Melexis
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| Melexis | |
|---|---|
| Type | N.V. (Euronext: MELE) |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Ieper, Belgium |
| Key people | Roland Duchâtelet Chairman of the Board, Françoise Chombar and Rudi De Winter (co-CEO) |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Products | Semiconductors, Sensors |
| Revenue | ▲ EUR 201.5 million (2006) |
| Operating income | ▲ EUR 42.3 million (2006) |
| Net income | ▲ EUR 34.5 million (2006)[1] |
| Employees | 700 (2006) |
| Website | www.melexis.com |
Melexis N.V. is a Belgian-based manufacturer of smart mixed-signal semiconductors integrated circuits, integrated sensors (Hall effect sensors, MEMS) and systems (MCM, System-on-a-chip).
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[edit] Activities and Products
The company supplies integrated circuits (IC's) to the automotive industry and Application Specific Standard Products (ASSP's) for industrial and consumer product applications.
Melexis’ products include
- integrated sensors
- Hall-effect
- optical
- infrared
- pressure
- acceleration
- angular rate
- communication ICs
- low power RF
- RFID
- Automotive BUS
- actuator ICs
- for electric motors
- solenoids
- LEDs
- Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs).
Melexis complies with ISO/TS 16949:2002- an automotive quality standard, ISO 14001 - an environment standard.
[edit] History
- 1993, foundation of Melexis
- 1997, acquisition US MikroChips Inc., US, now Melexis Inc.
- 1997, Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the EASDAQ stock exchange market.
- 1999, acquisition of Thesys Mikroelektronik Produkte GmbH, Germany, now Melexis GmbH
- 2000, acquisition of Melexis Bulgaria Ltd. form
- 2002, Second Public Offering (SPO) on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange market
- 2004, acquisition Sentron AG, Switzerland
- 2006, Xtrion NV becomes main shareholder of Melexis NV
[edit] Ownership
Melexis' main shareholder is Xtrion N.V. (50.05%). 38.71% of the shares are public. Xtrion further holds majority share in the X-Fab foundry.
[edit] Subsidiaries and Branches
Subsidiaries
- Melefin NV, Belgium
- Melexis Inc., USA
- Melexis GmbH, Germany
- Melexis Ukraine, Ukraine
- Melexis Bulgaria Ltd., Bulgaria
- Melexis BV, The Netherlands
- Melexis Tessenderlo NV, Belgium
- Melexis Technologies SA, Switzerland
- Sentron AG, Switzerland
Branch offices:
- Melexis French branch, France
- Melexis Philippines branch, Philippines
