group of employees from the Thomson Rousset plant (including the director, Marc Lassus) founded a start-up company, GemaltoGemalto Summary Gemalto is a vendor of smart cards and other digital security products, with pro forma 2005 annual revenues of $2.2 billion... (formerly known as Gemplus) which became a leader in the smartcard industry. Tours, France Employing 1500 staff, this site hosts a fab and R&D centers. Ang Mo Kio, Singapore In 1970, SGS created its first assembly back-end plant in Singapore, in the area of Toa PayohToa Payoh Toa Payoh is a district located in the Central Region of Singapore.... . Then in 1981, SGS decided to build a wafer fab in Singapore. The Singapore technical engineers have been trained in Italy and the fab of Ang Mo Kio started to produce its first wafers in 1984. Converted up to 8 inch (200 mm) fab, this is now an important 8 inch (200 mm) wafer fab of the group. Ang Mo Kio also hosts some design centers. The site currently employs 6000 staff. Greater Noida and Bangalore, India The Noida was launched in 1992 to conduct software engineering activities. A silicon design center was inaugurated on 14 February 1995. With 120 employees, it was the largest design center of the company outside Europe at the time. In 2006, the site was shifted to Greater NoidaGreater Noida Greater Noida, which in future could be the Second Chandigarh of India.... for further expansion. The site hosts mainly design teams. A site has also been launched in BangaloreBangalore Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.... and employs 100. Other sites Administrative headquarters GenevaGeneva Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland , and is the most populous city of Romandy .... , SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked Alpine country in Central Europe.... : Corporate headquarter which hosts most of the ST top management. It totals some hundred of employees. Saint-GenisSaint-Genis Saint-Genis is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.... , FranceFrance Summary France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi... , near GenevaGeneva Overview Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland , and is the most populous city of Romandy .... : A few hundred of employees. Headquarters for logistics. ParisParis native_name = Ville de Paris\|common_name = Paris... , MontrougeMontrouge Montrouge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.... : Marketing and support. Assembly plants MaltaMalta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is a small and densely populated island nation consisting of an archipelago o... : In 1981, SGS-Thomson (now STMicroelectronics) built its first assembly plant in Malta. STMicroelectronics is, as of 2008, the largest private employer on the island, employing around 2,200 people. MuarMuar Muar is a town in northwestern Johor, Malaysia.... , MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia, formed in 1963.... : around 4000 employees. This site was built in 1974 by Thomson and is now an assembly plant. ShenzhenShenzhen Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China, located at the border with Hong Kong.... , Guangdong province, ChinaChina China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia.... , near Hong KongFacts About Hong Kong The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is one of the two special administrative regi... : In 1994, ST and the Shenzhen Electronics Group signed a partnership to construct and jointly operate an assembly plant (ST has majority with 60%). The plant is located in Futian Free Trade Zone and became operational in 1996. It has around 3,300 employees. A new assembly plant is planned in Longgang for 2008. The R&D, design, sales and marketing office is located in the Hi-tech industrial park in Nanshan district. BristolBristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles west of London and located at ... , UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... : approx. 200 employees. This R&D site was built for the British company Inmos Ltd. which in 1978 began development of the famous Transputer microprocessor. The site was acquired with Inmos in 1994, and is now primarily involved with the design of home video products, GPS and Wireless LANWireless LAN A wireless LAN or WLAN is a wireless local area network, which is the linking of two or more computers without using w... chips, and accompanying software. Design Centers RabatRabat Rabat , population 1.2 million , is the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco.... , MoroccoMorocco The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in North Africa.... : A design center that employs 160 people. NaplesNaples Naples is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania region and the Province of Naples.... , ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European country.... : A Design center employing 300 people. LecceLecce Lecce is a city situated in the south of Italy, in the region of Apulia.... , ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European country.... : HW & SW Design Center which hosts 20 researchers in the Advanced System Technology group. Greater NoidaGreater Noida Greater Noida, which in future could be the Second Chandigarh of India.... , IndiaIndia India , officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.... : A Design Center employing 1700 people. San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, California Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA, named for a tree called El Pal... ,, USA): 120 staff in marketing, design and applications. La Jolla, California,, USA): 80 staff in design and applications. Lancaster, PennsylvaniaLancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, the Red Rose City, is a city in the south-central part of the U.S.... , U.S.United States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... : Application, support, and marketing. PraguePrague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.... , Czech RepublicCzech Republic The Czech Republic , a member state of the European Union , is a landlocked country in Central Europe.... : 100 to 200 employees. Application, design and support. TunisTunis Tunis is the capital of Tunisia and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 699,700 in 2003.... , TunisiaTunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian Republic , is a country situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.... : 300 employees. Support, Application, design and Ssupport. Sophia AntipolisSophia Antipolis Sophia Antipolis is a technology park northwest of Antibes and southwest of Nice, France.... , near NiceNice Nice is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitant... , FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi... : Design center with a few hundred employees. BristolBristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles west of London and located at ... , UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... : Design center. EdinburghEdinburgh Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city.... , UKUnited Kingdom Overview The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... : Design center. GrasbrunnGrasbrunn Grasbrunn is a municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria in Germany.... , GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in central Europe.... : Design & Application Center. OttawaOttawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, and the country's fourth largest city.... , CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... : In 1993, SGS-Thomson purchased the semiconductor activities of NortelNortel Nortel Networks Corporation , formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, i... which owned in Ottawa an R&D center and a fab. The fab was closed in 2000, but the R&D centre, back-end support and the sales are still operating at the site. PalermoPalermo Palermo is the principal city and administrative seat of the autonomous region of Sicily, Italy as well as the capital of t... , SicilySicily Sicily is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 km and 5 mi... , ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European country.... : Design Center. BangaloreBangalore Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.... , IndiaIndia India , officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.... : Design Center. ZaventemZaventem Summary Zaventem is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium.... , BelgiumBelgium Summary The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France and is... : 100 employees. Design & Application Center. HelsinkiHelsinki Helsinki , Helsingfors is the capital and largest city of Finland.... , FinlandFinland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries.... : Design Center. TurkuFacts About Turku Turku , founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 .... , FinlandFinland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries.... : Design Center. OuluOulu \|-\| City \|\| Oulu\|-\| Administrative Province \|\| Oulu province... , FinlandFinland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries.... : Design Center. TampereTampere fullname=Tampereen kaupunki\| coatofarms=:To Helsinki 173 km* Mikko Alatalo... , FinlandFinland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries.... : Design Center. Longmont, USA: Design Center. Sales offices ShanghaiFacts About Shanghai Shanghai , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People's Republic of C... , ChinaChina China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia.... BeijingBeijing Beijing [[[Media:Beijing pronounced in English way.ogg\|English Pronunciation]]] , a city in northern [[China]], is the [[Capital of China\|capital]]... , ChinaChina China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia.... La Jolla, CA, U.S.United States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... Lexington, MA, U.S.United States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... MarlowMarlow, Buckinghamshire Marlow is a town on the very southern tip of Buckinghamshire, England.... , UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... TokyoFacts About Tokyo listen is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is the location of its capital.... , JapanJapan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from... OsakaOsaka listen is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2.7 million.... , JapanJapan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from... Nagoya, JapanJapan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from... : Marketing and support. ReadingReading, Berkshire Reading is a town and unitary authority in the English county of Berkshire.... , UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... Schaumburg, IllinoisSchaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg is a village in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois.... , U.S.United States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... WilsonvilleWilsonville Wilsonville is the name of several communities in the United States of America:... , U.S.United States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... BudapestBudapest Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transpo... , HungaryHungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovaki... Closing sites The PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital of the state of Arizona in the Southwestern United States.... , ArizonaArizona Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States.... 8 inch (200 mm) fab, the CarrolltonCarrollton Carrollton is the name of some places in the United States of America:... , TexasTexas Summary Texas is a state in both the Southern and Western region of the United States of America.... 6 inch (150 mm) fab, and the Ain Sebaa, Morocco fab are beginning ramp down plans, and are destined to close by 2010. The Carrollton site was built in 1969 by MostekMostek Mostek was a computer chip manufacturer, founded in 1969 by ex-employees of Texas Instruments.... , an American company founded by former employees of Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments \| homepage =}}Texas Instruments , better known in the electronics industry as TI, is an American company ba... . Mostek was acquired by United Technologies which was in turn purchased by ThomsonThomson Thomson has several meanings:thomson, a unit for mass-to-charge ratio, symbol: Th'... Semiconducteurs in 1985. Initially equipped with a 4 inch (100 mm) fab, it was converted into a 6 inch (150 mm) fab in 1988. The Colorado Springs activities of British company INMOSINMOS INMOS Ltd.* was a British semiconductor company based in Bristol and incorporated in November 1978.... were transferred to Carrolton in 1989 following its acquisition SGS Thomson. Since then the site has been refocused to waferWafer Wafer can refer to:Wafer - Edible wafers, such as thin biscuits, cookies or cakes... testing. On July 10, 2007, ST announced it would close this fab. SGS first presence in the US was a sales office based in PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona Phoenix* is the capital of the state of Arizona in the Southwestern United States.... in the early 1980s. Later, under SGS-Thomson, an 8 inch (200 mm) fab was completed in Phoenix in 1995. The company's second 8" fab after Crolles 1, the site was first dedicated to producing microprocessors for CyrixCyrix Cyrix was a CPU manufacturer that began in 1988 as a specialist supplier of high-performance math co-processors for 286 and ... . The 8 inch (200 mm) fab is now used to manufacture machines for the company. On July 10, 2007, ST said that it would close this fab. The CasablancaCasablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean.... , MoroccoMorocco Overview The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in North Africa.... site consists of two assembly parts (Bouskoura and Aïn Sebaâ) and totals around 4000 employees. It was opened in the 1960s by ThomsonFacts About Thomson Thomson has several meanings:thomson, a unit for mass-to-charge ratio, symbol: Th'... . ST is Morocco's biggest exporter. Closed sites RennesRennes Rennes* is a city of northwestern France, in the east of Brittany.... , FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi... hosted a 6 inch (150 mm) fab and was closed in 2004 Rancho Bernardo, CaliforniaCalifornia California is a state spanning the southern half of the west coast of the contiguous United States.... , a 4 inch (100 mm) fab created by NortelNortel Nortel Networks Corporation , formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, i... and purchased by SGS-Thomson in 1994, after which it was converted into a 6 inch (150 mm) fab in 1996. TurkeyTurkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Sou... site in 2007. Future locations STMicroelectronics and HynixHynix Hynix Semiconductor Inc. is an electronics company founded in 1983 as Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.... of South Korean have created a joint-venture to construct a wafer fab for nand flash memoriesFlash memory Flash memory is a form of non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed.... . STMicroelectronics has a 33% stake in ST/Hynix which was intended to be operational by the end of 2006. STMicroelectronics is negotiating with Chinese joint venture foundry Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co. Ltd. located in ShanghaiShanghai Shanghai , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People's Republic of C... to build a 12 inch (300 mm) fab in ChinaChina China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia.... . Foundry owners are Hua Hong and NECNEC NEC Corporation is a multi-national information technologies company headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.... of Japan. On August 8, 2007 ST bought NokiaNokia Nokia Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones , with a global market share of approximately 34... 's microchipMicrochip Summary A microchip is, properly, an integrated circuit.... development team and plans to invest heavily in development of cellular ASIC applications. The purchase included Nokia's ASIC team in SouthwoodSouthwood Southwood can be a short form for:... UK and the company plans to opening several sites in FinlandFinland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries.... .. On December 11, 2007 - ST announced its intention to purchase Genesis MicrochipGenesis Microchip Genesis Microchip Inc. is a leading edge world wide supplier of integrated circuits for video processors in flat panel LCD ... . December 11, 2007 press release , and on January 17, 2008 ST announced it had acquired 91% of Genesis and will be having a second tendor offering and completing the merger as quickly as possible. Genesis Microchip is known for their strength in video processing technology and has design centres located in Santa ClaraSanta Clara Santa Clara is a common place name:... , TorontoToronto Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Onta... , and BangaloreBangalore Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.... . See also Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) External links