Freescale Press Releases

16 Nov 2009 - Freescale delivers cost-effective, 8-bit MCU optimized for industrial and automotive motor control

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:55 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas - Nov. 16, 2009 - Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its embedded motor control portfolio with the introduction of the S08MP16. This entry-level 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) family is designed to provide intelligent and cost-optimized solution for brushless DC (BLDC) motor control applications ranging from industrial drives to automotive fuel pumps.

09 Nov 2009 - Freescale mini USB interface IC enables a single connection for mobile device charging, audio and data

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:14:17 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas - Nov. 9, 2009 - Freescale Semiconductor is introducing a mini USB interface IC that helps mobile device designers and manufacturers create smaller, sleeker consumer products by enabling a single mini USB connector for external accessories including chargers, headsets, microphones and audio/data connections.

04 Nov 2009 - Freescale extends product family that pioneered the smartbook category to address additional embedded markets

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:13:16 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas - Nov. 4, 2009 - The Freescale i.MX51 product family that helped establish the fast-growing smartbook category has been expanded to include new processors designed to help customers differentiate and win in automotive, industrial and consumer markets.

22 Oct 2009 - Freescale Semiconductor Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:28:41 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas, October 22, 2009 -- Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. today announced financial results for the third quarter ended October 2, 2009.

20 Oct 2009 - E Ink and Freescale partner to develop integrated processors for the fast-growing eBook market

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:28:12 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Oct. 20, 2009 - The industry's top provider of processors for eBooks has joined forces with the leading supplier of eBook electronic paper displays to develop highly integrated embedded solutions that lower costs and foster innovation for eBook manufacturers and their customers.

13 Oct 2009 - Freescale Semiconductor schedules third quarter 2009 results conference call

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:26:54 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas - Oct. 13, 2009 - Freescale Semiconductor will announce its third quarter financial results in a press release at 3:00 p.m. CDT, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. The press release will be posted at www.freescale.com/investor.

12 Oct 2009 - Freescale expands intelligent touch sensing options for consumer and industrial applications

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:30:27 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas - Oct. 12, 2009 - Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its broad portfolio of touch sensing solutions with the addition of the MPR121 ultra-low-power capacitive sensor and a touch sensing software (TSS) suite compatible with more than 300 of its 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). With these new offerings, Freescale enables customers to choose the best fit for their interface designs across a broad spectrum of consumer and industrial applications.

06 Oct 2009 - Automotive safety-critical systems leap forward with next-generation microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics and Freescale

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:28:56 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas and GENEVA - Oct. 6, 2009 - Freescale Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), leading semiconductor suppliers to the automotive industry, have introduced a new dual-core microcontroller (MCU) family aimed at functional safety applications for car electronics. The 32-bit devices help engineers address the challenge of applying sophisticated safety concepts to comply with current and future safety standards. The dual-core MCU family also includes features that help engineers focus on application design and simplify the challenges of safety concept development and certification.

06 Oct 2009 - Freescale makes smart metering easier with advanced meter reference design built on optimized microcontroller technology

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:27:30 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (Metering Europe) - Oct. 6, 2009 - Smart metering is gaining momentum as the world's leading economies overhaul outdated power grids and build out a smart grid that will improve how power is deployed and conserved. To help advance innovation in the energy management industry, Freescale is introducing a turnkey metering reference design built upon an advanced microcontroller (MCU) customized for the electrical metering market at the Metering Europe Conference and Exhibition, Oct. 6-8 in Barcelona.

16 Sep 2009 - Freescale offers low-power option for networking applications with quad-core QorIQ P4040 device

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:03:32 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freescale Semiconductor is expanding the range of power and performance options available for its QorIQ family of multicore platforms with the introduction of the QorIQ P4040 processor.