We recently posted a blog highlighting NXP’s successful presence at Electronica 2012, the world’s leading trade fair for components, systems and applications. As well as being a great opportunity to showcase a broad range of innovative technologies, we also met with many of the industry’s leading journalists and influencers. We
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Integration has come a long way since early computers
The restoration of the world’s oldest original working digital computer made the news in both the popular and technical media recently. This is an amazing story of how, after a three-year labour of love by volunteers and having lain in storage for 20 years, a Harwell Dekatron computer has been
Read MoreDrue Freeman highlights connected mobility in this month’s Automotive Industries
Posted by Birgit Ahlborn / November 26, 2012 / Posted in Automotive, Innovation, Innovation Featured / No Comments
Following our recent blog looking at the evolution of the car key, Drue Freeman – our SVP for global automotive sales and marketing – has given an extended interview in this month’s Automotive Industries magazine where he talks in depth about NXP’s leadership in the field of the Connected Car.
Read Moreelectronica goes on forever in time and space
Ok, I wasn’t actually at last week’s electronics industry extravaganza: the 25th ‘International Trade Fair for Electronic Components, Systems and Applications’, also known as ‘electronica’. And, what is more, I have to say that I missed not being there. But only a little bit… Normally, after spending the best part
Read MoreInnovation Day demoes – Intelligent Traffic Systems for ALL road users
Recently, we held a special Innovation Day for the media in Amsterdam to highlight some of the fantastic things that our R&D guys are doing in areas such as the Internet of Things, NFC, and the connected car. Elsewhere on the blog and at the automotive section of the NXP site you’ll find
Read MoreHappy Birthday ZigBee Alliance
Posted by Richard Stockdill / November 19, 2012 / Posted in Enabling Technologies, News / 1 Comments
In my previous blog I wrote about the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and how it was going to revolutionize lighting in the smart home of the future. And of course it is ZigBee wireless technology that is pretty central to making it happen. The low-cost and low-power-demanding IEEE802.15.4-compliant wireless technology makes for
Read MoreNXP connects the car – Tackling the traffic challenges of modern megacities
One of the key topics that NXP focused on at electronica 2012 is the connected car. In the world’s megacities, traffic infrastructure often looks like it’s collapsing under its own weight. Authorities have realized that simply constructing more roads cannot relieve the daily routine of major traffic congestion – instead,
Read MoreConnect, Control, Conserve with NXP at electronica 2012
Join us at electronica 2012… …and experience what it means to Connect, Control,Conserve with NXP. You’ll get a first-hand look at how easy it is to: connect dozens of nodes across your home, office and car control them in a unified way from a single mobile device conserve energy using low-power semiconductors, as well as
Read MoreA vision for the mobile future of smart cities
Posted by Lars Reger / November 08, 2012 / Posted in Automotive, Identification, Innovation / 1 Comments
In the world’s megacities, traffic infrastructure often looks like it is collapsing under the weight of exploding population growth. Congested roads, traffic noise, the risk of accidents and general stress are all part of our daily rapid paced urban lives. Intelligent traffic management and efficient public transport systems will be
Read MoreAn intelligent, connected world: NXP’s vision at Electronica 2012
As the rise of online and mobile communications has enabled us to be more connected with each other than ever before, so the physical environments we move through and inhabit are also becoming increasingly connected and intelligent – with corresponding concerns arising about security. By creating an ‘Internet of Things’,
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