Freescale expands Analog Portfolio for Industrial Market

Freescale Semiconductor has announced a major expansion of its analog portfolio for the industrial market, building on its expertise in automotive analog solutions to bring more than 20 products featuring outstanding performance, reliability and functional safety to the growing global industrial automation market. 

Driven by the transition from mechanical technologies to electronic automation, the industrial space is experiencing growth across numerous product categories. According to industry analyst firm IHS, the market for analog semiconductors targeting industrial applications is expected to grow during the next several years, expanding from $6.8 billion in 2012 to $9.2 billion by 2017, and exceeding the growth rate for the analog market as a whole.

Freescale’s analog solutions bridge real-world physics with the connected intelligence of the virtual world. With safety and reliability expertise honed by our long history in the automotive market, together with Freescale’s complementary and broad portfolio of MCUs and sensors, Freescale’s industrial analog products enable comprehensive systems solutions designed to help our customers compete and win in the marketplace, said James Bates, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Freescale’s Analog and Sensors business.
 
With the addition of industrial analog solutions to its portfolio of microcontrollers (MCUs) and sensors for industrial applications, Freescale offers reliable and differentiated solutions to the fast-growing industrial market. This approach can help simplify systems design and accelerate time-to-market.