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FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report 28-Oct-2005

Third Quarter Highlights

Our third quarter 2005 net sales increased slightly as compared to the third quarter of 2004, driven by a sales increase of $34 million in WMSG. Gross margins rose to 43.3% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to 39.0% in the third quarter of 2004 primarily due to continued operational efficiencies, reduced depreciation and further manufacturing cost reduction savings.

The third quarter of 2004 included $19 million of Separation expenses related to the separation from Motorola as compared to no such expenses in the current quarter. The Company also recorded a gain of $26 million on the sale of its timing solutions business in the third quarter of 2005.

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