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Freescale expands in Bangalore
By ST Team
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Thursday, 17 August 2006, 19:30 IST
BANGALORE: Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its India operations with a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Bangalore to support Freescales research and development in software for wireless technologies.
Investment in this facility strengthens Freescales software platform solutions for mobile and consumer devices, said Sandeep Chennakeshu, senior vice president and general manager of Freescales wireless and mobile systems group. The new center will develop software for wireless technology and house a state-of-the art-laboratory for software validation.
The Bangalore center develops best-in-class embedded platform software solutions for cellular protocols, multimedia, security and connectivity. These platform solutions have support for multiple operating systems like Symbian, Linux and WinCE.
Our Bangalore center is an integral part of Freescales global design innovation for advanced wireless technologies, said Ganesh Guruswamy, country manager and director, Freescale Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd. We will continue to focus our investment in India to generate value for our customers and maintain our technology leadership.