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