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Small cell base stations packed onto a single chipset are set to help service providers dramatically increase capacity without a parallel increase in cost and power consumption. At Mobile World …

The biggest names in chip design are finding their way into the small cell market. Freescale Semiconductor (FSL) said today that its processors will power the newest small cell base …

Shares of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) continue to lose ground today, even though the Austin-based company beat Wall Street’s earnings forecast by a slight margin last week. One reason could …

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) today became the latest semiconductor company to announce a restructuring. The Austin-based chipmaker says it will create two new strategic product groups, one focusing on networking …

The unemployment rate in Central Texas slipped to 7.1% in October, down from 7.5% the month before. The news points to a significantly brighter jobs outlook in Austin than in …

Imagine checking your smartphone or PC at work to see how much energy your home heater or air conditioner is using while you’re out. Then imagine resetting your appliances remotely to save energy and money. That’s the goal envisioned by Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) in its partnership with a group of global companies that has formed the Energy@Home Consortium

Chip makers seem to be weighing in on the Wi-Fi vs 3G enabled discussion when it comes to tablets, with some starting to question whether consumers actually want another cellular-connected device to add to their monthly bills.

Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (FSL) announced a trio of new members to the company’s i.MX50 product family, placing a big bet on the thriving eReader device market while more powerful …

Microsoft’s business model for next generation Windows may be better suited to the mobile industry than Google’s strategy for Android, according to Glen Burchers, director of Freescale’s global consumer industrial segment marketing.

OP-ED: The Greater Austin area, stretching from Round Rock to San Marcos, is a small market when it comes to big companies headquartered here. You can count the number of …

Intel is considering buying Texas Instruments’ OMAP division according to a highly placed executive at another fabless semiconductor firm.

Austin-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18 a share. According to an initial public …

Microsoft has hit back at allegations from Intel that the four versions of Windows ARM would not run existing PC programs and would offer a poor experience to users.

Freescale Semiconductor used the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose this week to announce its Make It Challenge design contest, which asks engineers to build a robot or system design …

Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor Inc. announced a partnership with Japan’s Fuji Electric Systems Company Ltd. to create an insulated-gate bipolar transistor and other offerings for electric cars. Customer feedback will drive …

AUSTIN, Texas-Due to irreparable damages incurred from the recent 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, officials from Freescale Semiconductor confirmed the closing of its wafer fabrication plant in Sendai, Japan. …

AUSTIN, Texas-Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor (Freescale) and Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced this week that the catastrophic earthquake in Japan has disrupted manufacturing operations for both companies, which have facilities …