NXP Semiconductors has announced HoverGames Challenge 2: Help Drones Help Others. The second installment of NXP’s challenge-based, interactive coding competition encourages developers to create drone and rover solutions for frontline support during pandemics.

Examples of artificial intelligence (AI) are all around us. We probably use AI more than we think and, in many ways, take it for granted. Our smartphone assistant is an excellent example of AI. Likewise, face recognition has become a standard unlock feature on new smartphones. However, the technology still requires refinement in critical applications where machine learning (ML) errors could prove costly. Here, Electronic Specifier speak to Gowri ...

NXP Semiconductors and TSMC have announced a collaboration agreement to adopt TSMC 5nm process technology for NXP’s next generation, high-performance automotive platform. This collaboration combines NXP’s automotive design expertise with TSMC’s industry-leading 5nm technology to further drive the transformation of automobiles into powerful computing systems for the road.

NXP Semiconductors has announced its new MIFARE DESFire EV3 IC that ushers in next-generation performance, advanced security and integration of mobile services for a new era of security and connectivity in smart city services.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), shareholders overwhelmingly approved the appointment of Kurt Sievers, 51, as an executive director and the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. 

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its most recent radio frequency front-end (RFFE) solution, designed with WiFi 6 standards, is now designed into the Xiaomi Mi 10 5G smartphone.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the availability of new devices within its KW3x family of microcontrollers (MCUs). The new KW39/38/37 MCUs add Bluetooth 5.0 long-range capabilities and expanded Bluetooth advertising channels.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the K32W061/41, its new family of ultra-low power, multiprotocol wireless microcontrollers (MCUs). 

NXP Semiconductors has announced it has collaborated with Murata, a system-in-package integrator for 5G mobile platforms, to deliver radio frequency (RF) front-end modules designed with the latest WiFi 6 standards.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the availability of a comprehensive WiFi 6 (802.11ax) portfolio, which significantly expands the number of products and markets able to adopt the latest WiFi standards.

NXP Semiconductors has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to bring Microsoft Azure RTOS, a comprehensive real-time operating system, to a broader range of processing solutions from its EdgeVerse portfolio.

NXP Semiconductors have announced its lead partnership with Arm for Ethos-U55 microNPU (Neural Processing Unit), a machine learning accelerator targeted at resource-constrained industrial and IoT edge devices. As an industry-leading innovator of microcontrollers (MCUs), NXP intends to implement Ethos U-55 in its Cortex-M based microcontrollers, crossover MCUs and real-time sub-systems in applications processors.

Embedded Systems Academy (EmSA) and NXP Semiconductors have announced the integration of the free-to-use EmSA Micro CANopen libraries into the NXP MCUXpresso Software Development Kit (SDK) for developing with NXP’s microcontrollers (MCU) and crossovers based on Arm Cortex-M.

NXP Semiconductors has announced market availability of the i.MX RT600 crossover microcontroller (MCU) family, a solution for ultra-low power, secure edge applications including audio, voice and machine learning. The i.MX RT600 crossover MCU provides optimal balance in power, performance, and memory.

NXP Semiconductors has announced an addition to its UWB portfolio with a new automotive UWB IC. UWB provides precise, secure, real-time localisation capabilities unrivalled by other wireless technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS. The technology is designed to give spatial awareness to UWB-equipped cars, mobiles, and other smart devices, to enable cars to know exactly where the users are.

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its Secure Element for V2X is now Common Criteria certified by the Netherlands Common Criteria Certification Scheme (NSCIB). The designation makes the NXP SXF1800 the first standalone automotive-qualified Secure Element for V2X applications to receive the Common Criteria EAL4+ certification, a prerequisite for participation in a common European V2X system.

NXP Semiconductors has expanded its EdgeVerse portfolio with the i.MX 8M Plus application processor, the first i.MX family to integrate a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for advanced machine learning inference at the industrial and IoT (Internet-of-Things) edge.

NXP's EdgeLock SE050 is used for secure sensor authentication enabling full end-to-end security from the sensor to the cloud or a local gateway.

NXP Semiconductors has announced the rollout of its life-saving RoadLINK V2X communication solution in the new Volkswagen Golf. The recently released Golf of the 8th generation is the first volume European car model equipped with V2X, offering a major boost to the deployment of the technology on European roads and beyond. The technology can prevent accidents by having cars communicate with each other, independent of car brands and without the sup...

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