AUSTIN, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 25, 2006—
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL)(NYSE:FSL.B) is
kicking off a coast-to-coast, 15-city seminar series in mid-May aimed
at developers who want to accelerate time to market for embedded
applications based on PowerQUICC(TM) communications processors
containing a PowerPC(R) core.
The free seminar series will provide embedded developers with
in-depth information on one of Freescale's most popular communications
processors -- the MPC8349E PowerQUICC II Pro device. Developers will
learn how to leverage Freescale's scalable and versatile MPC8349E mITX
reference platform. Available in the compact mini-ITX form factor, the
reference platform is designed to help developers bring
next-generation SOHO and home networking, consumer electronics,
content management and industrial control products to market quickly
and at minimal cost.
Seminar attendees will see live demonstrations of the MPC8349E
mITX reference platform optimized for several high-growth markets:
-- Highly integrated, all-in-one networking equipment for
small-to-medium businesses
-- Home media servers with network attached storage (NAS)
capabilities
-- Location-free access home networking/storage equipment
-- Industrial control devices with Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
"Today's embedded system developers are engaged in a fiercely
competitive race against time," said Jeff Timbs, director of marketing
for Freescale's Digital Systems Division. "Freescale understands that
it's all about time-to-market in content management and delivery
platforms for embedded markets. We've designed our seminar series to
help developers rapidly transform Freescale's MPC8349E reference
platform into their next revenue-generating applications. This seminar
will showcase the ease of development, as well as the breadth of
solutions already available from our reference design partners."
The PowerQUICC II Pro seminars are available free of charge to
embedded system developers. The seminars are scheduled in the
following cities:
-- May 16: Irvine, Calif.
-- May 17: Austin, Texas
-- May 18: Los Angeles; Seattle
-- May 23: Chicago; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; Phoenix
-- May 24: Dallas; Washington, D.C.
-- May 25: Milwaukee
-- June 6: Boston; Raleigh, N.C..; San Jose, Calif.
-- June 8: Ottawa
For more details and to register for a seminar, visit
www.freescale.com/quiccseminars.
About the MPC8349E processor
The MPC8349E PowerQUICC II Pro processor integrates the enhanced
e300 PowerPC core and advanced features such as DDR memory, dual PCI,
Gigabit Ethernet and high-speed USB controllers. The MPC8349E supports
dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controllers, dual 32-bit/single 64-bit
PCI controllers, integrated security engines, USB 2.0 host and device
controllers, 4-channel DMA, DUART, serial peripherals, general purpose
I/O and system timers. The MPC8349E device's high level of integration
helps reduce system cost, improves performance and simplifies board
design.
MPC8349E mITX reference platform features
-- MPC8349E PowerQUICC II Pro processor, operating at 667 MHz
-- Available in the 170mm x 170mm mini-ITX form factor
-- Robust memory subsystem
-- Four-port USB 2.0 interface
-- 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, a 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch from
Vitesse
-- On-board 4-port PCI serial advanced technology attachment (SATA)
controller
-- 32-bit PCI slot, and a 32-bit MiniPCI slot
-- Two-port RS-232C interface
-- Power supply
-- SATA hard drive
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL)(NYSE:FSL.B) 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 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD). www.freescale.com
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