NXP Semiconductors today announced that Vestel, a leading home appliance manufacturer based in Turkey, has selected the high-performance LPC1785 microcontroller to drive advanced TFT displays in new models of ovens. Vestel’s first new oven model featuring a color TFT display using an NXP microcontroller will be introduced in Q4 of this year. This new oven will allow users to scroll through and select oven settings, including recommended setting...

Could radio frequency signals become the next major energy source for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications? At the IEEE International Microwave Symposium this week, NXP Semiconductors N.V. is introducing the industry’s first complete RF power transistor portfolio designed specifically for the 2.45-GHz ISM frequency band, enabling RF energy to be used as a clean, highly efficient and controllable heat source.

NXP Semiconductors today unveiled the SSL3401 – a dimmable single-stage controller IC for retrofit MR16 LED lamps using 12V AC mains. The SSL3401 offers compatibility with an exceptionally wide range of dimmers and transformers – working with over 80% of the most common combinations – in a compact form factor that fits in all common available MR16 GU5.3 and AR111 housings and sockets. Supporting an ambient temperature range up to 105ºC, th...

Building on its leadership in smart and secure solutions for connecting the car, NXP Semiconductors today announced the AEC-Q100-compliant PCA9538PW/Q900 and PCA9539PW/Q900 General Purpose parallel Input/Output (GPIO) for I2C-bus/SMBus applications. Available as 8- and 16-bit GPIOs with interrupt output and hardware reset input, these new interface devices now comply with the automotive industry’s stringent AEC-Q100 quality specification and ar...

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of a new range of small-footprint modules based on the ultra-low-power JN5168 wireless microcontroller. Supporting multiple network stacks including ZigBee Home Automation, ZigBee Light Link, ZigBee Smart Energy, JenNet-IP and RF4CE, the JN5168 wireless modules are small in size – down to 16 x 21 mm – and offer very low transmit and receive power consumption.

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NXP Semiconductors and Store Electronic Systems today announced their cooperation to enable the large-scale adoption of NFC technology within the retail industry. NXP, the global leader in NFC solutions, is supporting SES with the integration of its leading-edge NFC NTAG chips in SES’s electronic shelf label solutions.

Could radio frequency signals become the next major energy source for industrial, scientific and medical applications? At the IEEE International Microwave Symposium this week, NXP is introducing the industry’s first complete RF power transistor portfolio designed specifically for the 2.45-GHz ISM frequency band, enabling RF energy to be used as a clean, highly efficient and controllable heat source.

NXP announce the BLF188XR – the newest member of its XR family of “eXtremely Rugged” LDMOS RF power transistors. Designed for the toughest engineering environments, the BLF188XR delivers improved ruggedness in real-world conditions, capable of withstanding a severe load mismatch with VSWR greater than 65:1 at 5 dB of compression.

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of a new family of extreme-broadband amplifiers, applicable for CATV, broadcast TV, satellite systems and general ISM applications – the BGA3012, BGA3015 and BGA3018.

NXP Semiconductors today announced the IP4855CX25 – a unique voltage level shifter for SD 3.0-compliant memory cards with integrated ESD/EMI protection. The device is designed to operate at clock frequencies of up to 100 MHz and data rates of up to 50 MHz.

Building on its industry-leading position in in-vehicle networking (IVN), NXP Semiconductors N.V. today introduced Mantis, a new family of HS-CAN transceivers. Mantis (TJA1044T and TJA1057T) and Mantis GT (TJA1044GT and TJA1057GT) offer a feature set targeting 12 V automotive applications and deliver excellent EMC performance, with the high-end “GT” variant guaranteeing critical parameters for CAN FD (Flexible Data rate) networks. All members...

NXP Semiconductors unveil its new Gen8+ LDMOS RF power transistors – an expansion of its eighth-generation LDMOS product line for wireless base stations with a strong focus on TD-LTE. As China prepares to roll out the world’s largest 4G network, Gen8+ enhances NXP’s TD-LTE portfolio – the most comprehensive LDMOS portfolio for TD-LTE available today – and delivers significant improvements in performance, flexibility and cost-efficiency.

Roman Budek, NXP Semiconductors, demonstrates the TSR intelliSSL MR16 -- the world's smallest wirelessly controlled LED lamp -- which uses the ultra-low-power JN5168 wireless microcontroller from NXP. The intelliSSL MR16 can be turned on/off and brightened/dimmed with a remote control using ZigBee Light Link (or with a smartphone, tablet or PC -- not demonstrated here).

Roger Williams, NXP Semiconductors, gives a preview of NXP's Ultra-wideband Doherty reference design, which will be showcased at MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2013) in Seattle, Washington from June 4-6 (Booth 1709).

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of its ultra-wideband Doherty reference design using the BLF884P and BLF884PS – the industry’s first wideband Doherty power amplifiers capable of broadband operation (470 to 806 MHz).

NXP Semiconductors today introduced the MFA100 digital audio streaming device – the industry’s first application-specific standard product for MFi accessories (Made for iPod, iPhone and iPad) using Lightning connectors.

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NXP Semiconductors today announced the TDA18275 – its latest high-performance silicon tuner for worldwide terrestrial and cable TV reception. The TDA18275 features a fully integrated RF tracking filter as well as an integrated FM filter, and is available in a small 5-mm x 5-mm 32-pin HVQFN package, significantly reducing bill of materials costs.

At DESIGN West 2013, NXP is introducing LPC-Link 2 - the first standalone debug adapter of its kind, which can link a variety of popular IDEs (integrated development environments) to any microcontroller development board. The LPCXpresso-IDE, developed by Code Red Technologies, works out of the box with LPC-Link 2.