IBM Microelectronics

Type: Business Segment
On the web: http://www-306.ibm.com/chips

Big Blue is big in chips, too. Through its microelectronics arm, International Business Machines (IBM) is one of the world's top makers of semiconductors. IBM has been a major player in the chip world for decades; it pioneered such key technologies as DRAM cells and the use of germanium in specialized chips. It is a top maker of application-specific integrated circuits and static RAM memory chips, and a major supplier of chips for communications applications, including wireless phones and networking equipment. IBM Microelectronics also offers extensive contract manufacturing, or foundry, services, through which it manufactures chips for other companies.

Officers:
SVP; Group Executive, Systems and Technology Group: Robert W. (Bob) Moffat Jr.
Chief Technologist, Systems and Technology Group: Bernard Meyerson
Director Media Relations, Systems and Technology Group: Tim Breuer

Competitors:
Intel
STMicroelectronics
Texas Instruments