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SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-The board of directors of Motorola Inc. said it will distribute about 0.11 of a share of Freescale Semiconductor to Motorola shareholders tax free Dec. 2. The board described …

Four companies have come together to push a new technology called Video and Voice over Internet Protocol, which allows videoconference on demand. The companies include Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Radvision, Trinity …

Before the spinoff of its chip business, Motorola Inc. often came across as an octopus-a many-sided giant. With Freescale Semiconductor Inc. now a standalone company, the wireless vendor still weighs …

A tremor of restructuring is rippling through the infrastructure players, signaling a new approach to the market. Such moves, some of them imposed and others induced, are spawning a new …

With a view to focusing on its wireless business, Motorola Inc. said it plans to slash 1,000 jobs, or 1 percent of its staff, and absorb charges of about $50 …

Nokia Corp. today launched two new phones and acquired technology from a former Motorola Inc. subsidiary. Nokia announced the Nokia 9300 smart phone. The slim device opens to reveal a …

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said it has signed deals to supply chips to Siemens AG and Ningbo Bird Co Ltd., showing it can fend for itself after cutting the cord …

Fitch Ratings said it has upgraded Motorola from stable to positive, reflecting the company’s improvement in credit protection measures, balance sheet and cash flow. The debt ratings agency also said …

For all the play Voice over Internet Protocol snags in the wireless arena, a new and broader technology is lurking to gulp it up. Media over packet technology, as it …

Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s second-quarter 2004 earnings reflected strong year-over-year growth with the exception of a hefty net loss due to the spin-off of its semiconductor business. The company reported sales …

The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference last week. This time, however, it had an …

The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference this week. This time, however, it had an …

AUSTIN, TEXAS-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and parent company Motorola Inc. Friday announced the initial public offering of 121,621,622 shares of Freescale Semiconductor Class A common stock at a price of $13 …

While waiting to pry loose of Motorola Inc. later this year, Freescale Semiconductor Inc. will be walking the path of other companies like Agere Systems Inc. and Infineon Technologies Inc., …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has put its semiconductor business on track to become a separate, publicly owned company by announcing its chairman and chief executive officer. Michel Mayer is the new …

Other than worries among chipmakers over Cisco System Inc.’s quarterly earnings, the sector continues to purr with good news. However, some analysts caution against overheating with inventory overload. Chipmakers that …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it has raised up to $316 million from selling shares in chipmakers Broadcom Corp. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. Motorola will spin off its chip business, …

Freescale Semiconductor said it is collaborating with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s testing laboratories to determine the interference potential of the various Ultra-Wideband waveforms. The waveforms include the direct …

DALLAS-Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Inc., Freescale Semiconductor has made a series of chip announcements covering areas such as voice over Internet Protocol and system on a chip. …

With bigger net incomes and increasing orders, wireless vendors blossomed with more optimism and richer cash flows than a year ago, signaling what industry watchers see as better times ahead. …

Motorola Inc. announced its first-quarter results to market enthusiasm, generating its best stock momentum in three years.Its shares rose $3.11 to $19.33, representing a 20-percent leap. The vendor reported net …

If Motorola Inc.’s position as the No. 2 handset maker has remained tenuous during the past two years, the company just lost that same spot in another space in the …