RENESAS Semiconductor Company, Japan

RENESAS was established on April 1, 2003, through the merger of Hitachi's semiconductor division and Mitsubishi Electric's semiconductor division. RENESAS combines the advanced technology and rich experience of Hitachi and Mitsubishi in the semiconductor field, and is a global leading supplier of embedded semiconductors designed and manufactured for wireless networks, automotive, consumer, and industrial markets. Employees: 26000 people (from 43 companies in 20 countries around the world) Renesas Technology is one of the top ten semiconductor chip suppliers in the world, with the highest global market share in many fields such as mobile communications, automotive electronics, and PC/AV. Renesas Integrated Circuit Design (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Suzhou Branch (RDB-SU) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renesas Technology. Since its establishment in January 2004, it has more than 150 outstanding engineers and is responsible for a series of MCU design work in the fields of home appliances and automotive electronics. In April 2006, it began developing MCUs for the Chinese market.