Founded in 1984, AIMEL specializes in the design, production and sales of a series of high-performance semiconductor devices, including logic devices, non-volatile memory, mixed signal IC and radio frequency IC. It is also one of the few manufacturers that can integrate high-density storage, logic and simulation functions on a chip. The company uses the most advanced chip technology to manufacture chips, including BiCMOS, CMOS and emerging SiGe technology. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company has a number of manufacturing plants in the United States and Europe, including the world-class 8-inch, 0.25-micron chip manufacturing plant in France. The company has many offices around the world. In addition, the company's products are sold all over the world through authorized sales representatives and distributors all over the world.