Freescale opens design center in Noida

NEW DELHI: Freescale Semiconductor inaugurated its new 300,000-square-foot semiconductor design center in Noida as part of its ongoing expansion plans for India.

“India is a vital part of Freescale’s long-term growth strategy and we are committed to growing our operations here,” said Michel Mayer, chairman and CEO, Freescale during the inauguration. “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.”

The 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 centre employs more than 250 engineers focused on advanced technologies in the wireless and networking markets. The company plans to grow India headcount over the next three years.

Over the past two years the company has acquired two new campuses and invested about $50 million in its India operations.

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