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Motorola was founded in 1928 as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and started by producing battery eliminators. It adopted the name Motorola in 1930 and became known for radio-related products, including the first walkie-talkie and cellular infrastructure equipment. Key events included going public in 1943, opening an international subsidiary in Canada in 1952, introducing the first commercial high-power transistor in 1955, and providing radio equipment for NASA space flights including the Apollo 11 moon landing. Motorola has since diversified into communication products and sold its television business, with its current headquarters located in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Assignment Motorola (TQM)

Motorola was founded in 1928 as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and started by producing battery eliminators. It adopted the name Motorola in 1930 and became known for radio-related products, including the first walkie-talkie and cellular infrastructure equipment. Key events included going public in 1943, opening an international subsidiary in Canada in 1952, introducing the first commercial high-power transistor in 1955, and providing radio equipment for NASA space flights including the Apollo 11 moon landing. Motorola has since diversified into communication products and sold its television business, with its current headquarters located in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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1.

0 INTRODUCTION OF MOTOROLA

Motorola started in Chicago, Illinois as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation’ in 1928 with its first
product being a battery eliminator. The name Motorola was adopted in 1930, and the word has
been used as a trademark since the 1930s. Founders Paul Galvin and Joseph Galvin came up with
the name Motorola when the company started manufacturing car radios in 1930; the name is a
combination of “motor” and the suffix “ola”.

Many of Motorola’s Products have been radio-related, starting with a battery eliminator
for radios, through the first walkie-talkie in the world in 1940, defense electronics, cellular
infrastructure equipment, and mobile phone manufacturing. In 1943, Motorola went public and
in 1947, the name changed to its present name. The present logo was introduced in 1955. In
1952, Motorola opened its first international subsidiary in Toronto, Canada to produce radios and
televisions. In 1953, Motorola established the Motorola Foundation to support leading
universities in the United States.

In 1955, years after Motorola started its research and development laboratory in Phoenix,
Arizona to research new solid-state technology, Motorola introduced the world’s first
commercial high-power germanium-based transistor. Beginning in 1958 with Explorer 1,
Motorola provided radio equipment for most NASA space-flights for decades including during
the 1969 moon landing. In 1960, Motorola introduced the world’s first “large-screen” (19-inch),
transistorized, cordless portable television. In 1963, Motorola, which had very successfully
begun making televisions in 1947 introduced the world’s first truly rectangular color TV picture
tube which quickly became the industry standard.

In 1974, Motorola sold its television business to the Japan-based parent company of
Panasonic. In 1976, Motorola moved to its present headquarters in Schaumburg. In September
1983, the firm made history when the FCC approved the DynaTAC 8000X telephone, the
world’s first-only commercial cellular device. By 1998, cell phones accounted for two-thirds of
Motorola’s gross revenue. The company was also strong in semiconductor technology, including
integrated circuits used in computers. Motorola has been the main supplier for the
microprocessors used in Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Color Computer, and Apple Macintosh

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personal computers. The PowerPC family was developed with IBM and in a partnership with
Apple (known as the AIM alliance). Motorola also has a diverse line of communication products,
including satellite systems, digital cable boxes and modems.

1.1 VISION AND MISSION


VISION :
Our history is rich. Our future is dynamic. We are Motorola and the spirit of
invention is what drives us.
MISSION :
We are a global communications leader powered by a passion to invent and an
unceasing commitment to advance the way the world connects. Our communication
solutions allow people, businesses and governments to be more connected and more
mobile.
1.2 SLOGAN
“Hello Moto”

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