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simultaneously and eliminating instruction-sensitive
performance degradation found in competing RISC
processors. The 88110 promises sustained performance
three to five times greater than our current generation
88100-88200 chip set, while maintaining full software
compatibility.
We introduced our first 16-bit microcontroller, the
MC68HC16, with on-chip control-oriented digital signal
processing capability. It has been designed into many
applications, including future vehicles from Chrysler
Corp. Our customer-specified 8-bit microcontroller
methodology expanded to nearly 100 processors for
customers such as General Motors, Apple and Goldstar.
Two new standard cell systems offering mixed-signal
(digital and analog) capability were introduced, along
with new gate array families providing CMOS densities
up to 318,000 gates. We developed numerous customer
and/or applications-oriented components providing
analog, digital, mixed mode and discrete capability.
These included disk drive motor controls, surface-mount
RF modules for cellular phones, and a cordless phone
audio circuit. Many devices were developed for Motorola
equipment businesses.
Other product introductions included the first in a
line of Smart Discretes providing current protection;
the Scanswitch™ family for CRT monitors, and more
than 100 new bipolar and CMOS logic devices.
We expanded our portfolio of fast static random
access memories with higher density versions, including
the 1 megabit device, which is technologically equivalent
to a 4 megabit dynamic RAM. We introduced a series
of DRAM modules, expanded shipments of Toshiba-
sourced 4-megabit DRAMs, and achieved record
1-megabit DRAM yields in our Scotland facility. As
part of our on-going alliance with Toshiba, we will
focus production of 4-megabit DRAMs in our joint
venture factory in Japan, which was expanded for this
purpose.
We continued to invest in our R&D and manu-
facturing network, opening our Silicon Harbour Center
in Hong Kong and a design center in Germany. We
began building the MOS 11 factory in Austin, Texas, a
research and production center in Chandler, Ariz.,
and an assembly/test facility in Japan. We also upgraded
many of our existing facilities. Sub-micron wafer
processing began in our MOS 8 fab in Austin, and our
Oak Hill complex in Austin was the first semiconductor
facility to win the U.S. government's OSHA Star Award
for safety and environmental excellence.
Electronic Data Interchange and certified supplier
services were expanded to more customers in Asia,
Europe and the U.S. For customer satisfaction efforts,
we won awards such as the "Mark of Excellence" from
Delco Electronics/General Motors, "Vendor of the Year"
from Northern Telecom-Europe, and the Fujitsu Award.
Reflecting overall performance, we won Dataquest's
"Semiconductor Supplier of the Year" award for the
second consecutive year.
Greater yields and efficiency resulted in record unit
production of 7.5 billion devices, including 5.5 billion
discrete semiconductors—the equivalent of one for
every person on Earth.
General
Sales in the General Systems Sector advanced 39% to
Syrtemt
$2.6 billion, while orders rose 37%. Operating profits
Sector
were $352 million, up from $340 million in 1989.
Cellular telephone businesses grew rapidly,
particularly in subscriber equipment and in international
markets. Strategic investments increased for digital
cellular, wireless in-building networks and personal
communications networks.
The MicroTAC™ personal telephone grew in popularity
during the year. It won the foreign product design
award from Japan's Ministry of International Trade
and Industry, and won several other awards for
technological innovation.
Shipments also increased for the Ultra Qassic portable
for three different cellular formats—AMPS, ETACS,
and NORDIC 900. We began shipping subscriber units
into Eastern Europe under an agreement with Hungarian
Radiotelephone Ltd. We also received a contract to
supply subscriber equipment to the Italian cellular
operator, SIP.
The cellular systems market in the United States
remains unsettled, due in part to confusion over industry
standards for digital systems. We are investing in
engineering for all major digital formats.
We announced the testing of a new cellular call
handling system, Narrow Band AMPS, which has the
potential to multiply cellular system capacity more
than three-fold using existing cellular standards. This
enhances the market for analog portable phones while
the digital system standards are made final.
Motorola's speech coder technology was selected as
the official standard for Japan digital cellular. In the
United States, the Telecommunications Industry Assn.
selected our speech coder as the official standard for
U.S. digital cellular.
We were the first cellular subscriber manufacturer
to complete the manufacturer's self test, part of a process
for evaluating the Digital AMPS standard selected by
the industry.
During the year, we expanded our system base in
existing markets. We were awarded system contracts
in several new markets, and we were notified by a few
large customers that we are being replaced as equipment
supplier.
Nippon Idou Tsushin Co. (IDO) awarded Motorola
a contract for its Narrow Band TACS cellular system
in the Tokyo-Nagoya corridor. With this award, our
TACS system will ultimately serve all of Japan, when
combined with the regional systems we supplied to
Daini Denden, Inc. (DDI).
We were awarded contracts to supply three additional
systems in China. The national telephone company in
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