MEDIA RELEASE PR36977
Freescale Semiconductor Appoints ATREG as Advisor for Two Operational Fab Sales
SEATTLE, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
ATREG, the semiconductor division of Colliers International, announced
their formal appointment as advisor to Freescale Semiconductor, in the sale
of two of Freescale's operational 150mm semiconductor manufacturing
facilities. The automotive qualified analog fab offerings are located in
Toulouse, France and Sendai, Japan, and include complete process tool lines
and wafer supply agreements.
The 51 acre Toulouse, France facility has an 85,000 square foot cleanroom
that manufactures discrete and power management devices using high voltage,
mixed signal technologies. The 22 acre Sendai, Japan facility produces Flash
memory embedded microcontrollers, analog/digital embedded microcontrollers,
pressure sensors and acceleration sensors in an 110,000 square foot
cleanroom. Production capacities range from 40,000 to 50,000 wafers per
month.
"ATREG will focus on finding an operational purchaser for the Freescale
opportunities," stated Doug Barrett, senior vice president and director of
ATREG. Barrett added, "A supply agreement with Freescale is included in both
offerings and creates a revenue producing opportunity for purchasers."
"ATREG was selected to fully canvass the global semiconductor market for
prospective buyers," said Rick McFarland, director of strategy and business
operations for Freescale. "Both facilities have well-trained, highly
motivated work forces providing a buyer a significant advantage to quickly
and efficiently bring new products and processes on-line in cost competitive
environments," McFarland stated.
Freescale requests that all inquires are directed to ATREG, attention:
Stephen Rothrock or Doug Barrett 206.515.4497.
About ATREG
ATREG, the semiconductor sales division of Colliers International, is a
specialized team focused to help companies restructure advanced technology
assets. Established in 1997 and co-directed by Stephen Rothrock and Doug
Barrett, ATREG has represented some of the semiconductor industry's top
companies in transactions totaling more than US$2.3 billion. ATREG sells
operational semiconductor fabs, wafer supply agreements, process and product
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture
of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and
networking markets. The privately held company is based in Austin, Texas, and
has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations
SOURCE: Colliers ATREG
CONTACT: Stephen Rothrock or Doug Barrett
both of ATREG
+1-206-515-4497
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