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