Freescale Semiconductor and RIT Host Embedded Technology Conference

ROCHESTER, NY – September 19, The 2008 Freescale Rochester Technology Symposium (FRTS), scheduled for Wednesday, November 19 at the Rochester Institute of Technology's Kate Gleason College of Engineering, will bring together more than 200 customer design engineers, engineering professors and students, third-party tools partners, and executive managers for a one-day, multi-track training seminar on Freescale technologies and system design. The Symposium will kick off with an opening keynote from Kevin Kemp, Freescale's Director of External Research programs.

Following the keynote, the symposium will continue with hands-on labs and presentation-type sessions, as well as a trade show highlighting development tools, reference designs, customer products and student applications and projects. Featured technologies include: Freescale's next generation multi-core family (QorIQ™ communications platform); 8- to32-bit capable microcontrollers (Flexis™ series), integrated wireless connectivity, high performance solutions based on the ARM® core, pressure and E-field sensing technologies, and high-power RF. 

In addition to this look into Freescale's embedded technologies for 2009, a number of development tool giveaways, technical contests and door prizes [Legal Note: Only non-profit 503(c) charities and states (with authorizations from their voting communities) can hold raffles. We can only give door prizes. What's the difference? Raffles raise money. Since we are a for profit company, we raise money the old fashioned way – by selling product. Door prizes are given away for free.] for conference attendees are planned. 

Registration opens October 1 at www.freescale.com/FRTS .

About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The privately held company is based in Austin , Texas , and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2007 sales of $5.7 billion (USD). www.freescale.com .

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The Kate Gleason College of Engineering Dean's Alumni Speaker Series is part of our ongoing initiative to provide students with real world examples of engineering principles in practice. All presentations are open to students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

2008-2009 Kate Gleason College of Engineering Dean's Alumni Speaker Series

Xerox Auditorium  , 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 16

Thursday, December 11

Thursday January 15

Thursday, February 12 – David Alan Smith, Partner at Accenture ( Electrical Engineering '87)

Thursday, March 19

Thursday, April 16 – Dale Davis, Patent Attorney at General Electric ( Mechanical Engineering '96)

For more information regarding the Dean's Alumni Speaker Series or any alumni events at the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, please contact Jasmine Seavey, Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at 585.475.5045 or jasmine.seavey@rit.edu .

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