Harris Corporation Announces Strategic Alliance with Freescale Semiconductor for...

Harris Corporation Announces Strategic Alliance with Freescale Semiconductor for New Range of TV Transmitters

Freescale LDMOS Technology Allows Harris to Manufacture its Most
Compact and Power-Efficient UHF Transmitters
AUSTIN, Texas & CINCINNATI--(Business Wire)--
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, announced that it will integrate
technology from Freescale Semiconductor, a global leader in the design
and manufacture of embedded semiconductors, into its new TV
transmitters for terrestrial broadcasters. Using Freescale's laterally
diffused MOS (LDMOS) UHF technology will enable Harris to produce its
most compact and power-efficient UHF transmitters.

Freescale's latest LDMOS solutions provide unprecedented UHF power
levels for analog and digital TV broadcasting, while enabling
system-level power reductions that can potentially save broadcasters
thousands of dollars in operating costs. The advanced design is
engineered to provide a dramatic increase in device power, allowing
Harris to design, build and deliver its most compact and efficient TV
transmitters to date.

"Freescale Semiconductor's LDMOS technology allows us to take
advantage of off-the-shelf technology that ultimately helps us improve
efficiency and provides an exceptionally compact solution. This drives
down long-term cost of ownership, and creates a new value proposition
for Harris that will be passed along to our customers," said Tim
Thorsteinson, president of Harris Broadcast Communications. "Our
strategic efforts with Freescale have resulted in a change in our
approach to the manufacturing process, producing a far more efficient
range of TV transmitters that allows us to stay competitive in the
marketplace, while retaining the superior quality that is a hallmark
of Harris TV transmitters."

Harris and Freescale engineers have collaborated on the
development process for months, testing the interoperability of the
two platforms and revising the products as needed to reach a common
goal.

"Freescale and Harris have been working closely to align
strategies by communicating through all stages of production in order
to achieve the best combination of power, efficiency and gain in the
broadcast industry," said Gavin P. Woods, vice president and general
manager of Freescale's RF Division. "With Freescale's LDMOS products
playing an integral role in its latest transmitters, Harris is able to
deliver dramatic savings in both energy and transmission costs to its
customers."

The advanced Freescale LDMOS solutions allow fewer "gain stages"
to be used than in previous designs, reducing the physical space
required while improving reliability. The improved efficiency and
power density of the design is passed on to the Harris transmitter
platform, allowing Harris to produce a transmitter footprint of less
than half of the previous size. This efficient, space-saving design
ultimately passes savings to the customer related to long-term cost of
ownership, improved transmitter cooling and reduced electricity costs.

Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and
services that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the
entire media delivery chain. The Harris ONE(TM) solution brings
together highly integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal
for emerging media business models and for customers upgrading media
operations to digital and high-definition services.

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/rfbroadcast

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in more
than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company
has annual revenue of more than $5.3 billion and 16,000 employees --
including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated
to developing best-in-class assured communications(R) products,
systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at www.harris.com.

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Freescale Semiconductor
Americas:
Dale Weisman, 512-895-2795
dale.weisman@freescale.com
or
Lois Paul & Partners
Allie McCormick, 512-638-5327
allie_mccormick@lpp.com
or
Asia-Pacific:
Gloria Shiu, (85-22) 666-8237
gloria.shiu@freescale.com
or
Europe, Middle East and Africa:
Laurent Massicot, (33-16) 935-7712
laurent.massicot@freescale.com
or
India:
Sanjeeth Boloor, (91-80) 4149-4685
sanjeeth.boloor@freescale.com
or
Japan:
Masako Tanikawa, (81-3) 5437-9128
masako.tanikawa@freescale.com
or
for Harris:
Pipeline Communications
Robin Hoffman, +1-973-746-6970
robinhoffman@pipecomm.com

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