NXP Semiconductors today announced fourth quarter sales of USD 1,130 million, a comparable increase of 8.0% over the third quarter of 2009 (nominal 9.3%) and a comparable increase of 12.6% over the fourth quarter of 2008. Sales continued to improve across each segment and region, with the exception of the Home business segment.

NXP Semiconductors and IBM today announced the final results of a landmark road pricing trial conducted in the Netherlands, which demonstrated that with the help of technology, drivers can be motivated to change their driving behavior, reducing traffic congestion and contributing to a greener environment. The six-month road pricing trial, conducted in the city of Eindhoven, was designed to provide the Dutch government with insights to address the...

NXP Semiconductors today announced it is one of the first ARM partners to license the latest ARM Cortex-M4 processor. The Cortex-M4 processor is a highly efficient solution for digital signal control (DSC) applications, while maintaining the industry leading capabilities of the ARM Cortex-M family of processors for advanced microcontroller (MCU) applications. NXP intends to use the Cortex-M4 processor for a wide range of applications which requir...

NXP Semiconductors today announced the GreenChip TEA1713 resonant half-bridge converter – the industry’s first resonant controller with integrated Power Factor Correction (PFC), capacitive mode protection and adaptive deadtime control. The high-performance GreenChip TEA1713 is a cost-effective solution enabling designers to build highly efficient, highly reliable resonant power supplies. Typical applications include power supplies above 90 W ...

NXP Semiconductors today announced availability of the LPC1769 and LPC1759 microcontrollers that operate at 120 MHz, the fastest ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs in the industry. At this level of performance, integration of microcontroller control and signal processing becomes a reality for cost constrained applications eliminating the need for dedicated DSP hardware.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its CGV™ series of JESD204A-compliant data converters are now interoperable with Xilinx® high performance Virtex®-6 FPGAs and low-cost Spartan®-6 FPGA families. Assured interoperability and interworking between programmable logic devices and high-speed converters is a critical acceptance criterion for equipment designers, because it eliminates risk and cost associated with project schedules.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its CGV™ series of JESD204A-compliant data converters are now interoperable with Altera Corporation’s Stratix IV GX and Arria II GX FPGA families, and will also be interoperable in the future with the Cyclone IV GX FPGA family. Assured interoperability and interworking between programmable logic devices and high-speed converters is a critical acceptance criterion for equipment designers, because it elimin...

Trident Microsystems, Inc. and NXP Semiconductors today announced the closing of Trident‘s acquisition of NXP‘s television systems and set-top box business lines, a transaction first announced on Oct. 5, 2009. The integration of NXP‘s business lines with Trident immediately creates a global leader in the digital home entertainment segment, establishing Trident as one of the top three providers to both the television and set-top box markets.

NXP Semiconductors today announced a new HDMI 1.4 transmitter solution, TDA19989, which enables consumers to transfer HD multimedia content from their mobile phones directly to a television via the TV remote control. The TDA19989 features ultra-low power consumption, a small form factor, and support of full HD (1080i/p). The device supports the newly introduced HDMI 1.4 Type D micro-connector and provides an additional embedded Consumer Electroni...

NXP Semiconductors today announced that its complete High Definition (HD) digital video recorder (DVR) satellite system on chip (SoC) solution has been adopted by DIRECTV, the world’s most popular television service, to develop the next generation of HD DVR satellite receivers. The new HR24 DVR enables DIRECTV customers to easily share high-quality, high-definition digital entertainment and data throughout the home over the existing coax cable ...

NXP Semiconductors today announced that its MIFARE Plus contactless smart card CPU IC (MF1PLUSx0y1) has been awarded Common Criteria EAL 4+ certification by the German Federal Office for Information Security (Ref.: BSI-DSZ-CC-0586-2009). In addition, MIFARE Plus has proven successful in independent security reviews conducted by leading cryptography experts from the Ruhr-Universität in Germany and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, wh...

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of a low-cost, web-enabled development tool platform, LPCXpresso, for the LPC ARM processor family of microcontrollers. The LPCXpresso features an easy-to-use interface and supports the complete product design cycle, providing an end-to-end development solution. NXP is also announcing today the launch of the industry’s first Cortex™-M0 design competition, the “LPC1100 Cortex-M0 Design Chal...

NXP and Intrinsic-ID, an emerging semiconductor intellectual property (IP) and services provider, today announced a collaborative agreement to license and deploy a hardware intrinsic security (HIS) solution in NXP’s next-generation SmartMX security chip technology. The partnership enables NXP to utilize Intrinsic-ID’s QuiddikeyTM solution to secure SmartMX-powered assets against cloning, tampering, theft-of-service and reverse engineering.

LPCXpresso is a new, low-cost development platform available from NXP. The platform supports ARM-based LPC microcontrollers and includes a simplified Eclipse-based IDE and a low-cost target board combined with a JTAG debug probe called LPC-Link. Designed for simplicity and ease of use, the LPCXpresso IDE will provide software engineers a quick and easy way to develop their applications.

NXP Semiconductors today announced that Panasonic has selected NXP's industry leading DVB-T silicon tuners for terrestrial broadcasting reception in its high-end Blu-ray disc recorders. Panasonic Blu-ray recorders take advantage of the tuner's ability to deliver high-quality digital TV reception in one small solution.

Innovation continues to remain a hot topic and is considered the essence of a prospering economy. NXP Semiconductors will be showcasing a wide range of innovations at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, spanning across the digital home, automotive and industrial spectrum. Through cutting edge semiconductor technology provided by NXP, the company is bringing an affordable and intelligent technology experience to every consu...

NXP Semiconductors today announced six major award winners including the Best Innovations Award of the 3rd NXP Innovators’ Challenge at an award ceremony held in Shanghai. Students and teachers from the 12 finalist teams gathered at the event to witness and celebrate the success of NXP’s long term strategy in local talent cultivation and development through the competition.

NXP Semiconductors today announced that its TV550 platform now offers direct support for 21:9 panels running at 60 Hz. NXP will be showing HD movies on a 21:9 display panel at the upcoming 2010 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in January. The demo will show different use cases that are possible with the TV550, such as full screen “true size” movies. In addition, the demo will show how interactive Internet applications such as widgets, newsfeeds,...

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the PNX5130, the industry’s first video co-processor enabling 3DTV, frame-rate conversion (FRC) and local backlight dimming in a single chip. By eliminating the need for external FPGA devices to support 3DTV, NXP is providing a highly cost-effective post-processing solution that will enable manufacturers to bring competitively priced 3D-enabled TV sets to the mainstream consumer market. The...

As the TV industry moves towards the full-scale adoption of silicon tuners, NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the TDA18272 - a high performance silicon tuner designed for worldwide terrestrial and cable TV reception. The DVB-T2-enabled TDA18272 supports all analog and digital TV standards worldwide, helping TV manufacturers get ready for the next- generation TV sets. Driving system optimized silicon tuners, NXP has shipped ov...