| STB SoCs deliver advanced broadcast decoding
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2009-09-15 |
| NXP is offering a new family of highly integrated SoC products that enable a complete range of high-performance solutions for mainstream HD DVRs and STB platforms. |
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| Smart card interface tailored for pay-TV
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2009-08-31 |
| NXP Semiconductors' new smart card reader is NDS, EMV 4.2 compliant, supports the ISO7816 standard. |
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| Satellite RF tuner improves STB reception
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2009-08-18 |
| NXP's highly integrated dual-stream RF system offers both single cable and legacy satellite reception. |
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| Class-D amps transform cars into concert halls
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2009-07-31 |
| Extremely high dynamic audio range lets the class-D amplifier family improve in-car entertainment. |
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| Media processor delivers improved video resolution
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2009-07-29 |
| Integrated Device Technology Inc. has released the Vida processor (IDT VHD1900), which aims to clean up artifacts in Internet and mobile video for big-screen TVs and digital media players. |
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| 'First' sub-1mΩ 25V MOSFET unveiled
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2009-07-10 |
| NXP Semiconductors has unveiled what it claims is the world's first n-channel sub 1mΩ 25V MOSFET, PSMN1R2-25YL. According to the company press release, the new MOSFET features the lowest ever RDSon in a Power-SO8 package (Loss Free package: LFPAK). |
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| Data converters support JEDEC JESD204A interface
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2009-06-17 |
| NXP has announced that its latest high-speed data converters support the new JEDEC JESD204A serial interface standard. |
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| NXP Cortex-M3 MCUs tout lowest power
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2009-06-01 |
| NXP has unveiled what it claims to be the lowest power 32bit Cortex-M3 based microcontrollers to extend the broadest range of ARM-based processors. |
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| Triple-mode PC TV tuner comes in half-mini card
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2009-05-28 |
| NXP Semiconductors has unveiled what it claims to be the first triple-mode PC TV tuner in a low-power half-mini card form factor, providing access to the widest range of global content for an improved viewing experience. |
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| HS-CAN transceivers handle 1Mbit/s apps
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2009-05-26 |
| NXP Semiconductors has released the TJA1042 and TJA1051 high-speed (HS)-CAN transceivers that offer enhanced CAN functionality, improved performance, greater reliability, environmentally friendly packaging and reduced system costs. |
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| NFC controller now sampling to handset makers
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2009-05-13 |
| NXP has unveiled what it touts to be the first industry standard NFC controller, delivering a fully compliant platform for handset manufacturers and operators to introduce next generation NFC devices and services. |
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| NXP Cortex-M3 MCU bags highest performance stamp
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2009-05-12 |
| The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) has announced that NXP's LPC1700 series is the highest performance Cortex-M3 MCU. |
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| 'First' functional Cortex-M0 to be revealed
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2009-03-25 |
| NXP Semiconductors will demo what it claims is the first functional ARM Cortex-M0 silicon. The company plans to introduce in 2010 the Cortex-M0 processor-based LPC1100 series, which will target battery applications, e-metering, consumer peripherals, remote sensors and virtually all 16bit applications. |
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| Cooperation creates 45nm HDMI-based IP
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2009-03-11 |
| The cooperation of MIPS Technologies Inc. and NXP BV has resulted in an HDMI 1.3 receiver core implemented in 45nm silicon. |
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| ARM processor suits low-power apps
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2009-02-27 |
| ARM Holdings plc has designed a very low gate-count ARM processor core suitable for use in MCUs aimed at ultralow-power applications. Chips are expected to ship from licensees before the end of 2009. |
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| Low-cost handsets pack NFC capability
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2009-02-24 |
| Malaysian mobile device company Fonelabs Sdn Bhd has released a new generation of low-cost handsets that will support enhanced NFC services for developing markets. |
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| iPod look-alike packs extra surprises
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2009-02-19 |
| It can be easily mistaken for the iPod Nano, but the less expensive Esolo MP4 multimedia player packs extra features such as FM radio and voice recorder. |
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| TVS diodes tout 67 W/mm? surge capability
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2009-02-11 |
| NXP Semiconductors has launched a new range of transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes housed in its new FlatPower package, SOD123W. |
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| New solutions to cut PC power consumption
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2009-02-09 |
| NXP Semiconductors is set to unveil a suite of new power management solutions—GreenChip power factor correction, GreenChip synchronous rectification controllers and 30V power MOSFETs in LFPAK—that will reduce power consumption in desktop PCs and laptops for the mass market. |
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| Now sampling: base station amps with >40% efficiency
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2009-02-02 |
| NXP Semiconductors has started sampling integrated Doherty amplifiers for cellular base stations based on its RF transistor technology. The initial BLD6G21-50 and BLD6G22-50 amplifiers are designed to deliver efficiency of greater than 40 percent at an average power of 10W. |
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| NXP transceiver receives first LIN 2.1 stamp
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2008-12-19 |
| NXP Semiconductors has announced that its TJA1021 transceiver is the first to be certified according to the recently established LIN 2.1 specification. |
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| Quartz MEMS usher smallest real-time clock
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2008-12-12 |
| Epson Toyocom is claiming the smallest real-time clock chip fashioned by combining a quartz MEMS resonator with an ASIC. The chip was wire-bonded in the same 3.4mm x 1.7mm x 1mm package. |
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| Single-chip LCD-TV platform to sample next year
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2008-12-08 |
| NXP Semiconductors will start sampling early next year a single-chip LCD TV platform that integrates the company's PNX85500 digital TV processor, its proprietary Motion Accurate Picture Processing (MAPP2) technology and hybrid silicon tuner. |
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| NXP, Phonak collaborate on enhanced acoustics
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2008-12-01 |
| NXP Semiconductors and Phonak have jointly developed a single-chip ultralow power radio for use in hearing systems. |
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| FlexRay transceivers up ante for in-car networking
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2008-11-28 |
| NXP Semiconductors has developed two new FlexRay transceivers that best-in-class electro-magnetic emission for better safety and comfort in cars. |
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| LDMOS transistor delivers 500W RF output power
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2008-11-26 |
| NXP Semiconductors has released its latest LDMOS transistor for L-band radar applications that delivers RF output power of 500W at frequencies between 1.2GHz and 1.4GHz. |
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| RTOS hypervisor eyes mobile device apps
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2008-11-24 |
| OK Labs has introduced OKL4 3.0, an embedded hypervisor and OKL4 Nano. |
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| CMSIS allows flexible programming in MCUs
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2008-11-21 |
| ARM has released the ARM Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard, a vendor-independent hardware abstraction layer for the Cortex-M processor series. |
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| Tunable capacitor to match any mobile band
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2008-11-13 |
| Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. claims to be unveiling the first single-chip solution to adjust a mobile antenna's RF response to all the different bands mobile media devices. |
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| NXP's 150mm fab in France is up for sale
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2008-10-31 |
| NXP Semiconductors is selling its Integrated Passives Device business (IPD) and related operational 150mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in Caen, France. |
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