**Exhibit 8.1****Subsidiaries and Equity Investments of the Company**     The following list includes our principal subsidiaries and equity investments and thepercentage of ownership we held as of December 31, 2008:         Percentage ownershipLegal Seat Name (direct or indirect) Australia — Sydney STMicroelectronics PTY Ltd 100Belgium — Leuven NF Belgium NV* 80Belgium — Zaventem STMicroelectronics Belgium N.V. * 80Belgium — Zaventem Proton World International N.V. 100Brazil — Sao Paolo STMicroelectronics Ltda 100Brazil — Sao Paulo Incard do Brazil Ltda 50Canada — Ottawa STMicroelectronics (Canada), Inc. 100Canada — Thorn hill Genesis Microchip (Canada) Co. 100China — Shenzhen Shenzhen STS Microelectronics Co. Ltd 60China — Shenzhen STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd 100China — Shenzhen STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Co.  Ltd 100China — Shenzhen STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. Ltd 100China — Shanghai STMicroelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd 100China — Shanghai STMicroelectronics (Shanghai) R&D Co. Ltd 100China — Shanghai Shanghai Blue Media Co. Ltd 65China — Shanghai STMicroelectronics (China) Investment Co. Ltd 100China — Shanghai Shanghai NF Wireless Trading Co. Ltd* 80China — Shanghai Shanghai NF Wireless Technology Co. Ltd* 80China — Beijing STMicroelectronics (Beijing) R&D Co. Ltd 100China — Beijing Beijing T3G Technology Co. Ltd* 80Czech Republic — Prague STMicroelectronics Design and Application s.r.o. 100Czech Republic — Prague STN Wireless Sro* 80Finland — Lohja STMicroelectronics OY* 80Finland — Helsinki STMicroelectronics R&D OY* 80France — Crolles STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS 100France — Montrouge STMicroelectronics S.A. 100France — Paris ST-NXP Wireless France SAS* 80France — Rousset STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS 100France — Tours STMicroelectronics (Tours) SAS 100France — Grenoble STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS 100France — Grenoble STMicroelectronics Wireless SAS* 80Germany — Grasbrunn STMicroelectronics GmbH 100Germany — Grasbrunn STMicroelectronics Design and Application GmbH 100Germany — Grasbrunn NXP Falcon Germany GmbH* 80Holland — Amsterdam STMicroelectronics Finance B.V. 100Holland — Luchtaven ST Wireless (holding) NV* 80Holland — Eindhoven NXP Wireless Holding 1 BV* 80Holland — Eindhoven NXP Wireless Holding 2 BV* 80Hong Kong — Hong Kong STMicroelectronics LTD 100India — Noida STMicroelectronics Pvt Ltd 100India — Noida STMicroelectronics (Wireless) Private Limited* 80India — New Delhi STMicroelectronics Marketing Pvt Ltd 100India — Bangalore Genesis Microchip (India) Pvt Ltd 100India — Bangalore NF Wireless India Pvt Ltd* 80Ireland — Dublin NXP Falcon Ireland Ltd* 80Israel — Netanya STMicroelectronics Ltd 100Italy — Catania CO.RI.M.ME. 100Italy — Aosta DORA S.p.a. 100
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         Percentage ownershipLegal Seat Name (direct or indirect) Italy — Agrate Brianza ST Incard S.r.l. 100Italy — Naples STMicroelectronics Services S.r.l. 100Italy — Agrate Brianza STMicroelectronics S.r.l. 100Italy — Agrate Brianza ST Wireless Italy Srl* 80Japan — Tokyo STMicroelectronics KK 100Japan — Tokyo NF Wireless Japan KK* 80Japan — Tokyo Genesis Japan KK 100Korea — Seoul ST-NXP Wireless Korea Ltd* 80Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur STMicroelectronics Marketing SDN BHD 100Malaysia — Muar STMicroelectronics SDN BHD 100Malaysia — Muar STMicroelectronics (Wireless) SDN.BHD* 80Malta — Kirkop STMicroelectronics Ltd 100Mexico —  Guadalajara STMicroelectronics Marketing, S. de R.L. de C.V. 100Mexico —  Guadalajara STMicroelectronics Design and Applications, S. de R.L. de C.V. 100Morocco — Rabat Electronic Holding S.A. 100Morocco — Casablanca STMicroelectronics S.A. 100Morocco — Rabat STMicroelectronics Wireless Maroc SAS* 80Philippines — Calamba NF Philippines, Inc. * 80Singapore — Ang Mo Kio STMicroelectronics ASIA PACIFIC Pte Ltd 100Singapore — Ang Mo Kio STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd 100Singapore — Ang Mo Kio ST Wireless Asia Pac Pte Ltd* 80Singapore — Singapore NF Singapore Pte Ltd * 80Spain — Madrid STMicroelectronics S.A. 100Sweden — Kista STMicroelectronics A.B. 100Sweden — Stockholm ST Wireless AB* 80Switzerland — Geneva STMicroelectronics S.A. 100Switzerland — Geneva INCARD SA 100Switzerland — Geneva INCARD Sales and Marketing SA 100Switzerland — Geneva ST Wireless SA* 80Switzerland — Zurich ST-NXP Wireless (Holding) AG* 80Taiwan — Taipei NF Taiwan Ltd* 80Turkey — Istanbul STMicroelectronics Elektronik Arastirma ve Gelistirme Anonim Sirketi* 80United Kingdom — Marlow STMicroelectronics Limited 100United Kingdom — Marlow STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited 100United Kingdom — Bristol Inmos Limited 100United Kingdom — Bristol STMicroelectronics Wireless Ltd* 80United Kingdom — Reading Synad Technologies Limited 100United Kingdom — Southampton NF UK, Ltd * 80United States — Carrollton STMicroelectronics Inc. 100United States — Carrollton ST-NXP Wireless Inc. * 80United States — Carrollton Genesis Microchip Inc, A Delaware Corporation 100United States — Carrollton Genesis Microchip (Del) Inc. 100United States — Carrollton Genesis Microchip LLC 100United States — Carrollton Genesis Microchip Limited Partnership 100United States — Carrollton Sage Inc. 100United States — Carrollton Faroudja Inc. 100United States — Carrollton Faroudja Laboratories Inc. 100United States — Wilmington STMicroelectronics (North America) Holding, Inc. 100United States — Wilsonville The Portland Group, Inc. 100
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         Percentage ownershipLegal Seat Name (direct or indirect) EQUITY INVESTMENTS    Italy — Caivano INGAM Srl 20The Netherlands — Rotterdam Numonyx Holding BV 48.6South Korea — Yongin-si ATLab Inc. 8.1Singapore — The Curie Veredus Laboratories Pte Ltd 41.2 * These entities are related to the joint venture with NXP, and as of February 1, 2009, they havebeen transferred to ST-Ericsson, in which we own 50%.
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