NXP Semiconductors hosted the 'NXP Connects Silicon Valley' event at the Club Auto Sport, on the 12th of January. Secure, connected self-driving cars require a vast range of technologies and expertise from different industries. The event brings together leading connected car influencers as well as innovative startups to showcase the latest innovations for the connected car.

NXP Semiconductors has announced what it claims to be the industry’s most comprehensive smart home solutions, each integrating a vast array of technologies critical for the creation of end-products that make smart homes more secure, connected and convenient. The solutions include production-ready modules and reference designs for smart lighting, smoke detection, motion sensing and a variety of other popular smart home applications.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the next step in innovation for its market-leading automotive radar portfolio: the world's smallest single-chip 77GHz radar transceiver (7.5x7.5mm) with very high resolution performance. Radar is a core technology in existing and future ADAS, as it provides precise data about the surrounding driving environment, ultimately making life safer for drivers and commuters on the road.

NXP Semiconductors has introduced the world’s most power efficient Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) SoC solution. The chip is 40% more energy efficient than its closest competitor and can deliver an unprecedented 2X longer battery life for wearable and fitness tracking devices. The QN 9080 can run multiple applications and features a fusion signal processor for continuous sensing in an 'always-on' state.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) technology, along with its ARM Cortex-M4F based Kinetis microcontroller, enables a new generation of smart hearables. An example of this solution will be demonstrated in the NXP CES booth, CP25.

NXP’s Smarter World Tour is starting its journey in Europe today. The Smarter World Tour is a highly visible, 36 tons, 2 levels, fully mobile semi-truck trailer designed by Luigi Colani which turns into a large and spacious mobile tradeshow. The aim of the NXP Smarter World Tour in Europe is to allow the company to engage with its customers, partners, as well as universities and communities and let them discover and experience first-hand th...

With the PN5180, NXP Semiconductors, co-inventor of NFC, has announced the beginning of a new era in the evolution of NFC to bring intuitive proximity technology everywhere. PN5180 is an advanced, multi-protocol (ISO/IEC 15693, Felica, MIFARE and ISO/IEC 14443A/B) NFC frontend that delivers more efficient, robust and reliable operation, even in harsh environments.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. have unveiled the LPC43S67-A70CM Cloud Connectivity Kit designed to significantly reduce time-to-market for deploying IoT products. The kit helps designers bridge the gap between un-connected embedded products to cloud-connected products without the need for deep expertise in security, WiFi stacks, device commissioning and cloud service APIs.

NXP Semiconductors N.V., today announced the availability of PTN5100, Type-C baseband Power Delivery Physical layer (PD-PHY), the latest IC addition to its total USB Type-C solution for a wide range of platforms including notebooks, desktops, PC accessories and mobile connected devices. Cementing its innovative leadership in Type-C, the PTN5100 with USB-IF compliance is pivotal in easing Type-C design and growing the ecosystem for Type-C solution...

NXP Semiconductors and Freescale Semiconductor have announced the completion of the merger that was initially agreed in March 2015. The merger has created a mixed signal semiconductor industry company with combined revenue of over $10bn. The merged entity will continue operations as NXP Semiconductors and has become a market leader in automotive semiconductor solutions and in general purpose microcontroller (MCU) products.

NXP Semiconductors along with Tongji University, announced the continuation of their successful collaboration through the Shanghai Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Demonstration Programme. The announcement was made at a joint ceremony where STELLA LUX, the energy efficient, solar-powered family car, made its debut in China.

  Demonstrating the pivotal role technology can play in long-term patient therapy, NXP Semiconductors has announced the NHS315x therapy adherence improvement platform.

NXP Semiconductors and Beijing JianGuang Asset Management Co. Ltd (JAC Capital) have completed the transaction under which it established Bipolar Power joint venture WeEn Semiconductors in China following the clearance of regulators.

NXP Semiconductors has announced its Thread platform running ARM mbed OS. Designed to simplify the task of writing software needed to control hardware devices that connect to the cloud, the platform makes it easy to create embedded connected solutions such as lighting and gateway devices for the IoT market.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its NFC smart security solutions will be included in the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Interface Public Members (IPM) connected anti-counterfeiting programme. IPM is the WCO’s on-line tool to combat counterfeiting by providing customs officers with key operational product information to help them distinguish between genuine and fake products.

NXP Semiconductors and Sequent Software have announced a collaboration to increase the use of mobile devices in transit, access control and hospitality applications. Sequent has licensed NXP’s MIFARE DESFire and MIFARE4Mobile V1.01 and integrated them into the Sequent Platform, allowing consumers to access potentially millions of credentials for use in real-world environments with their mobile devices.

NXP Semiconductors and MasterCard are collaborating to simplify the on boarding of secure element-based devices by integrating NXP’s Loader Service solution into MasterCard’s payment ecosystem. Through MasterCard’s new programme, which aims to enable any IoT device to become a payment device, the companies are revolutionising how OEMs and banks deploy secure 'pay' solutions to the market.

NXP Semiconductors and Siemens have announced a partnership for secure, intelligent vehicle networking. Siemens will use technology from NXP Semiconductors and Cohda Wireless for secure communication of vehicles with surrounding traffic infrastructure. Siemens will deploy NXP technology for various ITS field tests and pilot projects, including the A58 motorway in the Netherlands, A9 motorway in Germany and the Living Lab in Austria.

Gartner predicts that there will be 150 million passenger vehicles connected to the internet by 2020. As well as providing personalised services designed for our comfort, convenience and entertainment, these vehicles will be super intelligent on their environment; capable of detecting and avoiding potential hazards, traffic jams and dramatically improving road safety and efficiency. However it also means that 150 million cars will be susceptible ...

At the IAA international motor show today in Frankfurt, NXP Semiconductors has announced a family of high-performance transceivers and receivers for secure car access and vehicle management. The Mantra RF portfolio offers a long-range, two-way RF link that enables robust bi-directional communication between key fob and car over a distance of several hundred metres.