Freescale to Demonstrate World's First Single-Package ZigBee-Compliant Solution; Ultra-Small Footprint, a Giant Leap for ZigBee Technology

TEMPE, Ariz.--May 17, 2005--Freescale Semiconductor further extends its product offerings for wireless monitoring and control applications by delivering a cost-effective system in a package (SiP) ZigBee(TM) solution.

Customers can take advantage of the SiP and integrated transceiver/receiver (Tx/Rx) switch to reduce board size and bill of materials. These comprehensive solutions support Freescale's simple MAC (SMAC), the IEEE(R) 802.15.4 MAC and the ZigBee protocol stack.

Freescale will be first in the world to demonstrate a ZigBee-compliant SiP solution at Wireless Connectivity World in London, May 24, 2005-25, 2005. The demonstration will showcase a mesh network of ZigBee-enabled home interior lights, security and emergency sensors.

"Freescale's new solutions reflect growing industry support for a standard ZigBee solution that optimizes the use of resources and reduces costs," said Jay Sparling, director of market development/emerging markets for Invensys.

"Extension of our ZigBee product will give OEMs an integrated solution that is cost effective, flexible to design with, and low power," said Brett Black, commercial wireless operations manager, Freescale. "We expect it to drastically accelerate the development of wireless applications in industries such as monitoring, automation and control applications for home, industrial and healthcare environments."

Extending the ZigBee Family

The MC1320X family includes three pin-compatible standalone 2.4 GHz RF transceivers with an integrated Tx/Rx switch on the silicon which provides a smaller board footprint. The MC1320X also provides customer flexibility by allowing the use of differential or single-ended antennas and easy integration of external LNAs and PAs for increased performance. The MC1320X devices are compatible with Freescale's processors such as HCS08, HC12, Coldfire(R) and Digital Signal Controllers.

The MC1321X family is designed to provide a high level of integration by combining the GT family HCS08 MCU and 2.4GHz transceiver into a single 64-pin QFN package. This reduces the number of external components by 47 percent compared to previous Freescale product generations. Three devices expected to be offered in this family -- the MC13211, MC13212 and MC13213 -- will vary by different memory configurations. Each planned device contains Freescale's low-voltage, low-power HCS08 core with features such as embedded FLASH, 10-bit analog-to-digital converter, and low-voltage and keyboard interrupts. Both the MC1320X and MC1321X families support proprietary point-to-point and simple star networking as well as ZigBee-compliant networking using the Figure 8 Wireless Z-stack. The devices in the MC1321X family are pin-compatible to allow customers to choose the devices that best fit their applications.

The MC1320X and MC1321X families are scheduled to sample in Q4 of 2005. Suggested resale pricing will start at $2.35 and $3.64 (10Ku), respectively.

For more information about Freescale's ZigBee solutions, visit www.freescale.com/zigbee. To experience the ZigBee SiP demonstration live, visit the Freescale booth at Sensors Expo, Chicago, June 6-8, 2005 and Freescale Technology Forum, Orlando, June 20-24.

About Invensys

Invensys Controls is a leading global provider of components, systems and services used in the appliance industry and in heating, air conditioning/cooling, refrigeration and safety products and building systems for the residential and commercial markets. Invensys Controls has more than 16,000 employees and 43 manufacturing locations worldwide, and operates as a business of Invensys plc, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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 one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion (US). www.freescale.com

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