Siemens VDO Automotive Selects Motorola's mobileGT(TM) Platform For Future Navigation Systems

MPC5200's Small Package Combines 760 MIPS and Generous I/O at Under One Watt

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Product Sector (SPS) today announced that Siemens VDO Automotive AG will use Motorola's MPC5200 embedded processor in its next-generation navigation systems.

Siemens VDO Automotive, a major global automotive supplier, made this choice in response to its customers' and overall market demands for higher performance and more value-based telematics systems.

Motorola's MPC5200 is helping enable the transition with a combination of a small package, low-power, 760 MIPS and a wide range of peripherals such as Controller Area Network (CAN), Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), and Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM support. This combination will help Siemens VDO Automotive greatly reduce the number of extra components and simplify the system design and integration of new services and future multimedia applications.

"The MPC5200 is the first controller with the right amount of MIPS for advanced navigation applications," said Uwe Schumacher, program manager at Siemens VDO Automotive. "Its flexibility and high-performance interfaces allow us to continue providing best-in-class navigation systems while reducing time to market."

MPC5200 Extends Motorola's Telematics Market Share

The rapid pace of change in driver information systems is putting pressure on designers of telematics communications units (TCUs), driver information systems and hands-free phone modules to bring compelling features to market faster.

Industry analyst firm, Telematics Research Group (TRG), projects that 80 to 85 million cars on the road worldwide in 2010 will contain telematics systems, and Motorola leads the market by far. This technology leadership, coupled with the product innovation of the MPC5200, gives Siemens' designers a jumpstart on system design.

Motorola's mobileGT Platform

Based on the MPC5200, the mobileGT(TM) platform is now in its second generation. As a well-refined hardware and software architecture for automotive applications, it is a logical choice for developers of telematics. The mobileGT Alliance consists of key vendors in the telematics industry that deliver integrated operating system and application support for the mobileGT platform. The mobileGT platform helps manufacturers take a common development approach while providing product differentiation through tailored applications and system integration.

This ready-to-go combination of hardware and software technologies allows Siemens VDO Automotive to leverage existing best-in-class technologies to rapidly develop applications based on the stable and mature mobileGT development platform.

  The MPC5200 offers the following features:

  - High performance of 760 MIPS at 400 MHz with Floating Point Unit (FPU)

  - Low power consumption (less than one watt)

  - Generous I/O, including Ethernet, USB, CAN, J1850, PCI, ATA, I2S, I2C,
    SPI and multiple UARTs

  - An integrated DDR memory controller that accelerates data access with an
    effective memory bus speed of 266 MHz

  - An integrated BestComm DMA controller that offloads the PowerPC(R)
    processor core from I/O intensive data transfers

  - Minus 40 to 85 degrees Celsius extended temperature qualification

  - Long-term availability due to automotive market applicability

  Industry-wide Support

To help customers streamline time-to-market, Motorola supports the MPC5200 with a choice of comprehensive development platforms. The cost-effective Lite5200 Evaluation Board (EVB) Kit is ideal for customers wanting to quickly develop their own hardware solutions with the MPC5200. This kit includes evaluation-version Board Support Packages (BSPs) for Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY(R) and QNX(R) Neutrino(R) Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS). Support for MontaVista(R) Linux(R) software, OSE Systems GmbH(R) and Wind River(R) VxWorks(R) platforms is scheduled to become available in the coming weeks. A 30-day license of Metrowerks(R) CodeWarrior(TM) Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and two emulation probes are included.

The comprehensive Total5200 Development Platform is well suited for rapid prototyping. This system offers robust I/O expansion, an integrated LCD with touch screen and a full Bluetooth(R) wireless technology audio subsystem. Also available on the Total 5200 Development Platform are the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) RTOS and IBM(R) WebSphere(R) support for the Java(R) programming language, as well as Clarity CVC(R), Fonix(R) Embedded Speech, IBM Embedded ViaVoice(R) and Wavemakers(R) ClearStream(R) speech recognition solutions.

Pricing and Availability

The Lite5200 EVB Kit and Total5200 Development Platform are available today and suggested resale prices start at $995 and $5,000 (USD), respectively.

For additional information about the MPC5200 please visit e-www.motorola.com/files/abstract/overview/SPSMPC5200.htm

About Siemens VDO Automotive

Siemens VDO Automotive is one of the world's leading suppliers of electronics, electrics and mechatronics to the automotive industry. As development partner of the automotive industry, the company manufactures products for powertrain, engine control electronics and fuel injection technology, which improve engine performance and reduce emissions. Information and car communication systems with instrumentation, audio and navigation terminals, telematics and multimedia applications right through to complete cockpits provide increased ride comfort and ease of operation. Siemens VDO products for chassis and car body such as airbag, ABS or access control systems contribute to greater safety and security. A separate Trading division markets products for retrofitting in cars and commercial vehicles, with the main focus on fleet management and audio and navigation systems. In the 2002 business year (30.9.), Siemens VDO Automotive generated sales of EUR 8.5 billion.

About Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector

As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector creates DigitalDNA(TM) system-on-chip solutions for a connected world. Our strong focus on wireless communications and networking enables customers to develop smarter, simpler, safer and synchronized products for the person, work team, home and automobile. Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were $5.0 billion (USD) in 2002. For more information please visit www.motorola.com/semiconductors.

About Motorola

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