The microelectronics industry in Switzerland

Companies that develop and manufacture semiconductors in Switzerland

Silicon vendors that operate VLSI design facilities in Switzerland

Fabless vendors of proprietary ICs

Vendors of proprietary integrated sensors, actuators, or microsystems

Companies that specialize in optoelectronics

Companies that specialize in photovoltaics

external page Tokyo Electron Solar (formerly Oerlikon Solar), Trübbach

Companies that specialize in organic electronics

external page Combivap, Buchs SG

Vendors of semiconductor assemblies and providers of assembly services

Design and/or test houses that offer their services on the open market

Companies that develop and market virtual components

external page Wipro-NewLogic, Lustenau (in nearby Austria)

Companies that incorporate custom-designed semiconductor devices into their products

In addition, there exist many more electronics companies that do develop HDL models before configuring field-programmable ICs or outsourcing the remainder of the VLSI design process to a design house. Though most of these companies offer positions for front-end designers too, we must refrain from listing them here as we want this directory kept focussed on microelectronics.

Companies that produce equipment and/or materials for the microelectronics industry

Companies that develop EDA software for the microelectronics industry

external page Synopsys (TCAD, formerly Integrated Systems Engineering), Zürich

Industrial research centers with substantial activities in microelectronics

external page IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon

Start-up companies in microelectronics

Links to related sites

This company directory is to the best of our knowledge as per today. Each company is listed only once even if its portfolio of products and services would justify several entries. Holdings, sales offices, resellers, universities, engineering schools, and non-industrial research centers are not included. Suggestions and corrections welcome.