improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message micronas semiconductor holding ag type aktiengesellschaft industry semiconductors automotive electronics industrial electronics founded 1989 headquarters zurich switzerland key people matthias bopp ceo g nter hoppe cfo products sensors and embedded controllers revenue 168 chf 2012 1 number of employees 893 end of 2012 website www.micronas.com the micronas group is a developer and manufacturer of semiconductor based sensor and ic system solutions for automotive and industrial electronics . the micronas semiconductor holding ag is headquartered in zurich switzerland . micronas is listed at the swiss stock exchange six swiss exchange . contents 1 history 2 corporate structure and products 3 investments 4 quality and environmental management 4.1 environmental certifications 4.2 automotive certifications 5 references 6 external links history edit micronas operational headquarters in freiburg germany the company was founded in may 1989 in switzerland as crosstec engineering ag . in july 1992 it took over nokia s subsidiary micronas oy finland . since that date the company operates as micronas . in 1995 the micronas semiconductor holding ag in zurich was founded and four months later the company was listed at the swiss stock exchange . in 1997 micronas acquired itt s german subsidiary intermetall freiburg . in 2000 the micronas holding ag took over 15 % of analog circuit technologies now innocomm wireless san diego california . this investment was sold in february 2001 with the acquisition of innocomm wireless by national semiconductor . in october of the same year micronas acquired infineon s business division image and video in april 2003 the dutch design center of microtune in may 2004 linx electronics and in december 2005 wischip international . in 2007 and 2008 a restructuring of the consumer segment took place . some sections of the consumer electronics division were sold in 2009 the remainder was closed . in addition to its automotive division micronas founded the business division industrial in 2010 and thus concentrates on both the automobile as well as on the industrial market . in 2011 micronas claimed to be profitable again after four years of losses . 2 corporate structure and products edit the micronas semiconductor holding ag is headquartered in zurich switzerland . its subsidiary micronas gmbh in freiburg germany is the operational business center and the production site . furthermore micronas maintains a test and finishing center in glenrothes scotland and two other development sites in munich germany and villach austria . 3 micronas develops and manufactures semiconductor products for automotive and industrial applications . the product range comprises magnetic field sensors and current sensors based on the hall effect as well as gas sensors and embedded controllers 4 hall switches programmable linear hall sensors current sensors embedded controllers for smart actuators and cmos gas sensors . beside the active operational subsidiaries in germany austria scotland and japan the micronas holding ag maintains representative offices worldwide in the united states france china italy and korea . investments edit the micronas semiconductor holding ag maintains several subsidiaries . these are operationally active 1 micronas gmbh freiburg germany 100 % micronas semiconductor development villach gmbh villach austria 100 % micronas ltd. glenrothes scotland 100 % micronas k.k. japan tokyo japan 100 % new technologies micronas gmbh munich germany 100 % quality and environmental management edit photovoltaic system on the roofs of micronas gmbh in freiburg environmental certifications edit in 2002 emas certification of micronas gmbh 2011 iso 14001 recertification of micronas gmbh 2011 iso 14001 certification of micronas ltd. in scotland aaa certification of micronas gmbh via ace risk management services in december 2011 micronas gmbh established a 2000 m2 photovoltaic system on its roofs . 5 automotive certifications edit iso ts 16949 iso 9001 iso 14001 iec 61340 5 1 references edit a b annual report 2012 pdf 1.7 mb pdf . retrieved 2013 02 26 . micronas corporate milestones . retrieved 2013 02 26 . official micronas website . retrieved 2013 03 04 . micronas products . retrieved 2013 03 04 . freiburg green city cluster news nov. 23 2011 . retrieved 2013 03 05 . 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