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Exhibit 8.1


SUBSIDIARIES AND EQUITY INVESTMENTS OF THE COMPANY




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|                            |  |                                                                          |  | Percentage Ownership |    
|Legal Seat                  |  | Name                                                                     |  | (Direct or Indirect) |    
|                            |  |                                                                          |  |                      |    
|Australia  Sydney          |  | STMicroelectronics PTY Ltd                                               |  |                      | 100 | 
|Belgium  Zaventem          |  | STMicroelectronics Belgium N.V.                                          |  |                      | 100 | 
|Belgium  Zaventem          |  | Proton World International N.V.                                          |  |                      | 100 | 
|Brazil  Sao Paolo          |  | STMicroelectronics Ltda                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Brazil  Sao Paulo          |  | Incard do Brazil Ltda                                                    |  |                      | 50  | 
|Canada  Ottawa             |  | STMicroelectronics (Canada), Inc.                                        |  |                      | 100 | 
|China  Shenzhen            |  | Shenzhen STS Microelectronics Co. Ltd                                    |  |                      | 60  | 
|China  Shenzhen            |  | STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd                                    |  |                      | 100 | 
|China  Shenzhen            |  | STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Co. Ltd                      |  |                      | 100 | 
|China  Shenzhen            |  | STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd                                |  |                      | 100 | 
|China  Shanghai            |  | STMicroelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd                                    |  |                      | 100 | 
|China  Shanghai            |  | STMicroelectronics (Shanghai) R&D Co. Ltd                                |  |                      | 100 | 
|China  Shanghai            |  | Shanghai Blue Media Co. Ltd                                              |  |                      | 65  | 
|China  Shanghai            |  | STMicroelectronics (China) Investment Co. Ltd                            |  |                      | 100 | 
|China  Jiangsu(1)          |  | Hynix-ST Semiconductor Ltd                                               |  |                      | 33  | 
|China  Beijing             |  | STMicroelectronics (Beijing) R&D Co. Ltd                                 |  |                      | 100 | 
|Czech Republic  Prague     |  | STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o.                         |  |                      | 100 | 
|Finland  Lohja             |  | STMicroelectronics OY                                                    |  |                      | 100 | 
|France  Crolles            |  | STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS                                       |  |                      | 100 | 
|France  Montrouge          |  | STMicroelectronics S.A.                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|France  Rousset            |  | STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS                                         |  |                      | 100 | 
|France  Tours              |  | STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS                                           |  |                      | 100 | 
|France  Grenoble           |  | STMicroelectronics (Grenoble) SAS                                        |  |                      | 100 | 
|Germany  Grasbrunn         |  | STMicroelectronics GmbH                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Germany  Grasbrunn         |  | STMicroelectronics Design and Application GmbH                           |  |                      | 100 | 
|Holland  Amsterdam         |  | STMicroelectronics Finance B.V.                                          |  |                      | 100 | 
|Hong Kong  Hong Kong       |  | STMicroelectronics LTD                                                   |  |                      | 100 | 
|India  Noida               |  | STMicroelectronics Pvt Ltd                                               |  |                      | 100 | 
|Israel  Netanya            |  | STMicroelectronics Ltd                                                   |  |                      | 100 | 
|Italy  Catania             |  | CO.RI.M.ME.                                                              |  |                      | 100 | 
|Italy  Aosta               |  | DORA S.p.a.                                                              |  |                      | 100 | 
|Italy  Agrate Brianza      |  | ST Incard S.r.l.                                                         |  |                      | 100 | 
|Italy  Naples              |  | STMicroelectronics Services S.r.l.                                       |  |                      | 100 | 
|Italy  Agrate Brianza      |  | STMicroelectronics S.r.l.                                                |  |                      | 100 | 
|Italy  Caivano(1)          |  | INGAM Srl                                                                |  |                      | 20  | 
|Japan  Tokyo               |  | STMicroelectronics KK                                                    |  |                      | 100 | 
|Malaysia  Kuala Lumpur     |  | STMicroelectronics Marketing SDN BHD                                     |  |                      | 100 | 
|Malaysia  Muar             |  | STMicroelectronics SDN BHD                                               |  |                      | 100 | 
|Malta  Kirkop              |  | STMicroelectronics Ltd                                                   |  |                      | 100 | 
|Mexico  Guadalajara        |  | STMicroelectronics Marketing, S. de R.L. de C.V.                         |  |                      | 100 | 
|Mexico  Guadalajara        |  | STMicroelectronics Design and Applications, S. de R.L. de C.V.           |  |                      | 100 | 
|Morocco  Rabat             |  | Electronic Holding S.A.                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Morocco  Casablanca        |  | STMicroelectronics S.A.                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Singapore  Ang Mo Kio      |  | STMicroelectronics ASIA PACIFIC Pte Ltd                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Singapore  Ang Mo Kio      |  | STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd                                               |  |                      | 100 | 
|Spain  Madrid              |  | STMicroelectronics S.A.                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Sweden  Kista              |  | STMicroelectronics A.B.                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Switzerland  Geneva        |  | STMicroelectronics S.A.                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|Switzerland  Geneva        |  | INCARD SA                                                                |  |                      | 100 | 
|Switzerland  Geneva        |  | INCARD Sales and Marketing SA                                            |  |                      | 100 | 
|Turkey  Istanbul           |  | STMicroelectronics Elektronik Arastirma ve Gelistirme Anonim
    Sirketi |  |                      | 100 | 
|United Kingdom  Marlow     |  | STMicroelecrtonics Limited                                               |  |                      | 100 | 
|United Kingdom  Marlow     |  | STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited                      |  |                      | 100 | 
|United Kingdom  Bristol    |  | Inmos Limited                                                            |  |                      | 100 | 
|United Kingdom  Reading    |  | Synad Technologies Limited                                               |  |                      | 100 | 
|United States  Carrollton  |  | STMicroelectronics Inc.                                                  |  |                      | 100 | 
|United States  Wilmington  |  | STMicroelectronics (North America) Holding, Inc.                         |  |                      | 100 | 
|United States  Wilsonville |  | The Portland Group, Inc.                                                 |  |                      | 100 | 






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