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| AL |
Air Liquide |
| APG |
Automotive Products Group |
| BE |
Back-end |
| beSTick |
Internal self-assessment tool |
| BLIHR |
Business Leaders in Human Rights |
| BLS |
US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BVQI |
Bureau Veritas Quality International, France |
| CCX |
Chicago Climate Exchange |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
| CMOS |
Complementary MOS (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) |
| CMP |
Centre Microélectronique de Provence |
| CMR |
Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, toxic for Reproduction |
| COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| COO |
Chief Operating Officer |
| CPG |
Computer Peripherals Group |
| CR |
Corporate Responsibility |
| CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
| DART |
Days Away from work, job Restriction, job Transfer |
| dB |
Decibel |
| DFE |
Design For Environment |
| DVFS |
Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling |
| Ecopack® |
Lead-free labelling for RoHS-compliance (the EU Directive on Restriction on Use of Hazardous Substances). |
| EFQM |
European Foundation of Quality Management |
| EGIM |
Ecole Généraliste d'Ingénieurs de Marseille |
| EICC |
Electronics Industry Code of Conduct |
| EHS |
Environmental, Health and Safety |
| EMAS |
Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme |
| EOC |
Employer of Choice |
| ePA |
Online performance appraisal tool |
| EXCO |
Executive Committee |
| FabNet |
A new system managed by Air Liquide that tracks in real time the supply chain of all substances circulating in the fab, particularly gas and ultra-pure chemical liquids. |
| FE |
Front-end |
| GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GeSI |
Global e-Sustainability Initiative |
| GHG |
Greenhouse Gases |
| GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
| H5N1 |
Influenza A virus subtype. The H5N1 flu is what is commonly meant when speaking of 'bird flu' or 'avian influenza'. |
| HPC |
Home, Personal and Communication (ST Product Group) |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| H&S |
Health and Safety |
| ICB |
Informatics & Computer Basics |
| ICO |
Institute of Contemporary Observation |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technologies |
| IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standards |
| ILO |
International Labor Organization |
| In-Check™ |
ST Lab-on-Chip platform |
| IP |
Intellectual Property |
| INAIL |
Italian national institute of insurance for work-related injuries |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| LOP |
Local Operating Procedures |
| MEMS |
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems |
| MIPI |
Mobile Industry Processor Interface |
| MPA |
Micro, Power, Analog Group |
| MPG |
Memory Products Group |
| MRSA |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MTCE |
Metric Tons of Carbon Equivalent |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OHSAS |
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001) |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the United States |
| PFCs |
Perfluorinated Compounds |
| PFOS |
Perfluoro-octane Sulfonate |
| POC |
Products of Combustion |
| PSM |
Programmable Systems Memories |
| R&D |
Research & Development |
| R11 |
ChloroFluoroCarbon (CFC) and is also called CFC 11. It is an Ozone Depleting Substance. Its chemical name is Trichlorofluoromethane. |
| RC |
Recordable Case Rate |
| REACH |
Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals |
| RoHS |
Restriction of Hazardous Substances |
| SAM |
Serviceable Available Market |
| SCS |
Secured Communication Solutions |
| SIA |
Semiconductor Industry Association |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
| SRI |
Socially Responsible Investment |
| STU |
ST University |
| TCE |
Tons of Carbon Equivalent |
| TQCR |
Total Quality Corporate Responsibility |
| TQM |
Total Quality Management |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program |
| USAs |
Unvested Stock Awards |
| US GAAP |
US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| VIP |
Variable Incentive Plan |
| VOCs |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WBCSD |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| WEEE |
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
| WSC |
World Semiconductor Council |
| 20-F |
Annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission |
