Tag archive: Freescale

Freescale is one of the biggest processor companies that we hardly ever talk about. I’m at the Freescale Technology Forum this week, but I really had no idea just how deeply the company penetrates the automotive and appliance markets. Freescale processors can be found in connected cars, connected appliances, e-readers, and non-Apple tablets (mostly in Asia). Looking at the demonstrations and connecting the dots, the firm is advocating a… Read More

Do we see a cheap tablet on the horizon? Of course—it’s 2010 now. Freescale Semiconductor announced it will unveil the designs on its new “smartbook” tablet computer at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week. The company says this new device will be priced at $199 and hopefully entice consumers with the notion of an affordable tablet. The Freescale tablet includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and also features a 3D desktop… Read More

Graphics developer Nvidia and chipmaker Freescale have both announced support for Google's open source Android platform, moves which may significantly expand the ecosystem of Android-powered devices and services in the future. Although Android development so far has focussed on mobile phones, the platform was always intended to scale to many types of Internet-enabled mobile devices. First up, Freescale has announced its has expanded… Read More

Last week brougt news of what may turn out to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts in the history of the technology industry: a private equity group led by The Blackstone Group has negotiated a deal to buy U.S. chipmaker Freescale for some $17.6 billion&mash;assuming Freescale can't line up a more lucrative offer in the next 50 days. Freescale spun off from Motorola in 2004, and is the world largest supplier of chips and… Read More