ON Semiconductor
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ON Semiconductor is a semiconductors supplier company. Products include power and signal management, logic, discrete and custom devices for automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, LED lighting, medical, military/aerospace and power applications. ON Semiconductor runs a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions.
Global corporate headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona. Revenue totaled $2.313 Billion in 2010.
ON Semiconductor designs and manufactures:
's Semiconductor Group. It continues to manufacture Motorola's discrete, standard analog
and standard logic devices. In 2005, the company opened its Solution Engineering Center in Seoul
, South Korea
. The company additionally opened Solution Engineering Centers in Taipei
, Portland
, Munich
, San Jose
and Shanghai
.
In January 2008, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of the CPU Voltage and PC Thermal Monitoring Business from Analog Devices, Inc., for $184M.
In March 2008, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of AMI Semiconductor
for $915M.http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204802573
In October 2008, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of Catalyst Semiconductor for $115M.http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/newsItem.do?article=1810
In November 2009, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of PulseCore for $17M.
In January 2010, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of California Micro Devices.
In June 2010, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of Sound Design Technologies, Ltd., for $22M.
In January 2011, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of SANYO Semiconductor.
In February 2011, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of the CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit from Cypress Semiconductor, for $31.4M
Global corporate headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona. Revenue totaled $2.313 Billion in 2010.
ON Semiconductor designs and manufactures:
- Power Management Devices: AC-DC Controllers & Regulators; DC-DC Controllers, Converters, & Regulators; Drivers; Thermal Management; Voltage & Current Management
- Signal Management Devices: Amplifiers & Comparators; Analog Switches; Digital Potentiometers; DSP Systems; EMI / RFI Filters; Interfaces
- Logic Devices: Microcontrollers; Clock Generation; Clock & Data Distribution; Memory; Standard Logic
- Discrete Devices: Bipolar Transistors; Diodes & Rectifiers; IGBTs & FETs; Thyristors
- Custom Devices: ASICs; Custom Foundry Services; Custom ULP Memory
History
ON Semiconductor was founded in 1999. The company was originally a spinoff of MotorolaMotorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
's Semiconductor Group. It continues to manufacture Motorola's discrete, standard analog
Analog chip
An analog chip is a set of miniature electronic analog circuits formed on a single piece of semiconductor material.-Description:The voltage and current at specified points in the circuits of an analog chips vary continuously in time. In contrast, digital chips only use and create voltages or...
and standard logic devices. In 2005, the company opened its Solution Engineering Center in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The company additionally opened Solution Engineering Centers in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
and Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
.
Products
ON Semiconductors manufactures a variety of products in the following areas:- Custom
- Discrete
- Power Management
- Logic
- Signal Management
Acquisitions
In April 2000, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of Cherry Semiconductor.In January 2008, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of the CPU Voltage and PC Thermal Monitoring Business from Analog Devices, Inc., for $184M.
In March 2008, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of AMI Semiconductor
AMI Semiconductor
AMI Semiconductor is a company engaged the design and manufacture of customer specific integrated circuit solutions, including solutions for the automotive, medical and industrial markets. Among its products are products that integrate processing of analog and digital signals...
for $915M.http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204802573
In October 2008, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of Catalyst Semiconductor for $115M.http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/newsItem.do?article=1810
In November 2009, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of PulseCore for $17M.
In January 2010, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of California Micro Devices.
In June 2010, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of Sound Design Technologies, Ltd., for $22M.
In January 2011, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of SANYO Semiconductor.
In February 2011, ON Semiconductor completed the acquisition of the CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit from Cypress Semiconductor, for $31.4M
See also
- Freescale SemiconductorFreescale SemiconductorFreescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a producer and designer of embedded hardware, with 17 billion semiconductor chips in use around the world. The company focuses on the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets with its product portfolio including microprocessors, microcontrollers,...
, another Motorola semiconductor spinoff - List of semiconductor fabrication plants