Motorola Honors Technology Leaders at Powered by Motorola Awards

Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector recognized technology leaders Universal Electronics, Spectra-Physics, Scientific-Atlanta, Philips, and Motorola Paging at the annual Powered by Motorola Awards in Austin, Texas. The companies were honored for their innovative product designs utilizing Motorola's microcontroller and digital processing technologies. The Powered by Motorola initiative, launched to highlight key Motorola customers and the unique role Motorola's components play in their products, incorporates joint public relations, trade show/merchandising, and advertising opportunities across various industries.

Key Takeaways:

• Motorola honored five technology leaders - Universal Electronics, Spectra-Physics, Scientific-Atlanta, Philips, and Motorola Paging - for innovative product designs based on Motorola's microcontroller and digital processing technologies.
• The 1994 Powered by Motorola honorees included Universal Electronics for its ONE FOR ALL VCR PRO 4 using the Motorola 68HC05 microcontroller, Spectra-Physics for its Magellan scanner/scale using the Motorola 68331 microcontroller, Scientific-Atlanta for its Model 8600x set-top terminal using the Motorola 68HC11 microcontroller, Philips for its Compact Disc Interactive Player using the Motorola MCD251 Full-Motion Video Decoder, and Motorola Paging for its Bravo Encore! pager using the Motorola 68HC05 microcontroller.
• The Powered by Motorola awards culminated the year's participation and honored the customers who used Motorola technology in 1994, with over $6.9 billion in worldwide sales that year.
• Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector is the largest U.S.-based broad-line supplier of semiconductors, with a balanced portfolio of over 50,000 devices.
• Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communication, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems and services, with sales of $22.2 billion in 1994.

Statistics:

• Motorola currently has a balanced portfolio of over 50,000 devices.
• Motorolas Semiconductor Products Sector had $6.9 billion in worldwide sales in 1994.
• Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communication, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems and services, with sales of $22.2 billion in 1994.

Sources:

• Motorola (NYSE:MOT), March 21, 1995
• Business Wire
• EE Times, 1994
• Electronic Engineering Times, 1994
• DISCOVER, 1994
• Philips Consumer Electronics Co., 1994
• Scientific-Atlanta, 1994
• Spectra-Physics, 1994
• Universal Electronics, 1994
• Motorola Paging, 1994