Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. today announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2010. First quarter results continued to demonstrate solid growth in revenues and profitability for Freescale,” said Rich Beyer, chairman and CEO.

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Expanding its 32-bit portfolio based on Power Architecture technology, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the MPC5125 processor, a highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) device. The MPC5125 processor features dual Ethernet, dual universal serial bus (USB), four CAN interfaces and a graphical display controller capable of supporting display resolutions up to 720p/WXGA. The device starts at a suggested retail price of $10.95 at 10,000-unit quan...

Gaming applications that involve emotion detection allow the user to experience a more interactive and realistic gaming environment through empathy. This application can also be attached to a steering wheel for health and safety applications in the automotive market, so when a driver becomes impaired to drive, the braking and alarm systems signal.

TWR-MCF5225X-KIT Overview Outline of the MCF5225X 32-bit Connectivity MCU

Freescale Semiconductor today announced 90 nanometer thin film storage (TFS) flash memory technology for its next-generation microcontroller (MCU) platforms. The advanced technology is expected to be deployed in Freescale MCUs targeted for applications ranging from consumer electronics and household appliances to medical devices and smart metering systems.

As electronic content in cars continues to increase, energy management, safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) robustness have become critical requirements for in-vehicle networks. Freescale Semiconductor today announced its next generation of system basis chips (SBCs) to address these issues. The SBC devices integrate an energy management module to power microcontrollers (MCUs), transceiver interfaces to connect with in-vehicle networks ...

Emerson Network Power and Freescale Semiconductor today announced a collaborative effort to deploy Freescale multicore QorIQ processors on modular single-board computers (SBCs) based on the COM Express small form factor. The goal of the collaborative initiative is to deliver the power, performance, integration and broad feature sets associated with embedded processors to systems designers targeting the telecom, military, aerospace, medical and fa...

Manufacturers of security appliance equipment will soon have a highly scalable suite of turnkey solutions from Freescale Semiconductor, thanks to strong market acceptance from top ODMs, board manufacturers and independent software vendors.

Freescale Semiconductor is helping drive down the cost of next-generation eReaders with its i.MX508 applications processor, the first system-on-chip (SoC) to integrate advanced ARM Cortex™-A8 technology together with the newest hardware-based display controller from E Ink. Freescale’s highly integrated i.MX508 processor is designed to deliver the performance, energy efficiency and system cost savings necessary to help OEMs evolve and grow the...

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the latest in motion-sensing technology to enhance mobile consumer experiences. The MMA8450Q accelerometer is a highly accurate, power-efficient solution that extends battery life for smart mobile devices and captures precise movement via highly sensitive gesture and orientation detection capabilities.

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the latest in motion-sensing technology to enhance mobile consumer experiences. The MMA8450Q accelerometer is a highly accurate, power-efficient solution that extends battery life for smart mobile devices and captures precise movement via highly sensitive gesture and orientation detection capabilities.

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced its MSC8155 digital signal processor (DSP), a higher performance and cost-optimized version of the company’s flagship MSC8156 DSP based on the latest StarCore technology. The MSC8155 includes next-generation acceleration and interconnect technologies that boost overall chip performance and further enhance the capabilities of broadband wireless base station equipment.

A month after joining the Open Handset Alliance, Freescale has introduced a new evaluation kit that speeds and simplifies the development of compelling applications based on the Android platform and Freescale’s i.MX51 processor.

Freescale Semiconductor released today its CodeWarrior for Microcontrollers v10.0 Beta – a major new release of CodeWarrior Development Studio. It integrates development tools for the RS08, HCS08 and ColdFire architectures into a single product based on the Eclipse open development platform. Eclipse offers an excellent framework for building software development environments and is becoming a standard framework used by many embedded software ve...

Freescale Semiconductor supports the newly ratified IEEE 1149.7 industry standard and plans to apply the standard on its boundary scan debug and test support portions of its embedded systems development process. The IEEE 1149.7 standard aims to improve embedded design by reducing pin operation, which translates to lower costs and the ability to add more functions on a chip.

Highlighting energy efficiency, this demo shows a four-drive NAS solution based on the low-power, high-performance MPC8536 and uses four solid state drives (SSD). System performance is demonstrated through IOZone benchmarking doing read and write tests of the system.

Freescale Semiconductor’s StarCore SC3850 core technology used in the MSC8156 multicore digital signal processor (DSP), has garnered leading benchmark results from independent signal-processing technology analysis firm, Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI). Specifically, Freescale’s SC3850 1 GHz core registered the highest fixed-point BDTImark2000™ score of any DSP architecture tested by BDTI to date.

The i.MX233 applications processor is based on the ARM926EJ-S core and can run at speeds up to 454MHz. It is ideal for cost-sensitive consumer applications, including portable media players, portable navigation devices, HMI, home appliances, security panels, graphical remote controls, digital picture frames, eReaders, audio peripherals and accessories. www.freescale.com/imx

The DisplayPlus D241H is a 24-inch smart monitor coming soon from Acer that includes Freescale’s high-performance, feature-rich i.MX515 applications processor to enable widget applications and multimedia playback. The monitor also incorporates Freescale’s MC13892 power management IC and SGTL5000 audio codec.