STMicroelectronics NV (STM) is a manufacturer and provider of semiconductors. The company develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of products, including discrete and standard commodity components, custom devices and semi-custom devices and application-specific standard and integrated circuits. It also produces and sells silicon chips and smartcards. STM uses various chip fabrication technologies, including advanced FD-SOI, CMOS, embedded non-volatile memories, RF-SOI, specialized imaging, analog and MEMS, mixed-signal, and smart power processes. It serves customers in various markets, including industrial, automotive, personal electronics, computers, communications equipment, and peripherals. The company has manufacturing sites in Italy, Singapore, France, Morocco, the Philippines, Malta, Malaysia, and China. STM is headquartered in Plan-Les-Ouates, Genf, Switzerland.