ST-Ericsson – supplying wireless platforms and semiconductors to the world’s leading device makers
ST-Ericsson’s products and technologies brings smarter communication, mobile entertainment, as well as the benefits of access to mobile and broadband connectivity to more than two billion people around the globe.
ST-Ericsson is an industry leader in design, development and creation of cutting-edge mobile platforms and semiconductors across the broad spectrum of wireless technologies. The company is a leading supplier to the top handset manufacturers, as well as to other exciting industry-leaders, including mobile operators and device manufacturers. One in four mobile devices sold in 2011 was powered by ST-Ericsson's technologies.
ST-Ericsson is innovation-focused with the vast majority of its employees working in research and development. The company is backed by the strongest Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) portfolio in the wireless industry through its parent companies – Ericsson and STMicroelectronics.
ST-Ericsson drives development of wireless access technologies and has been at the forefront of the development of multi-core processor platforms.
Collaboration is in ST-Ericsson´s DNA. The company has long-standing relationships with global mobile phone manufacturers and more than 5 billion phones have been built using ST-Ericsson’s products and technologies – with more than a billion phones built on the company’s complete platform solutions.
ST-Ericsson is unique in its ability to deliver state-of-the-art platforms, integrating mobile multimedia and connectivity for GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, as well as TD-SCDMA and LTE. The company’s platforms support major smartphone operating systems including Android and Windows Mobile.
As a result, ST-Ericsson enables smarter communication, mobile computing and entertainment, as well as benefits of access to mobile and broadband connectivity to people around the globe.
Short facts
ST-Ericsson was established as a 50/50 joint venture by STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) in February 2009
Incorporated in Switzerland and headquartered in Geneva
ST-Ericsson is a fabless semiconductor company, with wafer processing performed by an appropriate combination of the facilities of STMicroelectronics and external foundries
ST-Ericsson’s operations are spread across the world, with the main centers in Europe, China, India as well as a strong presence in the rest of Asia.
