20-F

Annual report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

3TG

Tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold

AC

Alternative Current

ADAS

Advanced Driver Assistance System

AI

Application Specific Standard Products

ASSP

Application Specific Standard Products

Back-end (BE)

Second phase of manufacturing during which the silicon chip is mounted in a package

CDP

Carbon Disclosure Project

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CMOS

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

DC

Direct Current

DJSI

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

ECOPACK^®

Lead-free labelling for RoHS-compliance

EHS

Environmental, Health & Safety

ELV

End of Life Vehicles

EMAS

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

EMEA

Europe, Middle East & Africa

ERM

Enterprise Risk Management

ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance

ESIA

European Semiconductor Industry Association

FD-SOI

Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator

Front-end (FE)

First phase of the production cycle involving the manufacturing of circuits on a silicon wafer

GaN

Gallium Nitride

GWP

Global Warming Potential

GHG

Greenhouse Gases

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

HSPM

Hazardous Substance Process Management

IC

Integrated Circuit

IECQ

International Electrotechnical Commission Quality

IGBT

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor

IoT

Internet of Things

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPCEI

Important Project of Common European Interest

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

LBG

London Benchmark Group

LWDC

Lost Workdays Cases

MEMS

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

MOFSET

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

MTCE

Metric Tons of Carbon Equivalent

NFC

Near Field Communication

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OHSAS

Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001)

PFCs

Perfluorinated Compounds

PFOA

Perfluorooctanic Acid

PMS

Project Management System

QMS

Quality Management System

R&D

Research & Development

RBA

Responsible Business Alliance

REACH

Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals

RF

Radio Frequency

RF-SOI

Radio Frequency Silicon-On-Insulator

RLI

Responsible Labor Initiative

RMI

Responsible Mineral Initiative

RoHS

Restriction of Hazardous Substances

SAQ

Self-Assessment Questionnaires

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SiC

Silicon Carbide

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

SVHC

Substances of Very High Concern

UNGC

United Nations Global Compact

UPW

Ultra-pure Water

WEEE

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

WSC

World Semiconductor Council