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Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor was[1] an American company, based in Austin, Texas, which became known world-wide after the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Saturday, 8 March 2014 for two reasons:-

  1. Twenty employees of Freescale Semiconductor were passengers on flight MH370, and
  2. Conspiracists created confusion by linking Freescale Semiconductor with various entities and wild ideas to suggest causes for the incident.

Freescale Semiconductor and MH370

Twenty passengers on-board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were employed by Freescale Semiconductor.

After Saturday, 8 March 2014 the company placed a link on the home page of their website which read:

News 8 Mar 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Employees Confirmed Passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

The text of the announcement appears to have been provided to the New York Stock Exchange. The news link was not public for long. It led to a page which is replicated in the image below. A transcription follows:-


News 8 Mar 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Employees Confirmed Passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

Source: News item from Freescale Semiconductor website www.freescale.com, archived on 14 March 2014 and retrieved from The Wayback Machine



Transcription
Freescale Semiconductor Employees Confirmed Passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 8, 2014--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) has confirmed that 20 of its employees were confirmed passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Twelve are from Malaysia and eight are from China. The entire Freescale Semiconductor community is deeply saddened by this news. The company is continuing to monitor the situation and will provide more information as it becomes available.

“At present, we are solely focused on our employees and their families,” said Gregg Lowe, president and CEO, Freescale. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this tragic event.”

The company has assembled counselors and other professionals through Freescale’s Employee Assistance Program, with around-the-clock support for those impacted by this tragedy.


About Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) is a global leader in embedded processing solutions, providing industry leading products that are advancing the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. From microprocessors and microcontrollers to sensors, analog integrated circuits and connectivity – our technologies are the foundation for the innovations that make our world greener, safer, healthier and more connected. Some of our key applications and end-markets include automotive safety, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, next generation wireless infrastructure, smart energy management, portable medical devices, consumer appliances and smart mobile devices. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing and sales operations around the world. www.freescale.com

Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm Off. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2014 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Source: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.


More Detail

Freescale Semiconductor has been developing microprocessors, sensors and other technology for the past 50 years. The technology it creates is commonly referred to as embedded processors, which according to the firm are "standalone semiconductors that perform dedicated computing functions in electronic systems".

The passengers on board were engineers and other experts working to make Freescale Semiconductor chip facilities in Tianjin and Kuala Lumpur more efficient, said Mitch Haws, vice- president, global communications and investor relations.

"These were people with a lot of experience and technical background and they were very important people," Haws said.

"It's definitely a loss for the company."

The company had been streamlining facilities in Tianjin and Kuala Lumpur that for testing and packaging microchips used in automobiles, consumer products, telecommunications infrastructure and industrial equipment.

Transportation and accommodation for the 20 staff members' families was being arranged as well as being given with grief counselling.


Source: Malaysia Airlines Plane MH370 Latest Conspiracy Theory: Who were Freescale Semiconductor Experts on Board?, International Business Times IBTUK-006


Passenger Names

The company did not publish names for the staff who were on the aircraft.

Some of the twenty Freescale employees were identified in various media articles:-  




Notes

  1. Freescale Semiconductor mwerged with NXP Semiconductors in 2015.Source: Wikipedia