Single chip integrates an ARM® processor, software defined modem and RF transceiver; supports the growing number of digital protocols

Freescale Semiconductor will host Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) Americas – one of the premier training events for the embedded design community – on June 20-23, 2011, at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort in San Antonio, Texas. Registration is now open.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the Make It Challenge design contest, which is set to take place at the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) June 20-23 in San Antonio, Texas. The contest will challenge attendees to develop and submit a unique sensor robotic or system design based on Freescale’s latest sensor development kit in the form of a walking robot or the Freescale Tower System.

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. today announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2011.

High efficiency and wide instantaneous bandwidth allow network operators to reduce operating and capital expenditures and improve network flexibility

Freescale Semiconductor has entered into a strategic alliance with Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. to collaborate on insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology and products for hybrid electric and electric vehicles (HEV and EV). Working with Fuji Electric, Freescale will add high-power IGBT products to its existing portfolio of solutions for electronic powertrain applications, market those products to its automotive customers and define and prod...

After completing the assessment of its Sendai, Japan wafer fabrication facility following the recent earthquake, Freescale Semiconductor today announced that it will not reopen the seriously damaged facility.

Freescale Semiconductor and Cactus Semiconductor, a medical application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) company, have agreed to collaborate to provide customized analog mixed-signal and system-on-chip (SOC) solutions to the medical market. The companies have more than 30 years of combined experience in the medical device market and are focused on providing new generations of smaller, lighter, inexpensive and more efficient medical products tha...

Award recognizes Freescale’s outstanding customer support during a difficult year for the semiconductor industry supply chain.

Cost-effective tool combines low-power MCU with integrated debugger and development and run-time software bundle for rapid development

Learn how to get started, right out of the box, with this informative K-40 demo video.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced it is providing advanced microcontroller (MCU) technology to Chery Automobile, one of China’s largest automotive manufacturers, for the engine control unit (ECU) in future Chery vehicle models. Chery selected Freescale’s Qorivva 32-bit MPC563x MCU family for its high performance, reliability and scalability.

Freescale Semiconductor today introduced the MM912J637 intelligent battery sensor (IBS), which accurately measures the voltage, current and temperature of lead-acid batteries and calculates the battery state, all while operating in harsh automotive conditions.

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. today appointed J. Daniel McCranie to its board of directors. Mr. McCranie fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Kevin Burns, a partner at TPG Capital.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the addition of Power Architecture microcontrollers (MCUs) to its expansive industrial MCU portfolio. With this offering, Freescale is extending its experience and success with Power Architecture technology in the demanding automotive and networking infrastructure markets to a range of industrial applications.

This clip is from the NASCAR press conference announcing Freescale Semiconductor and McLaren Electronics as First Official Partners For Fuel Injection Program. Lou Lutostanski, Freescale's Vice President of Sales & Marketing Americas, offers details around Freescale's rich legacy in solutions for automotive electronics.

The security of automotive electronics systems is an escalating topic of concern for automotive OEMs, owners and the insurance industry. Electronic control of automotive systems is steadily increasing, with large amounts of data streaming through body control modules (BCM)/gateways. Freescale Semiconductor is helping significantly reduce the security risks for that data with new additions to its MPC56xx family of Qorivva 32-bit microcontrollers (...

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the newest addition to its growing Kinetis 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) line – the Kinetis K50 family. This new family, targeted for medical and industrial applications, further expands the industry’s most extensive and scalable portfolio built on the ARM® Cortex™-M4 core.

The Distributed System Interface (DSI) Consortium has finalized and released the DSI3 version 1.0 technical specifications.

Freescale has worked with systems designer Aewin and network connectivity provider Atheros to develop a unified threat management (UTM) design allowing networking equipment companies to source $100 (USD) original design manufacturer (ODM) solutions for the small/medium business (SMB) and branch office markets.