Freescale Opens Campus

NOIDA, India -- Freescale Semiconductor inaugurated its new 300,000-square-foot semiconductor design center in Noida as part of its ongoing expansion plans for India. Over the past two years the company has significantly increased hiring in India, acquired two new campuses and invested about $50 million in its India operations.

“India is a vital part of Freescale’s long-term growth strategy and we are committed to growing our operations here,” Freescale Chairman and CEO Michel Mayer told a crowd of local dignitaries and company employees at the opening ceremony. “The India design centers support all three of Freescale’s business groups, playing a key role in providing critical hardware and software expertise to next-generation wireless, networking, consumer, multimedia and automotive applications.”

Freescale’s Noida campus houses nearly 700 employees and focuses on System-on-Chip (SoC) integration and intellectual property (IP) design. Last year the company opened a new 100,000-square-foot software design center and sales office in Bangalore. This center employs more than 250 engineers focused on advanced technologies in the wireless and networking markets.

“Freescale has made a long-term commitment to India,” said Ganesh Guruswamy, country manager and director, Freescale Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd. “The new campus is testimony that India is a vital part of Freescale’s global growth plan. As the largest design center outside of the US, we will continue to drive innovation and support Freescale’s global R&D strategy.”

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