Wireless Industry Leader Joins Freescale; Dr. Sandeep Chennakeshu to Lead Wireless and Mobile Solutions Group

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) named
Dr. Sandeep Chennakeshu senior vice president and general manager of
its Wireless and Mobile Solutions Group. Chennakeshu was recently head
of Ericsson Mobile Platforms and will join Freescale on June 1.
   Sandeep Chennakeshu holds 71 patents in a career than spans more
than 20 years in the wireless and mobile radio industry. During that
time, he has driven technology advancements in wireless and mobile
radio and developed products used by major mobile companies worldwide.
   "Sandeep is one of the most respected executives in the wireless
industry today and I am proud that he chose to join Freescale," said
Michel Mayer, chairman and CEO. "His expertise will accelerate our
momentum in becoming a global leader in wireless and mobile
communications."
   Chennakeshu replaces Dr. Franz Fink, who led Freescale's wireless
unit to profitability over the past three years. Fink will help manage
the transition and then will take on new responsibilities in the
company.
   Prior to leading Ericsson Mobile Platforms, Chennakeshu served as
chief technology officer of Sony Ericsson and president of Sony
Ericsson USA and chief technology officer of Ericsson Mobile
Terminals. He joined Ericsson in 1994 from General Electric (GE)
Corporate Research and Development where he headed a research team. He
holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Bangalore University, a
master of science in electrical engineering from the University of
Saskatchewan, and a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from
Southern Methodist University. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in
industrial management from the India Institute of Science.
   He, his wife and two children have relocated from Malmo, Sweden
and now reside in Austin, Texas.

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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. 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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