Freescale Plans Inaugural Technology Forum for June 2005; Four-Day Event to Showcase Enabling Technologies for Networking, Automotive and Wireless Markets

AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 1, 20046, 2004--Mark your calendars now for Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.'s inaugural Freescale Technology Forum, June 20-23, 2005 in Orlando, Florida. This world-class event combines elements of prior Freescale events such as the Smart Networks Developer Forum and our Embedded Connectivity Summit, offering the depth of technical education and hands-on training that have become the hallmark of Freescale's developer conferences.

The Freescale Technology Forum will provide engineers, architects, developers, analysts and members of the media with an excellent choice of technical content and strategic guidance. Content will span the entire Freescale portfolio of products and solutions in the networking, automotive and wireless markets.

Attendees will also have access to demonstrations and technical training from original design manufacturers (ODMs), independent design houses (IDHs) as well as leading hardware, software and tool providers representing Freescale's Design and Tools Alliance Programs.

 
    Program highlights include:

    --  More than 200 hours of product and technology presentations
        and hands-on workshops

    --  An interactive technology lab consisting of 28,000 square feet
        of live demonstrations from more than 60 companies

    --  Keynote presentations from Freescale executives and alliance
        partners

    --  Interactive networking events

    --  Round-table discussions

    --  Panel sessions

Attending the Freescale Technology Forum is critical for embedded developers, engineers and architects looking to gain a strategic edge in providing solutions for their customers. Press and analysts will find it an invaluable way to stay current with industry news and trends. Freescale plans to extend the forum to Europe, Japan and Asia markets later in 2005.

Visit www.freescale.com/FTF for the latest information regarding these unique opportunities to network, connect and explore.

About Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R) is the third largest independent semiconductor company based in the United States. www.freescale.com