Melexis

Overview

Founded in Ypres in 1989 by Francoise Chombar and Rudi De Winter, Melexis designs and manufactures integrated circuits and sensor ICs used in automotive applications including position sensing, temperature measurement, current sensing, and motor control. Its chips are embedded in vehicles from virtually every major global automaker.

The company is listed on Euronext Brussels, making it one of the few Belgian technology companies to have achieved a public listing on the domestic exchange. With over 2,000 employees across multiple countries, Melexis operates global design centers and maintains production partnerships with semiconductor foundries.

Francoise Chombar served as CEO for many years and became one of the most prominent figures in Belgian tech, particularly in the historically male-dominated semiconductor industry. Melexis is a benchmark company for deep-tech longevity and scale built from Belgium.

Media & appearances

• De TijdYouTube2026-07-22
  Beursvoyeurs Zomer | Geert Smet (De Belegger): 'James Anderson zou de gevallen engel EVS oppikken'Asset-light Belgian chip model with a robotics finger, but too auto-exposed and not disruptive enough for Anderson's taste.
• De CFO PodcastYouTube2026-01-13
  "In China gaan we een stap verder: daar besteden we het testen van onze chips uit" - De CFO PodcastBel20-listed Belgian chip developer for automotive (90% of revenue), operating a fab-light model, diversifying into robotics and digital health and building a local supply chain in China.
• De CFO PodcastYouTube2025-04-07
  "In Retail gebeurt er elke dag wel iets" - De CFO Podcast met Sam Van Roosbroeck (JBC/Mayerline/CKS)Sam spent five years there as accounting manager earlier in his career.

Stated facts & numbers

• Automotive represents about 90% of Melexis' total revenue.De CFO Podcast 2026-01-130:04:42
• 25% of Melexis' R&D investment goes to non-automotive, which accounts for only 10% of revenue.De CFO Podcast 2026-01-130:08:52
• Melexis aims to bring at least three projects per year to China.De CFO Podcast 2026-01-130:13:35
• Melexis reviews customer forecasts roughly every six weeks and monitors KPIs mainly on a quarterly basis.De CFO Podcast 2026-01-130:21:48
• Melexis built a very large inventory this year despite a revenue decline, to be ready when the market recovers.De CFO Podcast 2026-01-130:19:12
• Sam Van Roosbroeck has been at JBC/Claes Retail Group for 12 years, the last 5 as group CFO, after ~5 years at Melexis and ~5 years at TriFinance.De CFO Podcast 2025-04-070:03:03