Strategic partners

Freescale

http://www.freescale.com/

Corporate Overview

Together with our customers, we make the world a smarter place

Look inside automobiles, media players, mobile phones, washers, dryers and networking infrastructures. You’ll discover Freescale intelligence and connectivity at work in things that you see and touch every day, in every part of the world.

Our rich history of embedded solutions goes back more than 50 years when we were a part of Motorola. Today, as an independent company, we operate in more than 20 countries. We are more than 20,000 employees strong.

Let our innovations power yours

We supply the "brains" for all kinds of automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless applications.

Our unparalleled portfolio of power management solutions, microprocessors, microcontrollers, sensors, radio frequency semiconductors, analog and mixed signal circuits and software technologies are embedded in products used around the world.

We’re driven by the challenges faced by our customers. And we push ahead to help them win. We’re relentless researchers, investing over $1 billion annually on R&D. Our intellectual property portfolio contains more than 6,200 patent families.

We deliver complete solutions

Our market-leading development tools, reference designs, professional services, world-class support and ecosystem of dedicated partners empower designers to build smarter, better connected products. Prestigious brands like BMW, Whirlpool, Datang, Dolby, Logitech, Electrolux, Toshiba, Motorola and Pioneer are among our 10,000 customers. We’ve shipped more than 18 billion devices for all kinds of products.

Markets

Automotive We are the global leader on the automotive semiconductor market. Our solutions are designed to improve comfort, safety and environmental footprint of the cars. Freescale products are embedded in every 1 car on 2 sold around the world.

Consumer Electronics Our technologies are improving the power consumption of consumer equipments and help make entertainment, home and computing devices smarter, more autonomous, reliable and connected.

Industrial We deliver connectivity and power management solutions for industrial automation, networking, security motor control as well as POS devices. We shipped 11 microcontrollers every second in 2008.

Telecom infrastructure market Freescale is the global leader in communication processors & RF devices for telecom infrastructure market. Our solutions are designed to deploy communication more reliable networks, offering more bandwidth and security. 70% of mobile calls and emails are transitioning at some point through a Freescale product.

Facts

• Headquarters: Austin, Texas
• Chairman of the Board and CEO: Rich Beyer
• Public or private: Private as of Dec. 1, 2006
• Worldwide employees: more than 20,000 in more than 20 countries
• Revenue: $5.2 billion USD (2008)
• Patent families: 6,200
• R&D investment: over $1 billion annually
• Customers: More than 10,000 including 100 of the world’s top OEMs

www.freescale.com