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Motorola's Paging Products Group (PPG) Thursday announced it has awarded its prestigious Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) Award for Excellence to Philips Semiconductors.

Only one of 12 suppliers to have achieved this distinction, Philips received the award in recognition of its partnership with Motorola to develop zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) chip sets, which will be used in PPG's subscriber pager product lines.

Upon presenting the award, Bob Becknell, corporate vice president and general manager of PPG's North American Paging Subscriber Division, said: "We are delighted to have found a partner with the technical know-how, innovation and excellence of Philips. The chipsets we jointly developed through the ESI program will enable Motorola to maintain its leadership position in paging for many years to come. I congratulate all who have been involved in this effort, and thank you for a job well done."

Accepting the award, Peter Baumgartner, product group manager of Philips Semiconductors' Telecom Products Group, said: "It is a great honor to have been recognized by a company with the prestige of Motorola. It is with great pleasure that I accept this award on behalf of the ZIF team, and look forward to continuing to build on the relationship we have developed as a result of this important project."

The zero IF chipsets are an enabling technology which will permit continued miniaturization of pager subscriber products, resulting in improved manufacturability and quality, and therefore, delighted customers.

Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic system and services. Major equipment businesses include paging and data communications, cellular telephone, two-way radio, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics, and computers. Communications devices, computers and millions of other products are powered by Motorola semiconductors. Motorola's 1994 sales were $22.2 billion.