STMicroelectronics is commonly called "ST", and it is Europe's largest semiconductor chip maker based on revenue. STMicroelectronics was founded in 1987 by the merger of two government-owned semiconductor companies: Italian "SGS Microelettronica" and French "Thomson Semiconducteurs". After its creation ST was ranked 14th among the top 20 semiconductor suppliers with sales of around US$850 million. ST's 11 manufacturing sites master all aspects of the semiconductor supply chain and offer their customers the quality, flexibility, and supply security they need. STMicroelectronics strongly encourages its customers to purchase all ST semiconductor products through ST’s authorized sources: either directly from STMicroelectronics or through a STMicroelectronics-authorized distributor...