A low power and long range wireless MCU has been released by NXP Semiconductors. Accompanying the JN5169 MCU are smart home and smart lighting solutions, featuring certified ZigBee LightLink, Home Automation, GreenPower software stacks and, the first in the market, an NFC-commissioning option that allows users to connect systems intuitively with just one tap. An on-chip +10dBm power amplifier within JN5169 doubles the connectivity range of NXP&rs...

  A reference design for 5V low power Qi wireless charging transmitters has been introduced by NXP Semiconductors. Compliant with the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) 1.1 Qi specification, the design is based on the company’s single-chip 5V wireless power transmitter IC, the NXQ1TXA5.

NXP has announced its TEA1916+TEA1995 GreenChip power solution, an easy-to-design Resonant LLC solution targeted for desktop PC/AiO, gaming consoles, notebook adapters and large panel TVs. The TEA1916+TEA1995 Platform offers high efficiency, especially at light loads of 10-30%, meeting efficiency regulations including Energy Star v6, CoC tier 2, 80+ platinum and EuP Iot6.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that it will acquire Athena SCS. The acquisition will further strengthen NXP’s offering in providing secure solutions across a multitude of IoT, portable, wearable and automotive applications.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the launch of the Smart NFC ZigBee remote control 2.0 reference design with Secure ZigBee encryption. It enables new sources of revenue to pay-TV, cable and telecomms operators, OEMs and ISPs which were previously unfeasible due to security limitations. Consumer benefits include instant media sharing, secure payments and a range of personalisation options.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that it is collaborating with CardsMobile to securely connect a vast network of mobile payment services to create an ecosystem of innovative, secure Smart Cities in Russia. This project includes the transport systems in Moscow, St Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, as well as retailers and restaurants.

NXP has announced that the Barcelona Metropolitan Transport Authority (Autoritat del Transport Metropolità - ATM) will use MIFARE DESFire for its mobility card, T-Mobilitat. Barcelona’s long-term ambition to become a self-sufficient, innovative city through progressive urban transformation is one-step closer with the T-Mobilitat card, which will provide over 5.7m inhabitants with easy public transport access.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the availability of its Secure Service Development Platform (SSDP), developed to facilitate the rapid introduction of applications that utilise its NFC and embedded Secure Element (eSE) module, the PN66T. The platform provides a turnkey approach for the loader service on the PN66T, enabling a faster time-to-market for secure mobile applications. Secure NFC applications can now be realised quickly and easily, reduc...

NXP Semiconductors and Freescale Semiconductor are to merge. The companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which NXP will merge with Freescale in a transaction which values the combined enterprise at just over $40bn. The merger creates a high performance mixed signal semiconductor industry leader, with combined revenue of greater than $10 billion.

  From Booth E30 in Hall 7 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, NXP will demonstrate Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI) technology in a truly wireless earbud including wireless audio streaming from ear to ear, using the NxH2280 NFMI based radio transceiver.

Exhibiting in Hall 7, booth E30 at Mobile World Congress next week, NXP Semiconductors will showcase and discuss future mobility concepts for the connected car. NXP will highlight how drivers will experience autonomous driving, entertainment and smart and secure car access in the world of tomorrow.

NXP Semiconductors has unveiled two MCU families, LPC18Sxx and LPC43Sxx, to help embedded developers secure application code and data messages in connected applications against threats such as theft and cloning. The MCUs add support for secure boot and messaging to the advanced control, high-speed connectivity, timing and flexible peripherals of the preceding series.

NXP Semiconductors has completed its acquisition of Quintic’s BLE and wearable businesses, enhancing its ultra-low power RF-connectivity solutions key to the IoT.

NXP Semiconductors has, in partnership with Sonova, announced the collaborative development of Venture, a high performance next-gen hearing instrument platform. Using the advanced platform, Sonova has introduced a family of hearing aids, Phonak Audéo V, which launched in October 2014, aiming to address the low penetration rate of the technology in developing countries.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the launch of a contact smart card interface, the TDA8037. Optimised for next-gen pay TV applications worldwide, the TDA8037 offers high levels of card protection, including short circuit detection and ESD protection. The ability of the TDA8037 to operate in a 3V supply domain suits it for situations where power efficiency and performance reliability are paramount.

NXP Semiconductors has launched the ICODE SLIX 2, an RFID chip designed specifically for use in public and university libraries, which offers a ‘new approach to inventory management of books and media’. With built-in features to make inventory scans for books and media faster and more accurate, the chip aims to improve shelf accuracy and overall customer experience.

The Lenovo VIBE X2 Pro smartphone, due to be released in April this year, will use the LPC54100 series of MCUs from NXP Semiconductors for always-on sensor processing applications. Lenovo selected this MCU for its processing power and power efficiency to maximise battery life while supporting today's popular and innovative always-on sensor-based features.

  Configurable ICs delivering multiple logic functions from the same device can save space, reduce logistics and qualification costs. By Michael Lyons, NXP Semiconductors.

A disposable temperature logging foil demonstrator for cold chain monitoring has been developed by NXP and Enfucell. According to the NXP, the loggers currently used for cold chain monitoring are inadequate. Chemical temperature loggers can only detect simple cold chain excursion and do not indicate when the event occurred, while reusable electronic loggers can only be deployed at pallet level. 

A complete hardware and software reference demonstrator for secure NFC enabled mPOS solutions has been released by NXP Semiconductors, Creditcall and ViewAt Technology. Pre-validated for international EMVCo and Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards, the device provides a universal solution for all payment technologies.