Demonstration of how NXP uses RFID and the I2C serial interface to configure consumer electronics devices, such as tablets. We explore three use cases for Interactive Gen2 technology, including wireless track and trace; provisioning and wireless authentication; and configuration and customization.

At the CES 2012, NXP is showcasing a Multi-standard and multi-tuner digital radio demo for HD radio, DAB, DAB+, T-DMB and DRM. Our solutions are based on software defined radio (SDR) technology.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today introduced the TEF7006 and TEF7007 , its next-generation high-performance FM car radio receivers for background scanning and data services. These advanced receivers are able to decode data from Radio Data Systems (RDS), Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS) and Traffic Message Channel (TMC) services to offer unique infotainment and radio station data to consumers. Designed specifically for the automotive market, the T...

NXP's proprietary resonator technology for MEMS-based timing devices features higher frequency stability, lower timing jitter and lower temperature drift compared to other CMOS oscillators. The first product currently released for production enables a highly stable clock reference that is ideal for communications equipment using Gigabit Ethernet, USB, PCI-Express and S-ATA, plus CPU timing, memory and control in consumer electronics devices. Its ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced SiGe:C low noise amplifiers (LNAs) designed to improve the linearity, noise figure and reception of GPS signals, including GloNass and Galileo, while offering the smallest footprint in the market. As the industry’s first GPS LNAs to dynamically suppress strong cellular, Bluetooth and WLAN transmit signals, the NXP BGU700x family offers the best reception for weak GPS signals, delivering an improvement of 10...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the KMZ60, the industry’s first magnetoresistive angle sensor with integrated amplifier IC. The NXP sensor uses AMR technology (AMR: anisotropic magnetoresistive) and is designed as a low cost, high-performance control device for brushless DC motor (BLDC) commutation. NXP expects that this new sensor will drive uptake of BLDC motor-based applications, particularly in the automotive sector.

What if every Christmas tree light had an Internet address? Smart lighting with JenNet-IP:

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the industry’s first medium power transistors in a 2-mm x 2-mm 3-pin leadless DFN package. Offering a unique solution in an ultra-small DFN2020-3 (SOT1061) Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) plastic package, the BC69PA transistor is the first in a family of medium power transistors from NXP available in a miniature form factor.

A demonstration of NXP's LED Controller as used in Car Radio for LED backlighting and color mixing.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. working with Glodyne Technoserve, the technology service provider of the Indian State Government of Bihar, to provide citizens living in rural communities with access to banking and social welfare facilities for the first time. Ultimately, residents of Bihar can use the SmartMX-based e-Shakti card as their identity card, employment card, and bank card.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the CLRC663, the first member of a new generation of high-performance proximity contactless reader ICs. The CLRC663 combines robust multi-protocol support with the highest RF output power and patented groundbreaking low-power card detection technology. Driven by the market needs for higher integration, smaller housings and interoperability, the CLRC663 has been designed for use in a wide variety of infrastru...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the availability of two new automotive audio amplifiers supporting energy-saving start-stop systems – the TDF8530 andTDF8546. The TDF8530 is an ultra-efficient quad-channel Class-D audio amplifier supporting the 6V requirement for start-stop vehicles. The TDF8546 is a quad-channel Class-AB amplifier available with a groundbreaking Best Efficiency Mode operating as low as 6V, reducing power dissipation by...

NXP Semiconductors N.V today announced its engagement in automotive Ethernet as the first automotive semiconductor supplier to license Broadcom’s BroadR-Reach Ethernet technology for in-vehicle networking. As NXP is the No. 1 supplier of In-Vehicle Networking electronics, this is a significant step forward in establishing BroadR-Reach as an open, de facto standard for in-vehicle Ethernet. At the same time, Broadcom, NXP, Freescale, and Harman t...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced that the city of Istanbul, Turkey, has selected NXP’s MIFARE DESFire EV1 contactless microcontroller to power the Automated Fare Collection (AFC) element of its redeveloped public transportation system. The Istanbulkart project, developed by systems integrator Belbim, is one of the largest and most diverse AFC projects within the EMEA region. It unites the city’s different modes of transport – includi...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. UBS Global Technology and Services Conference on November 15, 2011 in New York, NY. Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference on November 29, 2011 in Scottsdale, AZ Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference on December 7, 2011 in San Francisco, CA

NXP's LPC1788 microcontroller features the first ARM Cortex-M3 core with integrated graphic LCD controller currently shipping in the market today. This session introduced the LPC1788 and included discussing the graphical LCD controller and the LCD types it can efficiently drive, bandwidth considerations, as well as showed a LIVE demonstration of the LPC1788 operation using the supporting libraries from NXP and other third parties. Also, other pro...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced that the recently launched Galaxy Nexus from Google incorporates NXP’s fully integrated near field communication (NFC) solution PN65N. Featuring a NFC radio controller and an embedded Secure Element, the PN65N is also fully validated and integrated on the latest release of Android™ 4.0, also refered to as Ice Cream Sandwich. The availability of NXPs open-source NFC software on Ice Cream Sandwich enables m...

NXP Semiconductors, GreenWave Reality and Leedarson Lighting will be demonstrating a smart lighting solution with a wide-range of intelligent CFL, LED lamps and fixtures at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair. NXP’s GreenChip smart lighting technology using IP-based JenNet-IP (6LowPAN based) networking software is at the heart of this solution that transforms light bulbs into intelligent, controllable devices making them part of the globa...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced the availability of new low-pin-count package options – SO20, TSSOP20, TSSOP28 and DIP28 – for its ARM Cortex- M0 LPC1100 family of microcontroller. The new LPC111x devices are the world’s first 32-bit ARM microcontrollers in low-pin-count packages, and open the door for a broader range of applications previously closed to typical 32-bit MCUs due to package footprint or manufacturing constraints. Target...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced the availability of the LD6806CX4 ultra low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO), featuring ultra-low dropout of only 60 mV at a 200-mA current rating. With an ultra-small 0.76 x 0.76 x 0.47mm wafer-level chip-scale package (WLCSP), the LD6806CX4 uses minimal board space, making it ideal for extremely space-constrained designs in mobile handsets, where battery life is also a critical success factor. Batteries in m...