Wave Issue 0309 3/28/03 Article 5-02

***Motorola Showcases RCF Technology at Developer Forum
(March 24)

Motorola, Inc today demonstrated development tools and new
silicon based on Reconfigurable Compute Fabric (RCF) technology
at its Smart Networks Developer Forum in Dallas, Texas. The
company also announced its intention to offer programmable
baseband solutions for wireless infrastructure applications.

According to Motorola, RCF devices offer the benefits of a
programmable DSP solution for baseband processing, while
approaching the cost, power consumption, and processing
capability of a traditional ASIC-based approach. Along with
MSC810x StarCore technology-based DSPs, RCF devices deliver a
system solution for 2.5G and 3G baseband processing. The flexible
RCF devices are based on an array of processing elements, and
present a solution for computationally intensive tasks. Motorola
RCF and DSP product strategy encompasses aggressive cost per
channel targets with flexibility, device integration, and support
for system-level features that address the immediate and longer-
term market evolution toward lower cost base stations and
increased functionality.

Unlike FPGAs and ASICs, RCF does not require Hardware Description
Language (HDL) coding and is fully programmable in C and assembly
languages. Metrowerks expects to offer its CodeWarrior
development environment for RCF -- the same environment used for
DSP and host processor software development. Motorola also
expects to offer a library of integrated and verified
communication and signal processing modules, plus a range of
hardware development platforms to expedite proof-of-concept
designs and deployment.

Key Benefits of Motorola RCF Devices:

-- Programmability and flexibility to adapt to new standards and
markets
-- Fast time to market (no need for long hardware design cycles)
and therefore increased revenues
-- Long time in market due to ability to modify equipment in the
field
-- Optimized use of computing resources with ability to adjust
resources based on traffic load
-- Competitive system cost and lower overall cost of ownership

Specific Motorola RCF products and solutions are expected to be
announced at Motorola's Smart Networks Developer Forum Europe in
June.

Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and
services for developers, with a particular focus on the following
industries: consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and
networking and communications. Motorola's Semiconductor Products
Sector creates DigitalDNA system-on-chip solution, with a strong
focus on wireless communications and networking.

www.motorola.com