Motorola Semiconductor

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About MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTOR

Motorola entered the semiconductor business in the 1950s and became a major force in the industry.

• • 1950s–1960s: The company began producing discrete transistors and diodes for consumer, automotive, and industrial markets.
  • 1970s–mid-1980s – Semiconductor Components Group (SCG): Motorola organized its semiconductor operations under the Semiconductor Components Group, manufacturing memory chips, microprocessors, and linear ICs. Early milestones included the 6800 and 68000 microprocessor families.
  • Mid-1980s–2004 – Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS): SCG was restructured into the Semiconductor Products Sector, which focused on system-level solutions: microcontrollers, DSPs, networking chips, and wireless baseband processors. SPS grew into one of the world’s top semiconductor businesses in the 1990s.
  • 1999 – ON Semiconductor Spin-off: Motorola separated its discrete, standard analog, and standard logic device business to form ON Semiconductor, which began operating as an independent company in 2000. This left SPS to focus on advanced, system-oriented semiconductors.
  • 2004 – Freescale Semiconductor: Motorola completed the spin-off of SPS as Freescale Semiconductor, exiting the semiconductor business.
  • 2015 – NXP Acquisition: Freescale was acquired by NXP Semiconductors, creating one of the largest suppliers for automotive and embedded markets.