The unit based in Massachusetts and employing around 600 people is primarily involved in helping customers design and manage complex internet-based networks and other related communications systems.
Motorola said the sale was part of the company’s general divestment plan, designed to increase the company’s focus on strategic areas.
In April, Bob Growney, Motorola CEO, told analysts the company was considering the disposal of various non-strategic assets, although he downplayed speculation that the semiconductor division could be a candidate.
Motorola has already sold off investment interests in several overseas cellular service providers, as well as its stake in Australia’s ERG, the smart-card maker with which Motorola had previously had an alliance.
In May, the telecoms equipment and semiconductor manufacturer also put its Integrated Information Systems Group, which employs about 2,800 people and has various government agency and defence department contracts, up for auction.
