Inventor Babak Tahari compares the opportunities of the Internet of Things — or Internet of Tomorrow, as he likes to call it — to the Industrial Revolution. As head of Freescale Semiconductor’s (FSL) sensor solutions unit, he leads researchers exploring ways to use sensors in automotive, medical, consumer and industrial applications. His team looks at how sensors work, or might fail. “Think of a (self-driving) car with radar — high-frequency
On Friday, equity research firm RBC Capital Markets reduced 2015 earnings estimates for chipmakers Intel (INTC) and SanDisk (SNDK). RBC also raised its estimates for Freescale Semiconductor (FSL). RBC reduced Intel’s estimates for Q4 earnings per share minus items to 65 cents from 67 cents, and cut the estimate for Q1 to 46 cents from 52 cents. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect Q4 EPS ex items of 66 cents, up 29% from the year-earlier
Freescale Semiconductor holds a comfortable lead in the communications processor market, but it’s being outpaced by rivals such as Cavium and Avago Technologies, research firm IDC reported Tuesday. Freescale (FSL) took in 37.7% of worldwide communications processor revenue in 2013, IDC said. The Austin, Texas-based company increased its revenue in the sector by 5.6% last year, but that increase lagged behind the overall market. Freescale makes