Friday, February 25, 2005

Rambus Licenses STMicroelectronics N.V. (symbol: STM)

Who is STMicrolectronics?
Quoting from ST's website “According to the most recent data from independent sources, ST is the world's leading supplier of application-specific analog ICs overall with number one rankings in various segments within this field, including wireless ASICs, computer peripheral ASICs and automotive ASSPs. ST is also the leader in MPEG-2 decoder ICs, and ASICs/ASSPs overall, including a number one position in digital consumer ASSPs. Additionally, ST is ranked at number two for discrete products, and in the memory market, ST is ranked third in NOR Flash ICs. In application segments overall: ST is number one for ICs in set-top boxes; at number two in smart cards, at number three in automotive; and at number four in wireless.”

ST’s sales in 2004 totaled more than $8,700,000,000.

ST’s net income in 2004 totaled more than $600,000,000.

Quick fact: ST’s chips are in more than 1/2 the cars on the road.

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