STMicroelectronics Acquires Power Amplifier and RF Front-End-Module Specialist SOMOS Semiconductor
October 15 2020 - 11:00AM
PR N° C2971C
STMicroelectronics Acquires Power
Amplifier and RF Front-End-Module Specialist SOMOS
Semiconductor
- Fabless semiconductor company specializes in silicon-based
power amplifiers and RF Front-End Module products for the cellular
IoT and 5G markets
- ST further strengthens its capacity to develop and offer
stand-alone and STM32-based connectivity solutions
Geneva, October 15, 2020 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:
STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers
across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced
the acquisition and integration of the assets of SOMOS
Semiconductor (“SOMOS”). SOMOS, based in Marly-le-Roy (France), is
a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2018, and specialized in
silicon-based power amplifiers and in RF Front-End Modules (FEM)
products.
With this acquisition, ST reinforces its specialist staff, IP
and roadmaps of Front-End Modules for the IoT and 5G markets. A
first product – an NB-IoT / CAT-M1 module – is already undergoing
qualification and will be the inception of a new roadmap of
connectivity RF FEM products. SOMOS technology and assets will also
support the development of ST’s existing roadmap of RF Front-End
Modules for the 5G infrastructure market.
“Consumers and Industry expect more and better
connectivity solutions. At ST we are committed to offering and
enabling solutions to address these needs and challenges. Cellular
IoT and 5G infrastructure technologies are key in that perspective.
With this acquisition, we reinforce our ambition to play a major
role in RF FEM for a buoyant connectivity IoT market and we
strengthen our roadmap of RF Front-End for the 5G markets,” said
Claude Dardanne, President, Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group,
at STMicroelectronics. “With the recent acquisition of BeSpoon for
UWB technology and Riot Micro for NB-IoT modems, ST now offers its
customers complete connectivity solutions leveraging the
market-leading STM32 solutions and ecosystem.”
The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About STMicroelectronicsAt ST, we are 46,000
creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the
semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities. An independent device manufacturer, we work with our
100,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build
products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges
and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable
world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient
power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of the
Internet of Things and 5G technology. Further information can be
found at www.st.com.
For further information, please contact:
INVESTOR RELATIONS:Céline BerthierGroup VP, Investor RelationsTel:
+41.22.929.58.12celine.berthier@st.com
MEDIA RELATIONS:Alexis BretonCorporate External
CommunicationsTel: + 33 6 59 16 79 08alexis.breton@st.com
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