Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is based in Austin, Texas. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is a subsidiary of Freescale Semiconductor Holdings V, Inc. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing a range of semiconductor products worldwide. It offers microcontroller solutions comprising microcontrollers and embedded microprocessors; networking and multimedia products, including communication processors, digital signal processors, networked multimedia devices, and application processors; and radio frequency, analog, and sensors products consisting of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, sensors, and radio frequency devices. The company’s products are used in automotive, industrial, consumer, wireless and wireline infrastructure, SOHO and home networking, mobile consumer, and computer peripheral application areas. Freescale Semiconductor sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and contract manufacturers through its direct sales force and distributors.