Abilis Acquires Two Product Lines From Freescale Semiconductor

Abilis Acquires Two Product Lines From Freescale Semiconductor

Deal Further Demonstrates Abilis Technology Leadership in RF Solutions for Digital TV Market

GENEVA, August 17/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abilis Systems, a Kudelski Group company, (SWX:KUD) and a pioneer RF
semiconductor company, announces the acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor
CMOS Modulators and Silicon Tuner product lines. The acquisition of these
assets will allow Abilis to expand its broad portfolio of leading, silicon-
based digital TV (DTV) and tuner solutions and better address the needs of
the growing digital TV market, and in particular of Digital Terrestrial (DTT)
and cable platforms. It will enable Abilis to support the growth of Pay-TV
operators by combining its innovative cutting-edge technology with well-
established and proven technology and knowledge from one of the most relevant
global chip manufacturers. Furthermore, this extension of product portfolio
and related skills and competences will further enhance its expertise in this
area with the integration within Abilis of the dedicated team from Freescale.

Abilis will begin selling these products under the Abilis brand effective
October 1, 2009. Key members of the Freescale Digital Home Operations (DHO)
team who support these products have transitioned to the Abilis Chandler,
Arizona-based product team. Freescale and Abilis Systems are jointly
committed to ensure a smooth and seamless transition for the current client
base. Abilis is securing a high quality of service and the sustainability and
timeliness of product delivery.

The acquired portfolio of innovative, high-performance CMOS modulators
and silicon tuners are targeting the rapidly expanding DTV market, where
Freescale is currently the world-leader supplier of modulators. These
products include a family of CMOS modulator chips as well as high performance
silicon tuners that are increasingly being integrated in favor of bulky,
can-type tuners in DTV applications. The performance, low cost and
versatility of these devices has given Freescale broad market acceptance in
the HDTV market.

"Adding the Freescale CMOS modulator and silicon tuner products to our
portfolio of RF devices further strengthens our comprehensive family of DTV
solutions," said Yves Mathys, CEO of Abilis. "The Freescale CMOS modulator
and silicon tuner products have received strong customer acceptance. This
transaction enables Abilis to further expand its presence in the
silicon-based DTV market segment."

Additional information on this agreement is accessible at
http://www.abilis.com.

About Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture
of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and
networking markets. The privately held company is based in Austin, Texas, and
has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations
around the world.

About Abilis Systems

Abilis Systems, a Kudelski Group company, provides true single-chip RF
CMOS solutions to receive digital TV broadcasts. By utilizing
software-defined radio architectures to guarantee the highest quality of
service in all reception conditions, combined with the latest low power
technology, Abilis Systems enables a small footprint, low power television
receiver which can support fix and mobile digital TV. Abilis Systems,
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, also actively co-operates with sister
companies of the Kudelski Group to develop complete hardware/software
packages for highly secured conditional access systems.

For more information, visit http://www.abilis.com.

Contacts:

Freescale Media Contacts:
Jack Taylor
Freescale Semiconductor
+1-512-996-5161 Office
+1-512-560-7143 Mobile
jack.taylor@freescale.com

Abilis Systems / Kudelski Group
(General contact)
Sukhjeet Hothi
Abilis Systems Sarl
VP Sales & Marketing
+41-22-706-19-00
sukhjeet.hothi@abilis.com

Daniel Herrera (contact for general interest media)
Kudelski Group Head of Corporate Communications
+41-21-732-01-81
daniel.herrera@nagra.com

Santino Rumasuglia
(Contact for investors and financial analysts)
Head of Investor Relations
Kudelski Group
+41-21-732-01-24
santino.rumasuglia@nagra.com

Source: Abilis Systems

Contacts: Freescale Media Contacts: Jack Taylor, Freescale Semiconductor, +1-512-996-5161 Office, +1-512-560-7143 Mobile, jack.taylor@freescale.com; Abilis Systems / Kudelski Group (General contact), Sukhjeet Hothi, Abilis Systems Sarl, VP Sales & Marketing, +41-22-706-19-00, sukhjeet.hothi@abilis.com; Daniel Herrera (contact for general interest media), Kudelski Group, Head of Corporate Communications, +41-21-732-01-81, daniel.herrera@nagra.com; Santino Rumasuglia, (Contact for investors and financial analysts), Head of Investor Relations, Kudelski Group, +41-21-732-01-24, santino.rumasuglia@nagra.com

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