Freescale Semiconductor is a leading global semiconductor company with global headquarters in Austin, Texas. Freescale specializes in embedded processing solutions. Freescale offers technologies for the automotive, networking, industrial and consumer electronics markets, including microprocessors, microcontrollers, sensors, analog integrated circuits and connectivity. Some of Freescale's key applications and end markets include automotive safety, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, next-generation wireless infrastructures, smart energy management, portable medical devices, consumer appliances and smart mobile devices. With multiple design, R&D, manufacturing, and sales organizations around the world, Gregg Lowe is president and CEO of the company, which, under the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol (NYSE): FSL, invested $755 million in R&D in 2013, or 18 percent of full-year net sales.
In February 2015, Freescale and NXP entered into a merger agreement with an overall combined market capitalization of $40 billion. The merger will be fully completed in the second half of 2015. Upon completion of the transaction, Freescale shareholders will receive a return of $6.25 + 0.3521 NXP shares / per share, representing 32% of the combined company's equity. At the same time, Freescale's market capitalization will reach $11.8 billion, and the overall market capitalization of the combined entity will reach $16.7 billion including debt.
Basic introduction Company name : Freescale Foreign name : Freescale Headquarters location : Austin, Texas, USA Business scope : Semiconductors Nature of the company : NYSE:FSL Annual turnover : $ 4.19 billion (2013) Number of employees : 17,000 Patents : More than 6,000 patents Product lines Distributors in China, Major products, Sets of areas, Manufacturing plants, Americas and Europe. Manufacturers, Americas and Europe, History, Current Status, University Programs, Distributors in China Freescale's distributors in China are: Arrow, Av, WT Microelectronics, Weikeng, CEAC, Comtech, and Fortune. Fortune.) Value-added service providers include ZLG and Lierda. Catalog retailers include Digi-Key, element 14, and Mouser Electronics. Main Products Product Range 8-bit microcontrollers (microcontrollers), 16-bit microcontrollers (microcontrollers), 32-bit microcontrollers (microcontrollers) for ARM Cortex-M architecture - Kiis series, i.MX series processors with ARM Cortex-A architecture, Power Architecture, i.MX series processors, and i.MX series processors with ARM Cortex-A architecture. series processors, Power Architecture/PowerQUICC, high-performance network processors, high-performance multimedia processors, high-performance industrial control processors, analog and mixed-signal, ASICs, CodeWarrior development tools, digital signal processors and controllers, power management, RF power amplifiers, high-performance linear power amplifiers GPAs, audio/video home appliances, and more. Power Amplifier GPA, Audio/Video Home Appliance RF Multimedia Processor, Sensors. Kiis ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers Kiis [k?'is] is a Freescale 32-bit microcontroller/single-chip based on the ARM?Cortex?-M0+ and M4 cores. Kiis includes several families of MCUs that are hardware and software compatible with each other, integrating a wide range of features and functionality. Kiis includes several families of MCUs that are hardware and software compatible and integrate a rich set of functions and features for outstanding low-power performance and scalability. Kiis K-Series/MK (Cortex-M4) Kiis L-Series/MKL (low power Cortex-M0+) Kiis E-Series/MKE (5V Cortex-M0+) Kiis EA-Series/MKEA (automotive grade) Kiis W-Series/MKW (wireless interconnect, Cortex-M4/M0+) Kiis M-Series/MKM (energy metering, energy management, energy management) Series/MKM (energy metering, Cortex-M0+ products) Kiis V Series/MKV (motor control products) Kiis Mini/Mini Package i.MX ARM Cortex-A/ARM9/ARM11 Microprocessors The i.MX suite of processors are ARM-based single-chip, single-channel processors. The i.MX processor suite is a single/multi-core solution based on ARM? for automotive electronics, industrial controls, mid-range and high-end consumer electronics, eBooks, ePOS, medical devices, multimedia and displays, and network communication suites, featuring scalability, high performance, and low power consumption. i.MX6: Cortex-A9 core, i.MX 6 Quad, i.MX 6 Dual, i.MX 6 DualLite, i.MX 6 Solo, i.MX 6 SoloLite i.MX53x: Cortex-A8 core i.MX28x: ARM9 core, Dual CAN, Ethernet L2 switching, IEEE i.MX25x: ARM9?core Qorivva 32-bit Microcontrollers Qorivva MCUs based on Power Architecture technology utilize a powerful, high-performance automotive core architecture to build a broad family of products that meet a wide range of automotive application needs. Qorivva MPC57xx Qorivva MPC56xx Qorivva MPC55xx MobileGT(51xx/52xx) 5xx controllers Sensors Freescale Semiconductor has been in the sensing business for more than 30 years, and has pioneered the new era of sensing technology with its Xtrinsic products. The Xtrinsic products ushered in a new era of sensing technology. This newest brand of sensors is designed to combine intelligent integration, logic and customizable software into a platform that offers a smarter, more unique set of applications. Freescale's Xtrinsic branded sensors showcase integrated algorithms or platforms that integrate multiple sensors and processors for high levels of situational awareness and decision making. Xtrinsic sensing solutions are available across the automotive, consumer, medical and industrial markets. Analog Electronics and Power Management Freescale offers analog mixed-signal and power management solutions that include monolithic integrated circuits using proven mass-production SMARTMOS?mixed-signal technology, as well as system-in-package devices that utilize power supplies, SMARTMOS?and MCU chips. Freescale products help extend battery life, reduce size, minimize component count, simplify design, lower system cost and power advanced systems. We have a broad portfolio of power management, highly integrated I/O, analog connectivity, backlighting, networking, distributed control and power products for use in a wide range of today's automotive, consumer electronics and industrial products. RF Freescale's extensive RF product portfolio is focused on wireless infrastructure, wireless personal area networks, general purpose amplifiers, broadcast, consumer electronics, medical, smart energy, military and industrial markets. We are at the forefront of RF technology and continue to be a leader in developing high-quality, high-reliability products with extreme performance utilizing the latest technologies. Applications Freescale products are used in a wide range of applications including: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Internet of Things (IoT), Software Defined Networks (SDN), automotive electronics, data connectivity, consumer electronics, industrial, medical/healthcare, motor control, networking, smart energy and more. Manufacturing Three wafer factories : Austin, TX (two) Chandler, AZ (two) Two assembly and test facilities Two factories At the same time, the company is also developing a new product line of products to meet the needs of the global market. strong> : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tianjin, China Americas and Europe Austin, Texas (two) Guadalajara, Mexico Campinas, Brazil Lake Zurich, Illinois Phoenix, Arizona . R&D and support centers: Europe, Middle East and Africa Bucharest, Romania East Kilbride, Scotland Herzliya, Israel Munich, Germany Toulouse, France History Freescale was formed in 2004 from the former semiconductor division of Motorola. Motorola announced the divestiture of its semiconductor division in October 2003, and Freescale went public in July of the following year. Status Freescale has branches in several cities in China, with sales offices in hotspots, and as of the end of 2013, *** opened sales offices in 16 cities. Freescale has design centers in Suzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chengdu and Beijing. And has a larger scale factory in Tianjin, mainly engaged in packaging and testing, etc.. We mainly provide *** products for automotive, network, wireless communication, industrial control and consumer electronics industries. Through embedded processors and ancillary products, Freescale provides customers with complex and diverse semiconductor and software integration solutions, which Freescale calls "platform-level products". Freescale has 10,000 end customers worldwide, including more than 100 leading original equipment manufacturers served by the company's own sales force, as well as other end customers served through a network of thousands of resellers. Freescale employs 17,000 people in more than 20 countries around the world, and in 2004, Motorola Semiconductor became Freescale Semiconductor. University Program As the world's premier embedded electronics solutions provider, Freescale Semiconductor since 1994 has been with the domestic universities in the technical training of research cooperation, automotive and standard electronic products division has been in Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shenzhen University, the University of Electronic Science and Technology, and Tongji University, the development of embedded processors in the use of the research center (referred to as MAC), since 2000 and gradually in the Beihang, the University of Technology, the University of China, and the University of Hong Kong, and the University of Hong Kong. Since 2000, Freescale has gradually set up Teaching Laboratory Centers (MTC) in Beihang, Zhejiang University, etc. Each year, more than 10,000 students receive professional training and gain practical experience through learning Freescale's advanced products and development tools. Freescale also co-sponsors the Freescale Cup Intelligent Vehicle Competition for college students. Freescale Semiconductor is the co-organizer of the competition, which has been highly evaluated by the relevant leaders of the Ministry of Education, Freescale, and teachers and students of various universities, and has developed into a national college students' intelligent automobile competition with the participation of nearly 300 colleges and universities in 30 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions of the country, and has been approved by the Ministry of Education to be included in the National Teaching Quality and Teaching Reform Project Funding Project of the Science and Technology and Humanities Competition since 2008.