AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) today announced that MontaVista Software, Inc. will be a global platinum sponsor of the 2007 Freescale Technology Forum (FTF).

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2006--Responding to the rapid growth of the embedded market in China, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is conducting an online training program designed to familiarize design engineers and electrical engineering students with the company's microcontroller (MCU) and digital signal controller (DSC) technologies and architectures.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 10, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B), a leading supplier of micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) based sensor devices, has shipped more than 300 million accelerometers - a major milestone in the company's long history of sensor innovation.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) will demonstrate a broad array of technology innovations and system-level solutions at electronica 2006 in Munich, Germany, Nov. 14-17. Freescale executives and technical experts will participate in several panels and presentations, including the CEO Roundtable. The company will have more than 20 hands-on demonstrations at its booth (Hall A6, Booth 107) highlighting microcontroller, analog, sensor and RF solutions.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2006--Less than ten years after introducing the industry's first RF power transistor housed entirely in plastic, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL)(NYSE:FSL.B) has shipped more than 30 million high-power Laterally-Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor (LDMOS) RF transistors in over-molded plastic packages.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) announced today the pricing terms for its previously announced tender offers and consent solicitations for any and all of its outstanding $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2011 and any and all of its outstanding $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due 2014 pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated October 23, 2006.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2006--In the mobile phone industry where time to market is critical, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has developed a programming method that significantly reduces time to first call when developing new phones. Based on direct customer feedback, the time to first call is reduced as much as 66%. Freescale's programming method uses single-command programming that reduces calibration steps and practically guarantees system compliance.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 06, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) announced today that, as of 5:00 p.m., prevailing eastern time, on November 3, 2006, it had received tenders and consents from holders of $349,829,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% senior notes due 2011, representing 99.951% of the outstanding 2011 notes, and from holders of $499,875,000 in aggregate principal amount of the its 7.125% senior notes due 2014, representing 99.975% of the outstanding 2014 notes.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2006--To help customers streamline their high-volume manufacturing processes, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has introduced programming services for its popular 8- and 6-pin MC9RS08KA (KA) family of 8-bit MCUs. Customers now have the flexibility of using Freescale's in-house MCU programming capabilities or the turnkey programming services of Source Electronics, a leading programming center for integrated circuits and other devices.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B), the leading supplier of automotive semiconductors, is commemorating its latest Supplier of the Year award from General Motors on Thursday, Nov. 9 at its Oak Hill headquarters in Austin. Freescale is the only semiconductor company to receive this prestigious GM recognition in two consecutive years during the 14-year history of the award program.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) today announced that Firestone Acquisition Corporation intends to offer an aggregate of $4.35 billion principal amount of senior notes, comprised of floating rate notes, fixed rate notes and PIK-election notes, and $1.6 billion of senior subordinated notes. The consummation of the notes offerings is subject to market and other conditions including, without limitation, the closing of the merger described below.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B), the leading supplier of semiconductors to the automotive industry, has shipped more than $1 billion in flash-based, 32-bit automotive microcontrollers (MCUs) built on Power Architecture(TM) technology. The company achieved this significant milestone in just seven years after launching its first Power Architecture MCU designed for the demanding quality, power and performance requirements of automotive applications.

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B), the leading supplier of automotive semiconductors, will be a featured participant at the annual MEMS Executive Congress to be held Nov. 5-7, 2006, at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz.

BANGALORE, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) will host its second annual technology conference in India at Hotel Grand Ashok, Bangalore on Nov. 14 and 15. The forum will bring together developers, analysts, customers and partners of Freescale for panel discussions, technical sessions and interactive demonstrations on embedded semiconductor technologies for the automotive, networking, consumer, industrial and mobile communications markets.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) today announced the global line-up for the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF), which has quickly become recognized as "the" developer event of the year for the embedded semiconductor industry.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2006--After delivering the world's first direct conversion tuner to the market, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) announces that it has shipped more than one million units of its digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) tuner.

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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 23, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B), announced today that it is commencing tender offers for its $350 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2011 and its $500 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (together, the "Notes"). In connection with the tender offers, Freescale is soliciting consents to proposed amendments that would, among other things, eliminate most of the restrictive covenants and certain of the events of default contained in the indenture governing the Notes. The tender offers will expire at 5:00 p.m., prevailing eastern time, on November 21, 2006, unless either or both tender offers are earlier terminated or extended (such date and time, the "Expiration Date"). In order to receive the consent payment, which is included in the total consideration, holders must tender their Notes and consent to the proposed amendments at or prior to 5:00 p.m., prevailing eastern time, on November 3, 2006, unless the time and date for either or both consents is extended (such date and time, the "Consent Date").

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2006.

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