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Exhibit 8.1


SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY




|                        |  |                                                                |  |            |     | 
|----------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------- | --- | 
|                        |  |                                                                |  | Percentage |    
|                        |  |                                                                |  | Ownership  |    
|                        |  |                                                                |  | (Direct or |    
|Legal Seat              |  | Name                                                           |  | 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 | 
|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  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  Palaiseau      |  | Waferscale Integration Sarl                                    |  |            | 100 | 
|Germany  Grasbrunn     |  | STMicroelectronics GmbH                                        |  |            | 100 | 
|Germany  Grasbrunn     |  | STMicroelectronics Design and Application GmbH                 |  |            | 100 | 
|Hong Kong  Hong Kong   |  | STMicroelectronics LTD                                         |  |            | 100 | 
|India  Noida           |  | STMicroelectronics Pvt Ltd                                     |  |            | 100 | 
|Israel  Netanya        |  | STMicroelectronics Ltd                                         |  |            | 100 | 
|Italy  Vimercate       |  | Accent S.r.l.                                                  |  |            | 51  | 
|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 | 
|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 | 

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|                            |  |                                                     |  |            |     | 
|--------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------- | --- | 
|                            |  |                                                     |  | Percentage |    
|                            |  |                                                     |  | Ownership  |    
|                            |  |                                                     |  | (Direct or |    
|Legal Seat                  |  | Name                                                |  | Indirect)  |    
|                            |  |                                                     |  |            |    
|Switzerland  Geneva        |  | INCARD Sales and Marketing SA                       |  |            | 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  Dover       |  | Proton World Americas Inc                           |  |            | 100 | 
|United States  Wilmington  |  | STMicroelectronics (North America) Holding, Inc.    |  |            | 100 | 
|United States  Wilsonville |  | The Portland Group, Inc.                            |  |            | 100 | 

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