MexEEdev Promotes Development of Mexico High Tech Industry; Freescale Looks to Developer Conference for Next Wave of Technical

Mexico's engineers and technologists are at the heart of
a burgeoning Mexican tech industry. To help foster their development,
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) will sponsor MexEEdev,
Mexico Electronics & Embedded Developers Forum, the premier
developer's conference slated for October in Guadalajara.
   "Mexico is shedding its international image as a source of solely
low-cost manufacturing. What we're seeing is very exciting," said
Francisco Ruiz, co-founder and general director of the conference.
"The capability to design embedded chips, develop the hardware and
software for the applications, and then actually manufacture
prototypes or finished product at one of the local EMS facilities for
global or domestic customers is very compelling."
   The term near-sourcing has been coined to describe this tight
development cycle that is seen as a critical component in accelerating
designs into the converging consumer and wireless networking markets.
   This newfound reputation as a global resource of engineering
services compelled regional leaders to create opportunities to foster
development of Mexico's tech industry. MexEEdev was created to provide
a forum for technologists, industry leaders and academicians to
address the demand for electronics design services in Mexico. The
forum will provide workshops and seminar sessions that are tailored to
meet the needs of the electronic engineer and software developer in
key technologies and markets that are forming the nucleus of regional
design.
   "The need for skilled engineers who can keep pace with the
advances in technology is critical for succeeding in today's
marketplace," said German Hernandez, Freescale country manager. "In
Mexico, we have found a globally competitive talent pool at all steps
of the development cycle, which will help keep Freescale at the
forefront of IC design."
   MexEEdev will take place Oct. 12 - 14 in Guadalajara, Jalisco. To
learn more, visit http://www.mexeedev.com.

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   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).
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