STMicroelectronics Powers Multimedia Convergence

摘要

With net revenues of $9.84 billion in 2008, STMicroelectronics ranks fifth among the largest semiconductor companies in the world.rnThe company's sales are spread among the semiconductor industry's five major high-growth sectors: communications (36%), consumer products (17%), computers (16%), automotive products (15%) and industrial products (17%).rnAccording to recent industry data, the company is the leading producer of application-specific analog chips and power conversion devices and is the number-one supplier of semiconductors for the industrial market, set-top box applications, and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) chips for portable and consumer devices, including game controllers and smart phones. ST also occupies third position in the field of automotive integrated circuits, third position for chips for computer peripherals, and fifth position in the rapidly expanding market for MEMS overall.