XEMICS is a fabless semiconductor company developing and delivering advanced products in the field of microelectronics. With our headquarters at the birthplace of ultra low-power technology, XEMICS has positioned itself as a world leader in the areas of low-voltage, mixed analog, digital and radio frequency integrated circuits.

XEMICS' markets are those for which low-power, high performance, product miniaturization and low-cost are key priorities for the viability of products.

Our goal is to provide our customers with long-term competitive advantages through our outstanding performance in the realization and the delivery of appropriate solutions. XEMICS' strong corporate culture perfectly reflects this mission statement.

As direct house accounts or through selected representatives we serve our worldwide customer base. As a 'One Stop Shop', XEMICS have secured privileged business relationships with some leading foundry partners for its supply of wafers using the most advanced processes. For product development, XEMICS has one of the largest non-captive R&D groups in Europe, and also an extensive internal intellectual property portfolio based on more than 30 years of activity in this field.

XEMICS is the reliable long-term business partner which will take you in the 21st century with successful products. This is the choice made by our customers, among which we are proud to count on Phonak, Vendome Luxury Group, Endress & Hauser, Schlumberger Industries, Trimble Navigation, Rockwell Automation, Cochlear, ABB Relays, Ascom Tateco, API Harowe, Mavic, Diehle and Swatch Group. Millions of circuits are sold annually for our worldwide customers.

XEMICS meets international standards for quality assurance and an ISO 9001 quality certification has been earned.

Our goal is to provide our customers with long-term competitive advantages through our outstanding performance in the realization of custom and standard circuits and system solutions.

XEMICS’ domains

• Ultra Low - Power Microcontrollers
• Portable Devices ICs
• Sensing Applications ICs
• Wireless RF Receivers/Transceivers
• Embedded Microcontrollers and DSP ICs

It is Xemics’ strength to combine its domains of expertise in order to develop unique and optimized solutions for our customers, as illustrated below.

Examples of domains in which customer solutions have been realized or are under development:

• Medical: hearing aids, implants, drug delivery devices, patient monitoring devices
• Utility metering: gas, electricity, heat, flow
• Consumer: computer peripherals, watches
• Industrial: explosion ignition, identification tags
• Automotive: Tyre pressure monitoring, ABS

Corporate Culture

What has made, and will continue to make, XEMICS successful is values

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Roland Heer, CEO of XEMICS says, "I am excited to be a part of XEMICS and building a company that uses superior technology to help its customers develop innovative products. I am particularly impressed by XEMICS commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. At a time when market demand is taking off, XEMICS seems to be uniquely positioned for a leading role in the low-power systems business."

XEMICS is a values-based, customer-driven organization focused on developing and delivering results.

XEMICS Values

Customers are the most important asset to any business.

We must consistently deliver quality results in order to succeed and compete in a global marketplace. To be successful, we must exhibit a caring and nurturing culture to all associates, while demonstrating, through example, a genuine concern about the long-term success of our customers and their business.

It is essential that we engage in the highest levels of professional integrity within our organization, and when performing our services and earning customer confidence. Our success will be ultimately achieved through dedicated teamwork, creativity and bold initiative in meeting the needs of our growing customer base

Dedicated Management

XEMICS customers have the benefit of our dedicated management and support staff - experienced professionals committed to delivering high quality services and support. With backgrounds in both multinational organisations as well as small businesses, our qualified staff keeps abreast of the almost daily developments in the semiconductor market. With our technical consultancy and support, and customer service - XEMICS SA provides our customers with a solid partnership in determining the best solutions for today and planning for future projects and new technology of tomorrow.

Major Milestones

1967 IC for the world's first electronic watch, developed at CEH SA
1984 Mixed photodiodes and processing unit on chip for a color detector IC
1984 CSEM SA is created in Neuch鈚el
1986 Chip set for the world's first programmable hearing aids
1986 Wafer probing activity is started to deliver industrial products to OEM customers
1987 Microcontroller IC for watch application with a power consumption of less than 1 microwatt
1992 Chip set for a watch pager
1994 3-axis sensor interface chip - shock detection - with 10 years autonomy
1995  Artificial retina on silicon for pointing device
1995 Single chip solution for the world's smallest VHF receiver
1996 CoolRISC™ ultra low power microcontroller core family having the world's best MIPS per Watt ratio
1996 The Board of CSEM decides to start discussion to create a new company to valorize know-how in microelectronics
1997 XEMICS SA is created in Neuch鈚el
1998 XEMICS contributes to the high speed cycling industry by introducing its 50 KHz radio frequency integrated circuit.
1999 XEMICS gains a capital increase of 16.1 m
2000 XEMICS opens its new sales office in Silicon Valley, USA

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Last Updated: March 14th, 2000