Glossary 

Glossary 

20-F

Annual report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

3TG

Tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold

AC

Alternative Current

ADAS

Advanced Driver Assistance System

AI

Artificial Intelligence

ASSP

Application Specific Standard Products

Back-end (BE)

Second phase of manufacturing during which the silicon chip is mounted in a package

BCMS

Business Continuity Management System

CCT

Corporate Crisis Team

CDP

Carbon Disclosure Project

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

DC

Direct Current

DJSI

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

EHS

Environmental, Health & Safety

ELV

End of Life Vehicles

EMAS

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

EMEA

Europe, Middle East & Africa

ERM

Enterprise Risk Management

ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance

ESIA

European Semiconductor Industry Association

EVP

Employer Value Proposition

FD-SOI

Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator

FIAM

Adapted Training For Trades Apprenticeship

Front-end (FE)

First phase of the production cycle involving the manufacturing of circuits on a silicon wafer

FTSE4GOOD

Financial Times and Stock Exchange responsible index

GaN

Gallium Nitride

GWP

Global Warming Potential

GHG

Greenhouse Gases

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

HSPM

Hazardous Substance Process Management

IECQ

International Electrotechnical Commission Quality

IGBT

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor

IoT

Internet of Things

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

ISS

Institutional Shareholder Services

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

LCA

Lifecycle Assessment

LWDC

Lost Workdays Cases

MEMS

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

MOSFET

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

MTCE

Metric Tons of Carbon Equivalent

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OHSAS

Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001)

PFCs

Perfluorinated Compounds

PFOA

Perfluorooctanic Acid

POC

Proof Of Concept

PPA

Power Purchase Agreements

PROUD

Practice Remotely Our Unique Determination

RBA

Responsible Business Alliance

RC

Recordable Case

REACH

Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals

RF

Radio Frequency

RMI

Responsible Mineral Initiative

RoHS

Restriction of Hazardous Substances

SAQ

Self-Assessment Questionnaires

SASB

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SiC

Silicon Carbide

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

SVHC

Substances of Very High Concern

TCFD

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

UNGC

United Nations Global Compact

VOC

Volatile Organic Compounds

WEEE

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

WFD

Waste Framework Directive

WIL

Women In Leadership

WSC

World Semiconductor Council

WWF

World Wildlife Fund