Finding Innovation in Old Places – Freescale Produces the First Record Album on a Silicon Wafer

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) has engineered a modern application for a classic music format – record albums. For the first time, an eight-inch silicon wafer was programmed and etched to play a music recording, just like a vinyl record album. Developed within the Freescale Discovery Lab, this retro project demonstrates the unique expertise in Freescale’s engineering and manufacturing facilities.