STMicroelectronics N.V. · Geneva Switzerland · (NYSE: STM)(Euronext Paris: STM)

STMicroelectronics (ST) is one of the world's largest and most respected semiconductor companies; it competes with Texas Instruments to be the top maker of analog chips. ST makes many types of discrete devices (such as transistors and diodes) and integrated circuits (ICs), including microcontrollers, memory chips, and application-specific ICs. It sells to manufacturers in the telecommunications, computer, consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive markets. Clients include Alcatel-Lucent, Bosch, Hewlett-Packard, and Nokia. STMicroelectronics gets more than two-thirds of its sales outside Europe. To read the full description, subscribe now.