(FILES) Picture taken 28 September 2005 shows the logo of French-Italian semi-conductor maker STMicroelectronics at the Paris headquarters. Franco-Italian electronic components manufacturer STMicroelectronics ended its third quarter of 2024, it said on Ocotber 31, 2024, with profits cut by a third (-67.8 percent) to 351 million dollars, after lowering its annual targets in the previous quarter. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)