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Motorola Inc. () is an American Multinational Communication s Company based in Schaumburg, Illinois , a Chicago Suburb . HISTORY Motorola started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928 . The name Motorola was adopted in 1947 , but the word had been used as a Trademark since the 1930s . Founders Paul Galvin and Joe Galvin came up with the name ''Motorola'' when their company started manufacturing Car Radios . A number of early companies making Phonograph s, Radio s, and other Audio Equipment in the early 20th Century used the Suffix "-ola," the most famous being Victrola ; RCA made a "radiola"; there was also a company that made jukeboxes called Rock-Ola , and a Film editing Device called a Moviola . The Motorola Prefix "motor-" was chosen because the company's initial focus was in Automotive electronics. Many of Motorola's products have been Radio -related, starting with a Battery Eliminator for radios, through the first Walkie-talkie in the World , Defense electronics, Cellular infrastructure equipment, and Mobile Phone manufacturing. The company was also strong in Semiconductor technology, including Integrated Circuits used in Computer s. Motorola has been the main supplier for the Microprocessor s used in Commodore Amiga , Apple Macintosh and Power Macintosh Personal Computer s. The Chip used in the latter 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 . QUALITY SYSTEMS The Six Sigma Quality System was developed at Motorola even though it became best known through its use by General Electric . It was created by engineer Bill Smith , under the direction of Bob Galvin (son of founder Paul Galvin) when he was running the company. Motorola University is one of many places that provide Six Sigma training. RATINGS FROM INTEREST GROUPS Motorola received a 100% rating on the {Link without Title} , starting in the third year of the report. TRIVIA
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