ON Semiconductor and NXP Semiconductors N.V. have introduced an evaluation board and complete reference design for power efficient Twisted Pair (TP) networks. The evaluation board, which will be available in May, is undergoing the final phases of formal KNX certification.

Today at WIMA NFC Monaco, NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced availability of MIFARE4Mobile as an embedded applet on the latest and upcoming NXP embedded secure elements to support mobile ticketing for the sizeable MIFARE Classic system install base worldwide. The solution is available now in NXP’s newest stacked solution the PN65O, incorporating the bestselling PN544 NFC controller and recently enhanced SmartMX based P5 secure application platfo...

Today at WIMA NFC Monaco, NXP Semiconductors N.V. will showcase good2gether and Think&Go NFC, two applications that are making use of the company’s unique end-to-end technology position via state-of-the-art NFC tag ICs and NFC mobile solutions. These service providers are bringing their solutions to a new level, adding more convenience to their services and thus delivering great end-consumer experiences.

NXP Semiconductors N.V announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Dutch electronic design and IP company Catena Group. NXP has a long-standing relationship with Catena, and this acquisition will enable NXP to continue to innovate and further strengthen its leadership in the automotive analog mixed signal solutions business and in wireless car connectivity.

NXP Semiconductors today announced industry alignment on a chip-based serialization schema, termed MCS, to facilitate serialization for brand-owners using passive RFID tags for item level tagging. MCS is designed to address applications using the Serialized Global Trade Identification (SGTIN-96) for universally identifying products in the supply chain and complies with the guidelines set forth by GS1, the standards body for Electronic Product Cod...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Dutch electronic design and IP company Catena Group. NXP has a long-standing relationship with Catena, and this acquisition will enable NXP to continue to innovate and further strengthen its leadership in the automotive analog mixed signal solutions business and in wireless car connectivity.

USB-to-serial applications has been traditionally supported by 8-bit microcontrollers but now with the advent of the Cortex-M0 USB LPC11U00 microcontroller series, customers can expect much more performance and better code density while maintaining lower power at a much lower cost. Also, by offering USB drivers (HID, MSD, CDC) in ROM, free Product IDs and easy-to-use tools with the LPC11U00 low cost USB Cortex-M0 microcontrollers, NXP delivers al...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced that executive vice president and CFO Karl-Henrik “Kalle” Sundström has decided to resign as chief financial officer of NXP as per the end of July 2012 for personal family reasons and will return to Sweden.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released the LPC1100XL microcontrollers series featuring extra-low power. With the industry’s lowest active power consumption at 110 uA/MHz and reduced deep sleep current below 2µA, the LPC1100XL has set a new benchmark for low-power ARM® Cortex™-M0 microcontrollers. Also today, NXP announced the new LPC11E00 series for space-constrained applications requiring dedicated EEPROM..

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced that China-based Ningbo Baishi Electric Co., Ltd. is the world’s first CFL manufacturer to pass Stage 5 of the EU Ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps, which go into effect on September 1, 2013. Ningbo Baishi, which supplies fluorescent bulbs as well as LED lamps to major retailers worldwide, is using NXP’s high-efficiency CFL driver ICs in all of its compact fluorescents. The T4 2...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today launched its next generation of CFL driver ICs, the UBA2026x and UBA2027x, which deliver significant improvements in the performance of dimmable compact fluorescent lamps. These include flicker-free deep dimming down to 2 percent, compared to competitive offerings which typically dim down to approximately 10 percent. Based on high-efficiency GreenChip technology, the UBA2026x and UBA2027x also accelerate warm-up time...

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of a new family of FlexRay transceivers that supports the automotive industry move towards a 48V board net in future vehicles. The new 48V FlexRay products complement the existing portfolio of 48V CAN transceivers. Last year, at an international automotive electronics congress in Ludwigsburg, Germany, the top five German carmakers BMW, Audi, Daimler, Porsche, and Volkswagen had jointly announced...

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NXP Semiconductors N.V today announced the availability of several new LED driver ICs in its SSL2108x family for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps, following the success of the SSL21081. With the addition of the SSL21082, SSL21083 and SSL21084, NXP now provides a single platform for lamp designers developing for 100V – 120V and 230V mains voltages, as well as all power ranges up to 25 W. Based on GreenChip™ technology, the SSL2108x family ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the first automotive-qualified global multi-standard digital radio co-processor to include Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM). This makes NXP the first company to deliver automotive digital radio solutions for the three key global standards – HD radio, DAB/DAB+/T-DMB and DRM – on the same co-processor, the SAF356X.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced the UBA2016A – the world’s first dimmable fluorescent lamp driver IC for High Frequency Tube Lamps (HF-TL) combining power factor correction (PFC) controller and ballast driver circuits. Using the boost function of the UBA2016A, high-end commercial-grade amalgam-based tube lamps will have a run-up time almost similar to mercury-based tube lamps. The fully integrated dimming function, which is unique for t...

The BGU7003 Biased RF Transistor enables easy and flexible Low Noise Amplifier design for frequencies up to 6GHz. The integrated Bias-Circuit solves the biasing issues and simplifies the design effort. Only the in- and output matching-circuits has to be added to get a high performace LNA.

NXP Semiconductors today launched the Microcontroller Central site, a new online community devoted to inspire and empower users of microcontrollers and showcase their successes. The new community-based Website will consist of blogs, message boards, live chats, whitepapers, and other educational resources to help readers address the joys and challenges of microcontroller-based design. The community will be supplemented by a presence on Facebook, T...

NXP Semiconductors and NorthVu Systems Inc. today announced that they have collaborated to bring the smallest high performance indoor digital TV antenna to market. The NorthVu NV20 Pro is 40% smaller than comparable products while delivering superior reception and range, enabling consumers to enjoy stunning digital HD broadcast TV, also known as over-the-air or digital terrestrial television.

What if every device in your home had its own Internet IP address? At the 2012 International CES this week, NXP Semiconductors N.V. and Belkin International, Inc. will demonstrate a “smart home” network that allows you to control light bulbs – each with its own IPv6 address – using a smartphone or tablet. The network features a WeMo device from Belkin that enables mobile devices using Wi-Fi to interact securely with smart home appliances ...