Capitalizing on the improvements to supply chain management through the use of RFID, the Dutch arm of TNT Innight in collaboration with NXP Semiconductors and label manufacturer IPEX Group has embarked on a major field test to incorporate the technology into its overnight delivery service.

Capitalizing on the improvements to supply chain management through the use of RFID, the Dutch arm of TNT Innight in collaboration with NXP Semiconductors and label manufacturer IPEX Group has embarked on a major field test to incorporate the technology into its overnight delivery service.

NXP Semiconductors today announced that it has integrated NDS MediaHighway set-top box software onto CX2450x, a highly integrated SoC solution for high-definition set top boxes. The cooperation will largely reduce the set top box operators and OEMs' time to market and integration cost to bring new digital pay-TV services with a range of interactive TV applications to their subscribers. The CX2450x with NDS MediaHighway will be demonstrated at IBC...

NXP Semiconductors today unveiled a new family of highly integrated system-on-chip products enabling a complete range of high-performance solutions for mainstream HD DVRs and set-top box platforms in global satellite, cable and IPTV networks. Representing the first fully integrated 45nm set-top box SoC platform incorporating multi-channel broadcast receivers, the NXP PNX847x/8x/9x delivers advanced broadcast decoding, media processing and graphic...

NXP Semiconductors today announced that Samsung Electronics has selected the NXP PNX5120 video co-processor for its 240Hz LCD panels to empower TV OEMs’ 240Hz Full HDTV. These panels, currently in mass production by Samsung Electronics, take advantage of NXP’s Motion Accurate Picture Processing (MAPP2) technology and full motion compensated up-conversion to deliver high-definition action scenes that are smoother and more realistic than ever b...

NXP Semiconductors today announced that it has shipped its one millionth FlexRay transceiver to the automotive industry. This landmark shipment reiterates its number one position as the leading supplier of in-vehicle networking technology, making NXP the only provider to ship over a million FlexRay Physical Layer compliant transceivers. It also reflects a rapid increase in the adoption of FlexRay in-vehicle networking technology among car OEMs gl...

NXP Semiconductors today launched its latest smart card interface – the TDA8034 – a NDS and EMV 4.2 compliant, cost-optimized solution for the pay-TV market. The TDA8034 is the industry’s first low-cost smart card reader with NDS certification and it offers set-top box manufacturers high levels of flexibility. The smart card interface has been designed to read the majority of the viewing cards issued by broadcasters and supports all three l...

NXP today unveiled its latest silicon tuner innovation with the industry’s most highly integrated dual-stream RF system for both single cable and legacy satellite reception. The new NXP TDA20136 integrates a dual 8PSK satellite tuner with an unrivaled level of pre-tuner circuitry to create a single platform that delivers the flexibility to be used in diverse installation scenarios without any hardware changes, while dramatically reducing design...

NXP today announced that Mark Lunsford has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing for the Americas. He is responsible for overseeing NXP’s Americas sales and marketing teams, focused on helping customers succeed with NXP’s mixed-signal and standard products solutions and enabling new business opportunities.

NXP Semiconductors today announced a development partnership with Tata BP Solar India Ltd., a joint venture of BP Solar and Tata Power, under which Tata BP intends to use various electronic solutions for solar applications developed by NXP. These solutions have been developed by NXP as per the requirements of Tata BP.

NXP Semiconductors today announced that its secure microcontroller-based chip technology MIFARE DESFire has been selected by the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), an IT organization under the Ministry of Railways, to power contactless smart cards for automatic fare collection using ATVMs (Automatic Ticket Vending Machines) across various cities in India. Indian Railways, one of the largest and busiest rail transport networks in the w...

NXP has announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Sabetti as the senior director for business development, strategy and marketing for the identification (ID) business in North America.

NXP has extended its leadership in vehicle audio entertainment, introducing a new family of dual channel Class-D amplifiers that deliver cutting-edge sound quality and energy efficiency. The new NXP TDF8599 Class-D amplifier family operates with maximum output power from 70 – 130 watts (250 watts mono), significantly reducing power dissipation in the vehicle head-unit when compared to traditional Class-AB amplifiers and ensuring more efficient ...

NXP Semiconductors today announced second quarter sales of USD 857 million, a comparable increase of 26.2% from the first quarter of 2009. The increase in sales is mainly attributable to supply chain replenishment following a soft first quarter of 2009 and the continued impact of various, mainly Chinese, stimulus packages.

NXP and Trusted Logic today announced a partnership in which Trusted Logic will distribute and market the NFC middleware, which embeds the NXP Reference Implementation. This agreement will accelerate NFC deployment, with a faster time to market and skilled resources to support NFC middleware integration into NFC-enabled wireless devices.

NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. have announced their cooperation to deliver the industry’s first single-chip 45nm global LCD TV platform, TV550. With NXP already delivering the engineering samples to its lead customers, NXP and TSMC have reached a major milestone in enabling the next generation of mainstream digital TV sets for TV manufacturers.

NXP Semiconductors has announced an n-channel sub 1 milliOhm 25V MOSFET, PSMN1R2-25YL , boasting the lowest ever RDSon and best in class Figure of Merit. This is the lowest ever RDSon MOSFET in a Power-SO8 package (Loss Free package: LFPAK) and is an extension to NXP’s existing MOSFET portfolio. The newest generation MOSFET combines the high performance Power-S08 LFPAK package with latest Trench 6 generation silicon and offers numerous performa...

NXP today announced a collaboration with Siemens on an RFID-based supply chain pharmaceutical project designed to improve efficiency from manufacture to retail. Using NXP’s Application and System Center (ASC, formerly known as RFID Reference Design Center), a facility that provides real-life conditions for evaluating and optimizing RFID applications, the Siemens IT Solutions & Services team created a customized RFID system to ensure a high read...

NXP has announced that its MIFARE DESFire EV1 smart card technology has received Common Criteria certification from the German Federal Office of Information Security. After successful evaluation regarding correct implementation of the promised security features and a series of rigorous penetration tests by an independent laboratory, NXP has become the first smart card IC manufacturer to achieve the Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ rating for a...

NXP Semiconductors has launched an innovative new web-based design and monitoring solution for power management ICs. To help designers keep development time as short as possible, the tool provides comprehensive online design support and technology to create a one-stop shop for the full design cycle.