STMicroelectronics was created in 1987 by the merger of SGS Microelettronica of Italy and Thomson Semiconducteurs of France with the aim of becoming a world leader in the sub-micron era. The new company pursued an aggressive growth strategy, investing heavily in R&D, forging strategic alliances with blue-chip customers and academia, building up an integrated presence in major economic regions, and honing one of the world's most efficient manufacturing operations.
Since its formation, ST has grown faster than the semiconductor industry as a whole and it has been one of the world's Top Ten semiconductor suppliers since 1999. Today, an unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio, industrial and academic partnerships, and one of the industry's broadest product ranges makes ST a world leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications.
Product Portfolio
ST offers one of the world's broadest product ranges, with over 3,000 main types of products. The carefully balanced portfolio includes both application-specific products containing a large proprietary IP content and multi-segment products that range from discrete devices to high-performance microcontrollers. The Company's sales are well balanced between the industry's five major high-growth sectors: Communications (38%), Consumer (16%), Computer (17%), Automotive (15%) and Industrial (14%). ST pioneered and continues to refine the use of platform-based design methodologies for complex ICs in demanding applications such as set-top boxes, secure smart cards and mobile multimedia, which minimizes development time and cost. The balanced portfolio approach allows ST to address the needs of all microelectronics users, from global strategic customers for whom ST is the partner of choice for major System-on-Chip (SoC) projects to local enterprises that need fully-supported general-purpose devices.
Sustainable Excellence
ST's technical, marketing, and manufacturing strengths are matched and further enhanced by an unswerving commitment to Sustainable Excellence that has earned prestigious awards around the world. Since 1991, the Company's sites have received more than 70 awards for excellence in all areas of Corporate Responsibility, from quality to corporate governance, social issues and environmental protection.
ST's commitment to environmental responsibility has resulted in substantial reductions over the years in the consumption of energy, water, paper, and hazardous chemicals, increased recycling of waste products and a significant cut in greenhouse-gas emissions. ST has constantly pushed the boundaries of excellence in Corporate Responsibility, achieving outstanding performance in key areas such as occupational health and safety – including the certification of 16 manufacturing sites and 4 non-manufacturing sites to the international standard OHSAS 18001; the application of low-power technology to its wide product range; and bridging the digital divide through the Digital Unify Program, led by the STMicroelectronics Foundation.
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