In a push for better sound quality and more output volume, leading mobile phone makers have been raising the internal voltage used to drive micro speakers -- from 3.3V through to 5V, and recently as high as 8V. This week at Mobile World Congress 2013 (Hall 7, Stand A111), NXP Semiconductors is launching its new TFA9890 speaker driver IC, which enables an unprecedented 9.5V boost voltage from an integrated DC-DC converter.

At Mobile World Congress 2013, NXP will be showing its latest smart wireless charging demonstrator. The wireless charging demo uses NFC to trigger wake-up, thereby allowing the charging pad to remain completely switched off when it is not in use. This true-zero standby mode enables significant savings in energy consumption. Devices equipped with NFC can also take advantage of additional functions, such as communicating the credentials for Bluetoo...

IBM and NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the first results of a smarter traffic pilot, conducted in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. The trial demonstrates how the connected car automatically shares braking, acceleration and location data that can be analyzed by the central traffic authority to identify and resolve road network issues.

NXP Semiconductors will be showcasing a wide range of industry-leading mobile technology solutions at this year’s Mobile World Congress – the world’s premier mobile event. Building on its leadership in contactless technologies such as NFC and MIFARE, NXP will show a wide variety of NFC-enabled devices running innovative applications for the connected city, home, office and retail environments. NXP will also be highlighting new audio and vid...

NXP Semiconductors today announced that it will be the first company to bring to market smartcard and embedded secure element chips that integrate Intrinsic-ID’s industry-leading PUF (Physically Unclonable Function) technology.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today introduced GloTOP 2.5G, the latest addition to the company’s ATOP family of telematics solutions. GloTOP is an automotive telematics module specifically designed to work with the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system. Featuring a parallel reception system for both GLONASS and GPS, GloTOP is able to automatically select the most optimal signal at any one time to always ensure the most accurate positioning. It ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced an agreement with Delphi Automotive PLC that extends the two companies’ long-term relationship in automotive electronics by making NXP one of Delphi’s strategic core suppliers. This agreement encompasses a variety of automotive semiconductor applications including infotainment and networking solutions.

NXP announces that it has joined the Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation to enable further deployment of NFC services around the world. NXP, the MWCapital and GSMA will work together to facilitate access to NFC technology to new ecosystem players including public administrations, transport operators, system integrators, reader and card manufacturers, advertising companies and gaming businesses among many others.

NXP and exceet Card Group today announced that they will supply a contactless smart card solution to councils across Scotland, enabling them to work collaboratively and roll-out services included in the country’s National Entitlement Card scheme. The solution will feature NXP’s trusted SmartMX technology hosting an ITSO CMD2 applet provided by ESP Systex, providing the scheme with a flexible, cost-effective and secure multi-application smart ...

Building on its leadership position in the Power MOSFETs sector, NXP has launched its NextPower Live portfolio, a new family of linear mode Power MOSFETs designed specifically for use in ‘hot-swap’ environments. The NextPower Live family offers both excellent linear mode performance and a very low RDS(on) value, a unique combination demonstrating NXP’s expertise in this area.

NXP have today introduced the JN516x family of wireless MCUs for the IoT, as well as a new evaluation kit which simplifies commercial development of ZigBee, JenNet-IP and other IEEE 802.15.4 applications. The JN516x-EK001 evaluation kit provides all the hardware and software components required for product design, and includes several demos such as a smart lighting system based on JenNet-IP; several energy metering applications using ZigBee Smart...

NXP Semiconductors today announced that Hans Rijns and Dave French will jointly take responsibility for the NXP R&D function per immediate effect. Hans Rijns is appointed Chief Technology Officer. He will combine this role with his current position as SVP & Head of Research. Dave French is assigned as EVP of R&D and will combine this responsibility with his current position as General Manager of BU Portable & Computing.

Cisco and NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced that they have each made an investment in Cohda Wireless to advance intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and car-to-X communications. Cohda Wireless is a leading specialist in wireless communication for automotive safety applications. Today’s announcement brings together the expertise of the three organizations to make the Internet of Everything a reality for the automotive industry, creatin...

NXP announce that Genius has selected an LPC microcontroller for its latest GX Gaming mouse. Genius is now using the LPC11U14 microcontroller in Gila – its new professional gaming laser mouse for MMORPG and RTS games – which enables ultra-fast response times in combat. Gila has been named an International CES Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering Awards Honouree, and will be featured in the KYE Systems Corp. (Genius) booth at CES (LVCC Sout...

Faster payment at the checkout counter, shorter queues -- before you know it, you're sitting down happily with your colleagues at lunch in the company cafeteria. Employees of NXP Semiconductors in Nijmegen, Netherlands are now experiencing the benefits of mobile payments in the company canteen, with two out of four payment terminals now designated fast lanes accepting Cashless Betalen.

An overview of major technology advancements that have transformed the way embedded developers work -- from the 1970s to the present -- culminating with the launch of the LPC800 microcontroller.

In a breakthrough for HD network video surveillance, NXP has announced its Advanced ASC884xA and ASC885xA series of single-chip video processors for HD IP security cameras. These devices integrate virtually all functions required for an IP camera design – from raw image sensor data input, image signal processing, and H.264 compression, to secure encrypted transmission over the network through a Gigabit Ethernet interface.

At European Microwave Week 2012 we demonstrate our GaN portfolio: CLF1G0060(S)-10, CLF1G0060(S)-30, CLF1G0035(S)-50, CLF1G0035(S)-100, CLF1G0035(S)-100P and CLF1G0035(S)-200P. Features include:

NXP Semiconductors today announced the JN516x family – its next generation of ultra-low-power wireless microcontrollers for JenNet-IP, ZigBee and other IEEE 802.15.4 applications. Integrating a 2.45-GHz radio and analog peripherals with microcontroller functionality in a single die, the JN516x wireless microcontrollers are the only single-chip devices in the industry to support JenNet-IP, ZigBee Light Link, ZigBee Smart Energy, ZigBee Home Auto...

Thomas Lorbach, NXP Semiconductors, demonstrates the CHERRY energy-harvesting wireless switch. The batteryless switch uses the JN5168 -- NXP's newest wireless microcontroller for the Internet of Things.