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Segments and Geographical Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Information | Detailed information by segment for the years 2012, 2011 and 2010 is presented in the following tables.
Segments |  | Revenue |  |  | Research and development |  |  | Operating income (loss) |  |  | Operating income (loss) as a % of revenue |  |  | Results relating to equity-accounted investees |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPMS |  |  | 3,282 |  |  |  | 539 |  |  |  | 527 |  |  |  | 16.1 |  |  |  | — |
SP |  |  | 832 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | — |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | 211 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (36 | ) |  |  | (17.1 | ) |  |  | — |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | (116 | ) |  |  | N.M. |  |  |  | (27 | )
|  |  | 4,358 |  |  |  | 628 |  |  |  | 412 |  |  |  | 9.5 |  |  |  | (27 | )
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPMS |  |  | 2,906 |  |  |  | 554 |  |  |  | 339 |  |  |  | 11.7 |  |  |  | — |
SP |  |  | 925 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 141 |  |  |  | 15.2 |  |  |  | — |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | 316 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (19.0 | ) |  |  | — |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | N.M. |  |  |  | (77 | )
|  |  | 4,194 |  |  |  | 635 |  |  |  | 357 |  |  |  | 8.5 |  |  |  | (77 | )
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPMS |  |  | 2,846 |  |  |  | 454 |  |  |  | 387 |  |  |  | 13.6 |  |  |  | — |
SP |  |  | 848 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | 10.7 |  |  |  | — |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | 525 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | (57 | ) |  |  | (10.9 | ) |  |  | — |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | 136 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | (117 | ) |  |  | N.M. |  |  |  | (86 | )
Divested Home activities |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (66.0 | ) |  |  | — |
|  |  | 4,402 |  |  |  | 568 |  |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 6.2 |  |  |  | (86 | )
(1) | Corporate and Other is not a segment under ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”.
Assets and Liabilities by Segment | Certain assets of the Company have been used jointly or managed at Corporate level. Arithmetical allocation of these assets to the various businesses is not deemed to be meaningful and as such total assets by segment has been omitted. Instead, inventories by segment are included.
Segments |  | Inventories |  |  | Long-lived assets 1) |  |  | Total liabilities excl. debt |  |  | Gross capital expenditures property, plant and equipment |  |  | Depreciation property, plant and equipment (2) |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPMS |  |  | 388 |  |  |  | 2,248 |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 12 |
SP |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | 706 |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 26 |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 1,041 |  |  |  | 666 |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | 163 |
Corporate and Other (3) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 317 |  |  |  | 595 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 46 |
|  |  | 715 |  |  |  | 4,312 |  |  |  | 1,663 |  |  |  | 251 |  |  |  | 247 |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPMS |  |  | 340 |  |  |  | 2,390 |  |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 13 |
SP |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 760 |  |  |  | 152 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 41 |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | 117 |  |  |  | 1,014 |  |  |  | 489 |  |  |  | 162 |  |  |  | 179 |
Corporate and Other (3) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 301 |  |  |  | 557 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 57 |
|  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 4,465 |  |  |  | 1,456 |  |  |  | 221 |  |  |  | 290 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPMS |  |  | 240 |  |  |  | 2,670 |  |  |  | 313 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 13 |
SP |  |  | 136 |  |  |  | 828 |  |  |  | 127 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 35 |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 1,055 |  |  |  | 748 |  |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 220 |
Corporate and Other (3) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 396 |  |  |  | 599 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 91 |
Divested Home activities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 513 |  |  |  | 4,949 |  |  |  | 1,787 |  |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | 359 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,867 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) | Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, goodwill and identified intangible fixed assets.
(2) | Excluding additional write down of property classified as held for sale (2010: $30 million).
(3) | Corporate and Other is not a segment under ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”.
Goodwill Assigned to Segments |
Goodwill assigned to segments |  | Cost at January 1, 2012 |  |  | Acquisitions |  |  | Divestments |  |  | Translation differences and other changes |  |  | Cost at December 31, 2012 |
HPMS |  |  | 1,785 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 1,821 |
SP |  |  | 305 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 311 |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | 316 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 321 |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 49 |
|  |  | 2,454 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 2,502 |
|  | Accumulated impairment at January 1, 2012 |  |  | Divestments |  |  | Impairment |  |  | Translation differences and other changes |  |  | Accumulated impairment at December 31, 2012 |
HPMS |  |  | (175 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (176 | )
SP |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Corporate and Other (1) |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (49 | )
|  |  | (223 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (225 | )
(1) | Corporate and Other is not a segment under ASC 280 “Segment Reporting”.
Geographical Segment Report | Geographical Information
Main countries |  | Total revenue |  |  | Property, plant and equipment |  |  | Gross capital expenditures property, plant and equipment |  |  | Depreciation property, plant and equipment |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China |  |  | 1,699 |  |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 31 |
Netherlands |  |  | 94 |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 43 |
Taiwan |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 23 |
United States |  |  | 303 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |
Singapore |  |  | 436 |  |  |  | 226 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 47 |
Germany |  |  | 447 |  |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 26 |
South Korea |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other countries |  |  | 1,029 |  |  |  | 357 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 74 |
|  |  | 4,358 |  |  |  | 1,070 |  |  |  | 251 |  |  |  | 247 |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China |  |  | 1,514 |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 32 |
Netherlands |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | 187 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 60 |
Taiwan |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 70 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 25 |
United States |  |  | 329 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |
Singapore |  |  | 383 |  |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 45 |
Germany |  |  | 508 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 41 |
South Korea |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other countries |  |  | 1,041 |  |  |  | 352 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 84 |
|  |  | 4,194 |  |  |  | 1,063 |  |  |  | 221 |  |  |  | 290 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China |  |  | 1,496 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 31 |
Netherlands |  |  | 126 |  |  |  | 232 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 98 |
Taiwan |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 25 |
United States |  |  | 337 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 6 |
Singapore |  |  | 480 |  |  |  | 210 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 53 |
Germany |  |  | 434 |  |  |  | 109 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 30 |
South Korea |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other countries |  |  | 1,212 |  |  |  | 386 |  |  |  | 99 |  |  |  | 116 |
|  |  | 4,402 |  |  |  | 1,164 |  |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | 359 |

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