Motorola Ranks Number One in Communications Processor Market

With Over 70% Market Share, Motorola's PowerQUICC Communications Processors Dominate the Industry

NEW ORLEANS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SMART NETWORKS DEVELOPER FORUM -- It's official. Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) remains the undisputed market share leader in communications processors. With well over 100 million units shipped to date, Motorola's communications processor portfolio is credited with over 350 customers and greater than 5000 design wins -- with its popular PowerQUICC(TM) family of processors leading the charge.

According to a report released in May 2002 by Gartner Dataquest*, Motorola ranks number one with 74.7% market share in communications processor ICs.

Motorola created the communication processor market over a decade ago in 1989 with introduction of the MC68302 -- the industry's first multi-protocol microprocessor. At a time when the Internet was in its infancy, Motorola -- together with its innovative customers and alliance members -- pioneered the processing and intelligence behind the systems that make global communications and productivity a reality today.

Designed to be versatile, Motorola's communications processors have found their place in a wide variety of applications. The company's PowerQUICC family of processors provides the communications intelligence for a large proportion of DSL modems, SOHO routers, remote access servers, DSLAMs, central office switching equipment, wireless infrastructure base stations, enterprise routers and media gateways that are on the market today. Chances are, if you're connected to a network, Motorola's PowerQUICC processors are routing and switching your data.

"From the design of our original 68302, we've maintained a philosophy of delivering a proven architecture with unsurpassed integration," stated David Perkins, vice president and general manager of Motorola's Networking and Computing Systems Group. "Building on that philosophy, we've continued to develop new communications processor innovations and products -- introducing our versatile PowerQUICC family in 1996, and our powerful PowerQUICC II(TM) family in 1998. Motorola continues to make significant investments in all of its PowerQUICC product lines, and with the announcement of our new PowerQUICC III(TM) family today, we're continuing our dedication to this market and providing a strong upgrade path to our extensive customer base."

About Motorola's Smart Networks Platform

Motorola's family of communications, host, network and security processors are part of the Motorola Smart Networks Platform. The Smart Networks Platform provides a single solution for developing networking applications from SOHO to access to edge to core. It's the combination of sophisticated hardware, standard networking software and critical alliances that together can help to decrease development time from years to a matter of months. Additional information can be found at http://www.motorola.com/smartnetworks

About Motorola's Smart Networks Developer Forum

Focusing on education and collaboration, Motorola's Smart Networks Developer Forum is a premier event for developers in the networking industry. SNDF features technical education sessions from Motorola and members of the Smart Networks Alliance, including topics such as programming and hardware design with Motorola's state-of-the-art microprocessors; hardware and software development including reference designs, interactive tutorials, case studies; and perspectives on future direction and strategies. Additional information can be found at: http://www.motorola.com/sndf

About Motorola

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, faster and synchronized products for the person, work team, home and automobile. Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were $4.9 billion (USD) in 2001. http://www.motorola.com/semiconductors.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2001 were $30 billion. http://www.motorola.com