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Corporate Responsibility Report 2006

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Significant events 2006

January
  • ST and Veredus Laboratories announce the development of a fast, point-of-need diagnostic capability built on ST’s Lab-on-Chip platform
  • ST listed in the top ten green companies of the decade by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors in cooperation with The Climate Group

February
  • Inauguration of ST’s new design campus in Greater Noida, India
  • ST recognized as the world’s number one supplier of camera modules for mobile phones by the independent industry analyst Prismark Partners LLC

March
  • ST announces a voluntary pledge to reduce its US greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2000 to 2010

April
  • Power IC of the year’ award won by ST’s leading edge STw4141 converter during the ‘Innovation of the Year’ ceremony held in San Jose, USA

May
  • Introduction of the new Nintendo home console ‘Wii’, which includes ST’s high performance acceleration sensors (MEMS)

June
  • Inauguration of Minatec in Grenoble, France, one of the biggest poles of innovation and expertise with common resources and tools dedicated to micro and nanotechnology Research & Development
  • Inauguration of our new Design Center in Rabat, Morocco
  • Launch of the Corporate Responsibility Awareness Program for pilot sites, in France and Singapore

September
  • ST establishes cooperation agreements with two Beijing universities
  • ST files a criminal complaint pursuant to alleged fraudulent activities performed by ST’s former Treasurer, who retired at the end of 2005
  • Launch of the Corporate Responsibility Awareness Program at worldwide level

October
  • Inauguration of memory manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China (joint venture agreement with Hynix)

November
  • Inauguration of the new 8” production line for MEMS in Agrate, Italy
  • ST announces the Flash memories deconsolidation

December
  • Inauguration of a new building in Grenoble for the Innovation and System Integration Center

New design campus in Greater Noida
Inauguration of memory manufacturing facility in Wuxi
Cooperation agreements with two Beijing universities
Inauguration of our new Design Center in Rabat with His Majesty King Mohammed VI
ST recognized as the world's number one supplier of camera modules for mobile phones