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Motorola Unveils Lineup of New Automotive Sensors for Tire Pressure, Vehicle Stability Control and High-Pressure Applications

Motorola's tire pressure sensor is designed to surpass the governmental standard for safety (NHTSA's FMVSS 138) for driver warning systems when tire inflation becomes significantly low. The recently passed U.S. mandate requires 100 percent of new production U.S. light vehicles include tire pressure sensors by 2008. By incorporating such sensors into tires, both fuel efficiency and tire life can be improved.

Due to its reliable seal configuration, automakers can easily integrate Motorola's tire pressure sensor into a vehicle during tire installation. The product, which includes a custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), sensor cluster and snap-in valve system packaging, also provides extended battery life through custom hardware and software designs. Launch is scheduled for 2008 model year vehicles.

Motorola also unveiled an inertial sensor module which measures a vehicle's directional motion and acceleration using silicon micro-machined gyroscopes and accelerometers. This product family can be used by:

-- Vehicle dynamic control systems to correct over- and under-steering conditions
-- Safety systems to sense potential rollover characteristics
-- Active chassis systems for active cruise control and steer-by-wire applications.

Motorola's inertial sensor platform, which includes a modular architecture, enables automakers to reduce system costs, combine multiple sensors in a single package and output the sensor data to multiple systems via either Controller Area Network Bus (CAN) or other digital bus. Initial production launch is scheduled for 2008 model year vehicles.

Additionally, Motorola is showcasing its portfolio of automotive embedded high-pressure sensors which are critical components of numerous in-vehicle systems. Motorola will display an array of sensor applications including rail diesel-injection fuel pressure, gasoline direct-injection fuel pressure, brake hydraulic pressure (for vehicles with stability control) and continuous variable transmission fluid pressure. These high- pressure sensors are scheduled for 2006 and 2007 model year vehicles.

For more information on Motorola's sensor technology, visit booth 539 at Convergence 2004 in Detroit.

About Motorola

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) is a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that help make life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003 were U.S. $27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that benefit people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is a progressive corporate citizen dedicated to operating ethically, protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which it does business. For more information: http://www.motorola.com .

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Motorola, Inc.

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