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

ASIC

Application Specific Integrated circuit

ASSP

Application Specific Standard Products

CDP

Carbon Disclosure Project

CMOS

Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

DC

Direct Current

DEHP

Di-ethylhexyl phthalate

DJSI

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

EHS

Environmental, Health & Safety

EMAS

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

EMEA

Europe, Middle East & Africa

ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance

FD-SOI

Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator

FTSE4GOOD

Financial Times and Stock Exchange responsible index

GaN

Gallium Nitride

GEEM

CultureIQ Global Electronic Equipment/Instruments Manufacturing norm

GNSS

Global navigation satellite system

GHG

Greenhouse Gases

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

HSPM

Hazardous Substance Process Management

IC

Integrated Circuit

IECQ

International Electrotechnical Commission Quality

IEEE

Institute of electrical and electronics engineers

IGBT

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor

IoT

Internet of Things

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

LWDC

Lost Workdays Cases

MEMS

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

MOSFET

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

MCU

Microcontroller Unit

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OHSAS

Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001)

PFCs

Perfluorinated Compounds

PFOA

Perfluorooctanic Acid

R&D

Research and Development

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

WSC

World Semiconductor Council