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ST-Ericsson is a 50/50 joint venture created by bringing together ST-NXP Wireless and Ericsson Mobile Platforms, two of the world’s leading wireless semiconductor and platform companies, both with strong industry heritage. Pre-merger, the businesses individually generated combined pro-forma revenues of about US$3.6bn in 2008, placing ST-Ericsson among the top players in wireless semiconductors.

The Company is an industry leader in design, development, and the creation of cutting-edge mobile platforms and wireless semiconductors. ST-Ericsson is a key supplier to four of the industry’s top five handset manufacturers, who together represent about 80 percent of global handset shipments, as well as to other exciting industry leaders.


Technology & Innovation Leader
ST-Ericsson is innovation-focused with an unrivalled R&D pedigree. The Company is backed by the strongest IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) portfolio in the wireless industry through its parents. ST-Ericsson is a world leader in a series of wireless access technologies and was the first to market with LTE end-to-end demonstration and platforms. Innovation leadership enables ST-Ericsson to help its customers optimise existing technologies while developing new ones. Most of the Company’s engineers are located close to its customer and innovation centers in Europe, Asia, and the US to ensure this collaboration and technology development. With one of the most extensive IOT (Interoperability Testing) and Field Trial programs in the industry to support its customers, ST-Ericsson helps deliver faster time-to-market and predictable field performance.

Reliable and Trusted Partner
Collaboration is in ST-Ericsson’s DNA. The Company has relationships spanning more than 15 years with the top mobile phone manufacturers. As an experienced partner, ST-Ericsson provides reliable support at every stage of product development. More than 3.5bn phones have been built based on ST-Ericsson’s products and technologies, and more than 1 billion phones have been built on the Company’s complete platform solutions. In addition, ST-Ericsson has strong momentum with China-based handset manufacturing companies, who are using its platforms, including industry-leading solutions for the emerging TD-SCDMA standard.


Complete Solution Provider
In a business where scale matters, the complete product portfolio across the broad range of wireless technologies delivers significant synergies for customers. ST-Ericsson is unique in its ability to deliver state-of-the-art platforms integrating mobile multimedia and connectivity for GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, as well as TD-SCDMA and LTE. The Company’s multimedia and application processors, supporting all major operating systems (OS), will power next-generation devices. Its industry-leading connectivity and broadcast solutions span Bluetooth, FM, GPS, WLAN, Near Field Communications and USB to provide the richest wireless experience. ST-Ericsson’s world-class solutions cover all market segments, from entry level to smartphone, and can be delivered as completely integrated solutions, as well as individual components.

Facts and Figures

  • ST-Ericsson is 50/50 joint venture uniting the wireless semiconductor division of STMicroelectronics (ST-NXP Wireless) and the mobile platform division of Ericsson (Ericsson Mobile Platforms)
  • Incorporated in Switzerland and headquartered in Geneva, the Company employs approximately 8,000 people worldwide, more than 85 percent of whom are in R&D
  • ST-Ericsson is a fabless company, with wafer processing performed by an appropriate combination of the front-end facilities of STMicroelectronics, as well as by external foundries
  • ST-Ericsson has full access to world-class assembly and test manufacturing facilities located at Calamba (Philippines) and Muar (Malaysia), operated by STMicroelectronics
  • ST-Ericsson operations are spread around the world, with main centers in China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, the UK and the USA

Board of Directors

  • Hans Vestberg, Chairman of the Board
  • Carlo Bozotti, Vice Chairman of the Board