Semiconductors

Philips Semiconductors has 20 manufacturing and assembly sites and a sales organization that delivers in 60 countries. Manufacturing facilities are in the USA, the Far East and Europe serving customers worldwide.

Philips Semiconductors believes that people at home, at work or on the move will require free and easy access to common applications and services, whatever the method of access. We are the ideal partner to help you create tomorrow's 'digital lifestyles'. We provide solutions designed to grow and evolve as our customers - and their customers in turn - realize the full potential of fast-evolving digital technologies. Based on clearly defined strategic areas - digital consumer, RF and connectivity, digital displays and mobile communications - Philips Semiconductors' technology solutions bring the digital world to life.

Creating the 'connected home' requires a comprehensive vision and understanding of how people interact with technology - their expectations and requirements from the devices that will form an integral part of their lives. Interactive, intuitive and easy-to-use, the devices in the connected home - from TVs to advanced storage/gateway servers - will provide access to a wealth of information, entertainment and much more. As we move to this exciting future, our flexible Nexperia system solutions are already enabling us to provide scalable, customizable solutions for the digital home. Rapid, right first time solutions which are software upgradeable, to keep pace with emerging services.

Based on our leadership in in-car networking and car entertainment solutions, next generation automobiles will be much safer for passengers and pedestrians alike, more comfortable and more convenient. Digital radio will provide CD quality performance and games and rear-seat TV will keep passengers entertained and informed. The critical quality standards and delivery performance demanded by our partners and customers in the automotive market drive the whole organization to a perpetual state of improving our products and services. Philips automotive solutions are spearheading the revolution taking place in the car, where horsepower gives way to computing power.

Our living and working spaces will be equipped with smart, convergent devices and technologies that deliver content and services exactly where and when we need them. For Philips Semiconductors, connectivity is already 'everywhere': we offer contactless smart cards for authorization, access and payment, home control networks and future high speed, high bandwidth infotainment networks. We are a founding member of the NFC (Near Field Communication) Forum with Sony and Nokia. NFC is an intuitive technology that enables touch-based interaction with electronic devices. We are also fast approaching the point at which we will have over one billion RFID chips in circulation all of which are integral to solutions in supply chain management, automotive safety, transportation and ticketing and many other areas. A global leader in RF technology, Philips Semiconductors offers the key competencies for all wireless technologies such as 802.11 and Bluetooth. But our RF knowledge also comes into play for applications that call for wired networks.

Based on our leadership position in Analog TV chipsets, and building on current expertise in small display drivers, Philips Semiconductors is forging ahead with digital display technologies, covering solutions for flat-screen LCD monitors and TVs, to large screen plasma displays. Whether they're for tiny mobile appliances, car infotainment systems or an integral part of tomorrow's connected home, Philips Semiconductors has the experience, technology and development partnerships to help our customers and end-consumers see the future clearly.

Look at today's communications. Internet, e-mail, mobile phones with SMS and WAP - the list goes on. They're part of the revolution in mobile communications that has transformed our lives; a revolution Philips Semiconductors has been helping to push forward for over 10 years. And our future evolving technologies will continue this process, migrating more applications from the home and desktop to intelligent portable devices and handsets. As services become more sophisticated and appliances shrink, it takes exceptional know-how and resources to stay ahead of the field. Philips Semiconductors is actively driving developments - bringing leading-edge technologies to market first, and enabling our customers to deliver services tailored to market expectations and aspirations.

Whatever market you're in; whatever application you're building; few solutions are complete without the 'basic' elements. Covering all the essential ingredients, our total solutions extend to the industry's widest portfolio of multimarket semiconductors including standard and specialty logic devices, discrete semiconductors, analog and mixed signal products, and a microcontroller offering recognized as one of the industry's most complete. Among this huge choice you'll find devices dedicated to displays, connectivity and portables in fact for any application or product you're building you will find a solution with Philips. And you can call on system know-how from our experienced teams who'll respond quickly to your needs, with in-depth understanding of your business and technical requirements. All backed up by a logistics and service based approach to ensure you get what you need, how and when you need it.

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