April 19, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has made a new addition to its highly successful family of RFCMOS-based one-chip car radio solutions. The TEF664x integrates a low-IF AM/FM tuner and DSP processing all in one chip and is designed for single-tuner applications. Read more

April 5, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Dutch electronic design and IP company Catena Group which will help NXP to continue to innovate in the automotive analog mixed signal solutions business and in wireless car connectivity. Read more

April 4, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has launched what the company claims are the most efficient Schottky rectifier available in the ultra-small and flat 1.0 x 0.6 x 0.37-mm plastic SMD package DFN1006D-2 (SOD882D). Read more

April 3, 2012 NXP Semiconductors has launched a low-cost UHF reader chip designed specifically for the appliance and fast moving consumer goods market sectors. Read more

March 27, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has launched a Product Longevity Program for its ARM Cortex -M microcontrollers with a minimum available period of 10 years. The program will assure continuity and stability of supply for NXP customers, especially those that design industrial control applications and require long-term product availability. Read more

March 27, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the LPC11A00 microcontroller series featuring a flexible analog subsystem, based on the ARM Cortex-M0 processor. Combining 50-MHz CPU performance with advanced analog features including Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO) in a 2.5 x 2.5-mm WLCSP package. Read more

March 19, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has launched the company’s next generation of CFL driver ICs, the UBA2026x and UBA2027x, which claim to deliver improvements in the performance of dimmable compact fluorescent lamps. The benefits include flicker-free deep dimming down to 2 percent, compared to competitive offerings which typically dim down to approximately 10 percent. Read more

March 16, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the TDA18250A and TDA18260A – its latest high-performance single and dual silicon tuners for cable set-top-boxes (STBs) covering worldwide digital cable standards. The TDA18250A and TDA18260A are the industry’s first silicon tuners to offer zero-power loop-through, enabling STB manufacturers to comply with the latest EU Ecodesign Directive requirements, which set standby power consumption levels at less than half a watt for simple STBs starting in 2013. Read more

March 2, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released the LPC1100XL microcontroller series featuring extra-low power. With the industry’s lowest active power consumption at 110 uA/MHz and reduced deep sleep current below 2 µA, the LPC1100XL has set a new benchmark for low-power ARM Cortex-M0 microcontrollers. Read more

February 21, 2012 NXP Semiconductors has introduced the NXP mobile app for Windows Phone , enabling faster and easier access to all NXP products and support. NXP is the first semiconductor company to introduce a mobile app containing its entire product catalog for Windows Phone, following the introduction of its popular iPhone and Android apps , which have received an average rating of 4+ stars. Over the last few months, Nokia has started shipping its first Windows Phone smartphones, and many other phone manufacturers are adopting this powerful mobile OS as well. Read more

February 17, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled what the company claims is the world’s first dimmable fluorescent lamp driver IC for High Frequency Tube Lamps (HF-TL) combining power factor correction (PFC) controller and ballast driver circuits. Using the boost function of the UBA2016A, high-end commercial-grade amalgam-based tube lamps will have a run-up time almost similar to mercury-based tube lamps. Read more

February 14, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. is releasing the world’s first ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller with dual supply voltage of 1.65 V to 1.95 V V DD and 1.65 V to 3.6 V V IO . The company’s new LPC1100LV series offers 50 MIPS performance in a 2-mm x 2-mm footprint with over three times power reduction compared to similar 3.3 V V DD devices. The LPC1100LV platform is specifically designed for battery-powered end applications ranging from mobile phones, tablets, Ultrabooks and mobile accessories to active cable, cameras, and portable medical electronics. Read more

February 8, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled several cost-effective SPF (smart power flyback) ICs available in small packages, including the GreenChip SPF TEA1731. In addition, NXP has introduced a new GreenChip synchronous rectification (SR) control IC, the TEA1792. The company has also made some new additions to the TEA172x family that also offers no-load performance. Read more

February 8, 2012 NXP Semiconductors is showcasing a wide range of highly efficient Power MOSFETs at APEC 2012 which can be used alongside the company's GreenChip switched-mode power supply (SMPS) controller ICs, to enable slimmer power supply, adapter and charger designs. Read more

February 8, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the GreenChip SPR TEA1716 switched-mode power supply (SMPS) controller IC which the company claims is the industry’s first resonant PFC and LLC combo controller enabling ultra-low standby power at low loads, compliant with EU Ecodesign Directive requirements taking effect in 2013. Read more

February 3, 2012 NXP Semiconductors is claiming a major new benchmark in miniaturization with the launch of the company’s next-generation family of low VF Schottky rectifiers targeting the mobile device market. With a typical thickness of just 0.37 mm and an outline of 1.6 x 0.8 mm, the new DFN1608D-2 (SOD1608) plastic package claims to be the smallest on the market that is capable of carrying a current of up to 1.5 A. Read more

January 20, 2012 NXP Semiconductors is collaborating with NorthVu Systems Inc. to bring the smallest high-performance indoor digital TV antenna to market. The NorthVu NV20 Pro is 40% smaller than comparable products while delivering superior reception and range, enabling consumers to enjoy digital HD broadcast TV, also known as over-the-air or digital terrestrial television. Read more

January 6, 2012 Treehouse Labs has unveiled the BiKN Technology Platform which uses low-power wireless chip technology from NXP Semiconductors N.V. to enable the 'Internet of Things ', opening entirely new markets and applications for affordable wireless sensor and control networks.  The platform aims to revolutionize the way mobile networks and applications for control, tracking and monitoring are delivered. Read more

December 16, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled 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. Claiming to be 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 dB or better IP3 under -40 to -20 dBm jamming conditions, while the noise figure remains below 1 dB. Read more

December 12, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the industry’s first magnetoresistive angle sensor with integrated amplifier IC. The KMZ60 uses anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) technology and is designed as a low cost, high-performance control device for brushless DC motor (BLDC) commutation. Read more

December 6, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the TDA18274, which the company claims is a groundbreaking high-performance silicon tuner for worldwide terrestrial and cable TV reception. Supporting all analog and digital TV standards, the TDA18274 hybrid silicon tuner is optimized for direct “on-board” designs and will be available in two versions: a 48-pin HLQFN package version featuring fully integrated RF filters, and a 40-pin HVQFN package version with external UHF and VHF filters. Read more

November 30, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the LPC11U2x series – the first microcontroller based on the ARM Cortex -M0 processor to offer integrated USB class drivers. By integrating multiple USB drivers in ROM, the LPC11U2x maximizes Flash memory utilization, saving up to 16 KB of code space while providing fully tested and easy-to-use APIs to enable USB integration in a matter of minutes. Read more

November 21, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the industry’s first medium power transistors in a 2-mm x 2-mm 3-pin leadless DFN package. Offering a 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. Read more

November 16, 2011 In this news analysis article EE Times Europe Analog's editor, Paul Buckley questions Jan Jaap Bezemer, NXP Semiconductors' director of marketing, microcontroller product line, as to the reasons for NXP Semiconductors unveiling a series of new low-pin-count package options for the company's market-leading ARM Cortex-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers.  Read more

November 15, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced 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 infrastructure use cases such as banking, eGovernment, transport and mobile payment. Read more

November 14, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced two new automotive audio amplifiers supporting energy-saving start-stop systems – the TDF8530 and TDF8546. The TDF8530 is an ultra-efficient quad-channel Class-D audio amplifier supporting the 6 V requirement for start-stop vehicles. Read more

October 28, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V., has introduced a series of new low-pin-count package options for the company’s market-leading ARM Cortex-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers which aims to open the door for a broader range of applications previously closed to typical 32-bit MCUs due to package footprint or manufacturing constraints. The new LPC111x devices, which feature SO20, TSSOP20, TSSOP28 and DIP28 options, claim to be the world’s first 32-bit ARM microcontrollers in low-pin-count packages. Read more

October 20, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced 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 space-constrained designs in mobile handsets, where battery life is also a critical success factor. Read more

September 27, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. and SEGGER Microcontroller plans to offer the emWin graphic library for free with NXP ARM microcontrollers. Developed by SEGGER, emWin provides a robust, efficient GUI for any application operating with a graphical LCD, and features outstanding support for high-quality anti-aliased text and shapes. Read more

September 22, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the TFF101xHN, a family of integrated downconverters for use in Low Noise Block (LNB) 10.7-GHz to 12.75-GHz Ku band satellite receiver systems. Designed for downlink signal reception for TV satellite dishes, NXP’s new family of DVB-S compliant downconverters consume 50-percent less current (52 mA) than other integrated solutions, and increase the lifetime of the LNB and improving its reliability. Read more

September 13, 2011 NXP Semiconductors has released a breakthrough USB3.0 SuperSpeed redriver, the PTN36241B – a dual-channel device that supports 5 Gbps per channel with optional settings that provide a high level of extendability. Read more

September 8, 2011 Low-power wireless chip technology from NXP Semiconductors N.V. is being used the HyGreen Hand Hygiene and Recording System, designed by HyGreen, to capture and transmit data on hand washing by healthcare workers, helping to improve hospital hygiene.  The innovative solution actively reminds busy healthcare workers to wash their hands, and records all hand-washing events and patient-staff interactions in the hospital environment. Read more

August 23, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced what the company claims is the industry's first no-offset I2C-bus buffers, which enable system designers to isolate capacitance and interface with other bus buffers. Read more

August 19, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the first NWP ISO 11898-6 and AUTOSAR R3.2.1 compliant solution supporting CAN Partial Networking which will help reduce CO2 emissions from vehicles and produce environmentally-friendly solutions. Read more

August 11, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the PBSM5240PF, an ultra-compact Medium Power transistor and N-channel Trench MOSFET housed in a leadless DFN2020-6 (SOT1118) plastic package. Measuring 2 x 2 mm and with a height of 0.65 mm, the DFN2020-6 (SOT1118) has been designed in response to the industry trend for miniaturization in high-performance consumer products such as mobile devices. Read more

July 27, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N. V. has release a new generation of automotive position sensors. The KMA210 incorporates NXP’s latest magnetoresistive sensor chip and a signal conditioning ASIC developed in NXP’s advanced Silicon on Insulator (SOI) ABCD9 process technology. The device is the first of a new magnetic sensor family in a full system-in-package solution that requires no external components. KMA210 is specially designed to improve the overall performance and increase robustness in automotive applications. Read more

July 20, 2011 NXP Semiconductors has unveiled the IP4786CZ32, a highly integrated HDMI signal-conditioning IC which claims to provide the industry's highest levels of protection for HDMI 1.4 transmitter applications. Featuring a Transmission Line Clamping architecture that provides lower peak clamping voltages during an ESD strike, the IP4786 delivers strong ESD protection, and claims the best signal integrity and the highest level of integration available in the industry today. Read more

July 14, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the company’s next generation of CAN transceivers with the introduction of the dual high-speed (HS) CAN transceiver, TJA1048. Enabling simpler and more efficient in-vehicle networking design, the TJA1048 is a performance and space optimized solution for electronic control units (ECUs) used in safety, comfort and environment-friendly automotive applications that carry more than one HS-CAN communication interface. Read more

July 6, 2011 NXP Semiconductors has completed the company's agreement with Dover Corporation whereby Dover’s Knowles Electronics business has acquired NXP’s Sound Solutions business, initially announced on December 22, 2010. Under the terms of the agreement, Knowles has acquired NXP’s Sound Solutions business for $855 million in cash Read more

June 29, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V’s MIFARE Plus contactless IC has been chosen to power the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system in St. Petersburg, Russia. The "Podorozhnik" – a unified electronic transport card – has been introduced in St. Petersburg to provide passengers with a convenient transport payment system. Read more

June 22, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced the availability of the company’s production-ready single-chip solution for multifunction car keys – the NCF2970 (KEyLink Lite). Enhancing the functionality of ‘smart’ car keys by supporting the Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, NXP’s KEyLink Lite enables car manufacturers to offer a new driving experience with keys that connect to external NFC-compliant devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops. Read more

June 16, 2011 NXP Semiconductors' near field communication (NFC) technology has been selected by Sony Ericsson for inclusion in its Android-based smartphones. Read more

June 6, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. is showcasing at IMS2011 a live demo of its next-generation products based on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. The GaN demo includes a 50-W wideband amplifier, the CLF1G0530-50, covering 500 to 3000 MHz; 2.1-GHz and 2.7-GHz Doherty power amplifiers for base stations; and a 100-W amplifier, the CLF1G2535-100, covering 2.5 - 3.5 GHz. Read more

June 1, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced availability of its LPC1788 microcontroller which claims to be the industry's first ARM Cortex-M3-based MCU to be shipping in volume with an integrated LCD controller. With up to 96 KB of on-chip SRAM and a 32-bit external memory interface, the LPC178x series allows customers to easily and cost-effectively add high-quality graphics to their applications. Read more

May 11, 2011 The rapid growth in mobile data traffic worldwide is posing new design challenges to high speed data converter technologies. In this news analysis article EE Times Europe Analog's editor, Paul Buckley discusses NXP's two new high speed data converter technology developments with Maury Wood, product line general manager, High Speed Converters. Read more

May 3, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled a 16-bit dual-channel LVDS DDR interface Digital-to-Analog Converter which supports output update rates of up to 1.25 Gsps. The company claims that the new high-speed DAC offers best-in-class single tone SFDR performance and two-tone intermodulation distortion across a broad output bandwidth of 200 MHz. Read more

April 27, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled an extension to its high speed data converter technology portfolio and the next generation of the CGV high speed serial interface announced in 2009. CGVxpress will be used in future NXP ADC and DAC product families. Read more

April 21, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. is adding to the company’s broad GreenChip SSL family of products, the GreenChip SSL4101T controller IC, which offers new levels of professional-grade performance for Solid State LED lighting power supplies. The GreenChip SSL4101T enables LED lighting for medium to high power commercial and professional applications with industry-leading performance in Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of less than 20 percent, a high Power Factor (PF) of .99, and high efficiency of 94 percent. Read more

April 20, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V., has founded the Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Pune in association with the International Institute of Information Technology (I2IT). Located at I2IT Pune Campus, this Center of Excellence will provide infrastructure and collaboration of the Industry and academia. Read more

April 12, 2011 Dutch chip company NXP Semiconductors BV is not in takeover talks, according to a Reuters report that quotes company CEO Rick Clemmer. Read more

April 11, 2011 NXP Semiconductors BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), the chip company separated from Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV by a private equity buy out in 2006, is in takeover talks with Intel, Qualcomm and Broadcom, according to online reports that cite Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reporting on Friday (April 8). Read more

March 23, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced a LIN transceiver family with an integrated low-drop voltage regulator in a small 3x3 mm leadless package. The TJA1028 is designed to power an automotive Electronic Control Unit (ECU), integrating the major peripheral functions around the microcontroller of a typical LIN-networked ECU into a single chip. Read more

March 15, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released a multiplexer/demultiplexer (mux/demux) switch featuring what the company claims is the highest speed implementation in the industry. Providing switching speeds of up to 10 Gbps, the CBTL02043 maintains low power consumption and low power loss, and is designed to support rapidly evolving high-speed computing standards for desktop, mobile and enterprise systems such as PCIe Gen3, USB3.0, DisplayPort v1.2 and SAS/SATA 6 Gbps. Read more

February 24, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released a highly efficient, high-voltage LED driver IC for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps based on GreenChip technology. The SSL21081 platform makes it easy for LED retrofit lamp manufacturers to design cost-effective applications for the 100 V, 110 V and 120 V markets with up to 95 percent efficiency. Read more

February 22, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled its LPC1200 Industrial Control Series featuring the ARM Cortex-M0 processor which extends NXP’s 32-bit ARM microcontroller continuum and targets a wide range of industrial applications in the areas of factory and home automation, such as white goods, motor control, power conversion and power supplies. Read more

February 14, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the au10tic family of secure ICs designed specifically for device authentication. The au10tic secure microcontrollers are based on NXP's proven security technology, which has been widely used for securing government ID cards and passports, as well as smart cards for banking and other high-security applications. Read more

January 21, 2011 The CGV series of JESD204A-compliant data converters from NXP Semiconductors N.V. are now interoperable with Nujira's OpenET envelope tracking (ET) and digital pre-distortion (DPD) solutions. Read more

January 10, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. is inviting RF engineers and students worldwide to submit creative application ideas for RF power devices as part of the company’s first-ever High Performance RF Design Challenge. Read more

January 5, 2011 NXP Semiconductors' TDA18260 dual silicon tuner for cable TV applications has entered volume production and is available immediately. The TDA18260 simplifies the design of high-definition multi-tuner cable set-top boxes, enabling up to six channels with high performance on each stream. Read more

December 23, 2010 Divestment of the Sound Solutions business marks a key step in NXP’s strategy to improve its capital structure and focus on High Performance Mixed Signal business growth Read more

December 6, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V. is forging a strategic collaboration with Google to provide a complete open source software stack for Near Field Communications (NFC). The NFC stack will be fully integrated and validated on Gingerbread, the latest version of the Android platform. Read more

December 6, 2010 NXP Semiconductors, together with Brightsight and Cryptography Research, announced the certification of several NXP SmartMX secure microcontrollers under the DPA Countermeasure Validation Program. The analysis, conducted by security evaluation firm Brightsight, validates the effectiveness of Differential Power Analysis countermeasures in members of NXP's SmartMX product line. Read more

November 30, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the first MOSFET in the company's NextPower range with a 30 V Power-SO8 MOSFET, which claims the industry's lowest RDSon of 1.4 mOhm at 4.5 V. The new MOSFET, PSMN1R0-30YLC, is optimized for 4.5 V switching applications and is packaged in LFPAK, the industry's toughest Power-SO8 package. Read more

November 30, 2010 austriamicrosystems is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors N.V. to jointly develop the first in a range of reference solutions for product authentication in embedded consumer applications. Applying the AS399x UHF RFID Reader IC, and the UCODE G2iL series, the reference design claims to deliver the industry's lowest power consumption, lowest solution cost, lowest complexity and highest level of integration. Read more

November 9, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled integrated, highly flexible driver IC solutions designed for vehicle LED headlights and tail lights, based on automotive-qualified technology. The ASL1010NTK and ASL1010PHN claim to be the industry’s first automotive LED driver ICs to integrate critical functionality such as direct LED temperature feedback, LED fault detection, internal PWM control for dimming, and short circuit protection – all on an automotive-qualified analog mixed-signal platform in an 8/16-pin package. Read more

November 4, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V., has released of a new generation of non-dimmable CFL driver ICs for 230 V and 110 V fluorescent lamps based on GreenChip technology. The UBA2211 offers a fully integrated CFL driver along with a current controlled preheat function, enabling more compact fluorescent lamp designs, highly efficient power conversion, and extended CFL lifetimes in the range of 12,000 to 15,000 hours. Read more

October 19, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled new microcontrollers, which the company claims set new benchmarks in 32-bit active power consumption. The LPC1100L and LPC1300L series introduce a new low-power platform which combines ultra-low leakage design techniques with NXP's optimised power-efficient libraries. Read more

September 20, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V., has released what the company claims is the industry's highest performance ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller. The LPC1800 is optimized for low power operation at low frequencies all the way through to 150 MHz maximum performance from either Flash or RAM. Read more

September 10, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released what the company claims is the world’s first satellite silicon tuner to address the challenging requirements of both free-to-air (FTA) and operator satellite set-top box (STB) applications. The TDA20142 also reduces system cost through competitive pricing and reduced bill of materials (BoM). Read more

September 1, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has released the company’s next generation of CAN/LIN System Basis Chips (SBCs) for in-vehicle networks. Offering enhanced EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) performance, the chips meet the stringent requirements of global car OEMs such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Porsche, Renault, Toyota and Volkswagen. Read more

August 19, 2010 NXP Semiconductors' SmartMX secure contactless microcontroller chip has been selected to power the new German contactless National Identity card (Neuer Personalausweis). The German government selected NXP as the supplier of an inlay solution containing a dedicated SmartMX chip, packaged in an ultra-thin module. Issuance of German contactless ID cards, which will replace the current paper-based IDs, will start in November 2010. Read more

May 20, 2010 NXP Semiconductors is developing two boards designed to demonstrate the interoperability of its CGV JESD204A-compliant high speed data converter family with Lattice Semiconductor's ECP3 FPGA family. Read more

May 12, 2010 NXP Semiconductors is launching a series of new products developed in the latest SiGe (silicon-germanium) process technology that are designed to target high frequency radio applications. Read more

April 12, 2010 NXP Semiconductors plans to demonstrate working silicon of its newest microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor at ESC Silicon Valley 2010. Read more

April 8, 2010 NXP Semiconductors has introduced its latest UHF solutions for the fashion, retail and electronics markets. Read more

March 3, 2010 In this news analysis article EE Times Europe Analog's editor, Paul Buckley questions Maury Wood, senior director and product line manager, high speed converters, NXP Semiconductors, to learn more about how he sees the JESD204A interoperability declaration is going to impact future product development. Read more