Freescale Semiconductor
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | December 7, 2015 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | NXP Semiconductors |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Greg Lowe, CEO |
| Revenue | $4.186 billion (2013) |
| $531 million (2013) | |
| -$208 million (2013) | |
Number of employees | 16,800 (2013) |
| Website | freescale |
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. was an American semiconductor manufacturer. It was created by the divestiture of the Semiconductor Products Sector of Motorola in 2004. Freescale focused their integrated circuit products on the automotive, embedded and communications markets. It was bought by a private investor group in 2006, and subsequently merged with NXP Semiconductors in 2015.