2007
2007 Winner Profile
Freescale Semiconductor
- Project Description: Freescale Semiconductor's Advanced Intelligence Manufacturing (AIM) initiative improved efficiency and saved $12.5 million in 2006. The integrated platform performs analysis, process control, equipment performance and scheduling, enabling a complete view of all manufacturing data. Among the innovations deployed as part of this initiative, the company used Mac Minis instead of Wintel PCs to track materials on the factory floor, saving valuable floor space, and used RFID chips to track the location of materials within its manufacturing facilities.
- Project type: Technology/Application/Data Warehouse
- CIO: $model.cio100.cioFirstName Coursen, VP and CIO
- CEO: Michel Mayer, Chairman and CEO
- Headquarters: Austin, Texas
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Revenue (2006): $6.36 billion
- Website: www.freescale.com
