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Motorola Semiconductor was a division of Motorola, Inc., a renowned telecommunications and electronics company founded in 1928. The semiconductor division was established in 1947 and became a major player in the industry. As the world’s No. 1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector creates DigitalDNA(TM) system-on-chip solutions for a connected world. Motorola’s strong focus on communications and networking enables customers to develop smarter, simpler, safer and synchronized products for the person, work team, home and automobile.

Motorola Processors On August 4, 1999 Motorola, Inc.’s Semiconductor Components Group, manufacturing Motorola’s discrete, standard analog and standard logic devices was spun off, recapitalized and established as an independent company named ON Semiconductor; the portfolio covers analog ICs for power supplies, logic for advanced digital computing and communications systems, and a large discrete semiconductor.

On October 16, 2004, Motorola announced that it would spin off its Semiconductor Products microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs), analog integrated circuits, memory devices, power management solutions) into a separate company called Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.. The new company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16 of the following year. Freescale continued to build on the legacy and expertise of Motorola Semiconductor, offering innovative semiconductor solutions to global customers. Today, Freescale Semiconductor is part of NXP Semiconductors, following the acquisition of Freescale by NXP in 2015.

On February 11, 2010, Motorola announced its separation into two independent. The official split occurred at around 12:00 pm EST on January 4, 2011. The two new companies are called Motorola Mobility (owned by Lenovo; cell phone and cable television equipment company) and Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI; Government and Enterprise Business). Motorola Solutions is generally considered to be the direct successor to Motorola, Inc., as the reorganization was structured with Motorola Mobility being spun off. Motorola Solutions, Inc. is a data communications and telecommunications equipment provider.