Teaching Lab equipped with Freescale's advanced multimedia and application processor technology and enrollment into The Freescale Cup student competition at the Politecnico of Torino
TORINO, Italy - October 12, 2012 -- Embedded System The Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) Embedded Systems Teaching Lab is targeting industrial, automotive, medical and consumer applications and benefits from Freescale's latest technologies to support and develop students engaged in ICT engineering careers.
Situated at the heart of the Italian "Automotive Valley," Politecnico di Torino has a close connection to cars manufacturers and tier one suppliers. Its academic achievement in automotive technology is recognized both within Italy and internationally.
The lab is equipped with i.MX53 Quick Start development boards to enable students studying embedded operating systems with state of the art technology to train and develop applications in the realm of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for the Automotive industry.
"The second embedded systems teaching lab at the Politecnico of Torino is the result of close collaboration with the Department of Control and Computer Engineering," said Flavio Stiffan, who is responsible for the University Programs EMEA at Freescale. "The relationship with the Politecnico of Torino continues to grow to provide students a motivating environment for learning with the latest technologies and prepare them for their engineering career. In addition to the teaching labs, the Politecnico of Torino also enrolled into the 2012/2013 season of The Freescale Cup student competition, enabling students to apply their learning to autonomous car racing."
"Master students in computer and mechatronic engineering will have the opportunity to practice the concepts learned during Operating Systems for Embedded Systems classes and the i.IMX53 Quick Start development boards will serve as leading edge technology workbench" said Prof. Massimo Violante who is leading the teaching lab at the Politecnico of Torino.
Freescale's experts are available for hands on and lecture support at the Politecnico, providing students with in-depth technical information to ensure that they are fully prepared for their work life.
About Politecnico
It is one of the most important universities in Europe for engineering and architecture studies, strongly committed to collaboration with industry. 30,300 students attend the Politecnico per year. About 15% of them are international students coming from 100 different countries. In recent years Politecnico has notably increased its international activities and it has initiated, in collaboration with partners, several projects supporting the international mobility of foreign students. The Politecnico di Torino is interested in developing permanent partnerships in research and education with industries that want to take advantage of university collaboration for innovation, and development. The Politecnico Business Research Centre, within the Campus, is the place dedicated to cooperation between Politecnico and industries
About Freescale's University Program
For more than 30 years, Freescale has been working with educators to bring the resources and solutions needed for advancing education as well as sponsorships to deliver practical experience. Since then, Freescale has expanded to engaging with 650 universities across the globe helping students to be among the most employable in the industry. Freescale helps you accomplish more during your education and your career with best-in-class hardware, tools, training and more to inspire your vision into reality.
About Freescale
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) is a global leader in embedded processing solutions, providing industry leading products that are advancing the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. From microprocessors and microcontrollers to sensors, analog integrated circuits and connectivity - our technologies are the foundation for the innovations that make our world greener, safer, healthier and more connected. Some of our key applications and end-markets include automotive safety, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, next generation wireless infrastructure, smart energy management, portable medical devices, consumer appliances and smart mobile devices. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing and sales operations around the world. www.freescale.com
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