RFID, RF Access, Monitoring ICs

On April 1st, 1999, Siemens Semiconductors became Infineon Technologies. A dynamic more flexible company geared towards success in the competitive, ever-changing world of microelectronics. Infineon is a leading global designer, manufacturer and supplier of a broad range of semiconductors used in various microelectronic applications. Infineon's product portfolio consists of logic products, including digital, mixed-signal, and analog integrated circuits, as well as discrete semiconductor products.

- Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.

- ams (SIX: AMS) develops and manufactures high-performance analog semiconductors that solve its customers’ most challenging problems with innovative solutions. ams’ products are aimed at applications which require extreme precision, accuracy, dynamic range, sensitivity, and ultra-low power consumption. ams’ product range includes sensors, sensor interfaces, power management ICs, and wireless ICs for customers in the consumer, industrial, medical, mobile communications, and automotive markets. ams’ headquarters are in Premstaetten near Graz, Austria. Key research and development facilities are based in Austria, in Plano/Texas (USA), a center of excellence in optical sensors, and in 16 other design centers worldwide. Employing around 2,100 people in over 20 countries, ams operates direct sales offices in all major regions of the world.

- For over a decade, Melexis has been designing and manufacturing products for the automotive sector, for which it offers a multitude of sensor ICs, ASSPs and ASICs. Melexis devices reliably live up to the highest standards of quality required in a demanding automotive environment. Melexis operates in business units each covering a product line. The corporate headquarters is located in Belgium. R&D centers are in Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Ukraine. Probe and test facilities are in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the US. Application Engineering is located mainly in the US, Germany and France. Corporate marketing & sales is in the US headquarters.