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Type
  
Aktiengesellschaft

Revenue
  
168 CHF (2012)

Founded
  
1989

Parent organization
  
TDK

Website
  
www.micronas.com

Headquarters
  
Zürich, Switzerland

Number of employees
  
893 (end of 2012)

Subsidiaries
  
Micronas GmbH

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Industry
  
semiconductors, automotive electronics, industrial electronics

Key people
  
Matthias Bopp CEO, Günter Hoppe CFO

Products
  
sensors and embedded controllers

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The Micronas Group is a developer and manufacturer of semiconductor-based sensor and IC system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics. The Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG is headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland). Micronas is listed at the Swiss stock exchange (SIX Swiss Exchange).

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History

The company was founded in May 1989 in Switzerland as Crosstec Engineering AG. In July 1992 it took over Nokia’s subsidiary Micronas Oy, Finland. Since that date, the company operates as Micronas. In 1995, the Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG in Zurich was founded and four months later the company was listed at the Swiss stock exchange. In 1997, Micronas acquired ITT’s German subsidiary Intermetall, Freiburg.

In 2000, the Micronas Holding AG took over 15% of Analog Circuit Technologies (now innoCOMM Wireless), San Diego, California. This investment was sold in February 2001 with the acquisition of innoCOMM Wireless by National Semiconductor. In October of the same year Micronas acquired Infineon’s business division Image and Video, in April 2003 the Dutch design center of Microtune, in May 2004 LINX Electronics, and in December 2005 WISchip International.

In 2007 and 2008 a restructuring of the consumer segment took place. Some sections of the consumer electronics division were sold in 2009, the remainder was closed. In addition to its automotive division, Micronas founded the business division Industrial in 2010 and thus concentrates on both the automobile, as well as on the industrial market. In 2011 Micronas claimed to be profitable again after four years of losses.

Corporate structure and products

The Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG is headquartered in Zurich (Switzerland). Its subsidiary Micronas GmbH in Freiburg (Germany) is the operational business center and the production site. Furthermore, Micronas maintains a test and finishing center in Glenrothes (Scotland) and two other development sites in Munich (Germany) and Villach (Austria).

Micronas develops and manufactures semiconductor products for automotive and industrial applications. The product range comprises magnetic field sensors and current sensors based on the Hall effect, as well as gas sensors and embedded controllers: Hall switches, programmable linear Hall sensors, current sensors, embedded controllers for smart actuators, and CMOS gas sensors. Beside the active operational subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Scotland, and Japan, the Micronas Holding AG maintains representative offices worldwide in the United States, France, China, Italy, and Korea.

Investments

The Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG maintains several subsidiaries. These are operationally active:

  • Micronas GmbH, Freiburg (Germany), 100%
  • Micronas Semiconductor Development Villach GmbH, Villach (Austria), 100%
  • Micronas Ltd., Glenrothes (Scotland), 100%
  • Micronas K.K. Japan, Tokyo (Japan), 100%
  • New Technologies Micronas GmbH, Munich (Germany), 100%
  • Environmental certifications

  • In 2002, EMAS certification of Micronas GmbH
  • 2011, ISO 14001 recertification of Micronas GmbH
  • 2011, ISO 14001 certification of Micronas Ltd. in Scotland
  • AAA Certification of Micronas GmbH via ACE Risk Management Services
  • In December 2011, Micronas GmbH established a 2000 m2 photovoltaic system on its roofs.

    Automotive Certifications

  • ISO/TS 16949
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 14001
  • IEC 61340-5-1
  • References

    Micronas Wikipedia