Freescale Retains Colliers ATREG to Sell UK Manufacturing Facilities in East Kilbride and Dunfermline

Freescale Retains Colliers ATREG to Sell UK Manufacturing Facilities in East Kilbride and Dunfermline

September 05, 2007

Operational Wafer Manufacturing Facility and Wafer
Manufacturing Shell Offer Additional Capacity,
Diversification and Development Opportunities

    SEATTLE, Sept. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Freescale
Semiconductor has retained Colliers ATREG, in conjunction
with Colliers CRE in Scotland, to assist with the sale of
its two wafer manufacturing facilities in the United
Kingdom.  The facilities include an operational 150-mm
semiconductor manufacturing facility in East Kilbride and a
200-mm wafer fabrication shell in Dunfermline.

    Freescale's 25 acre East Kilbride site features a
0.35-micron capable volume wafer manufacturing facility,
including a 92,000-square-foot (8,547 m2) wafer fab
cleanroom, and approximately 700 advanced process tools. 
For over 20 years this well maintained, centrally located
facility has produced volume, high quality automotive
semiconductor products and leading edge power devices for
the networking and wireless communication industries.  
Property website: http://www.atreg.com/freescale1.

    Freescale's 150 acre Dunfermline site includes a
1-million-square-foot (93,000 m2) facility shell
constructed in 1997 but not fully completed and never
occupied.  Some facility infrastructure is on-site, but
non-operational.  This allows users the ability to
customize and complete the infrastructure to meet the
requirements of their specific operations.  Property
website: http://www.atreg.com/freescale2.

    "Our team of global semiconductor market
specialists is implementing a worldwide campaign to reach
all potential semiconductor and advanced technology
users," said Doug Barrett, Colliers senior vice
president and director of ATREG.  "Both facilities
offer significant cost and time-to-market advantages for a
producer seeking additional capacity, or who wishes to
manufacture a more diverse or advanced range of
semiconductor devices." 

    "Freescale has retained Colliers ATREG because of
their global track record in selling semiconductor
facilities as going concerns," said Greg Heinlein,
Freescale vice president and treasurer.  "Freescale is
seeking buyers who can fully realize the inherent value of
these first class manufacturing facilities."

    For additional information regarding these facilities,
please contact Colliers at 206.223.0206 (USA) or [44] (131)
240-7514 (UK).

    About Freescale

    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 2006 sales of $6.4 billion
(USD). http://www.freescale.com 

    About Colliers ATREG

    Colliers International is one of the top three
commercial real estate services firms in the world with
more than 9,300 employees in 267 offices in 57 countries. 
Seattle-based Colliers ATREG helps companies buy and sell
advanced technology assets.  Recently, Colliers ATREG has
represented IBM, LSI Logic, Sony, Maxim, Fujitsu and
Matsushita in sales and acquisitions of cleanroom
manufacturing, fab and technology facilities. 
http://www.atreg.com

    About Colliers CRE

    Colliers CRE is one of the UK's top-ten real estate
advisory firms, providing agency, development, management,
investment and professional services across a wide range of
business sectors. Colliers CRE works with public and private
sector clients, from retailers and property companies to
international corporations and pension funds, on projects
which span the UK and Europe. Colliers CRE has 700 staff,
working from 14 offices across the UK and is part of
Colliers International, one of the world's leading real
estate organizations.


    For more information, please contact:

    Colliers

     Doug Barrett
     Phone: [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Stephen Rothrock
     Phone: [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Bryce Stewart
     Phone: [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Website:  http://www.colliers.com 
               http://www.atreg.com 

    Freescale Semiconductor

     Robert Hatley
     Phone: [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Dawn Bliss
     Phone: [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]