Company Pedigree
| Ascendant Companies | Descendent Companies | ||
| Company | Comments | Company | Comments |
| SGS Microelettronica | SGS was merged with Thomson in June of 1987 to create SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics | STMicroelectronics | Changed its name to STMicroelectronics in May of 1998 |
| Thomson Semiconducteurs | The non-military part of Thomson Semiconducteurs merged with SGS in June of 1987 to create SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics | ||
Company Overview
When Thomson and SGS merged. The French and Italian government each owned 50% of the new corporation. The new corporation was registered in the Netherlands.