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NXP Licenses ARM Cortex-M0+ Processor

三月 23, 2012
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NXP Licenses ARM Cortex-M0+ Processor

http://www.nxp.com/news/press-releases/2012/03/nxp_licenses_arm_cortex-m0_processor.html

March 13, 2012

World’s most energy-efficient processor from ARM enables ultra-low-power microcontrollers for intelligent systems

Eindhoven, Netherlands and San Jose, California, March 13, 2012

– NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that it is one of the lead ARM Partners to license the new ARM® Cortex™-M0+ processor.

The Cortex-M0+ is the world’s most energy-efficient ARM microprocessor.

It has been optimized to enable ultra-low-power, entry-level 32-bit microcontrollers for intelligent sensors and smart control systems in a broad range of applications, which include home appliances, white goods, medical monitoring, e-metering, lighting, power and motor control devices.

“NXP has replaced many 8-bit microcontrollers with our Cortex-M0 products, now shipping in applications such as UPS, human interface devices, active cable and touchscreen,” said Alexander Everke, executive vice president and general manager, High Performance Mixed Signal business unit, NXP Semiconductors. “As the most successful 32-bit microcontroller vendor to address the 8/16-bit market, NXP will further extend our leadership with the addition of the Cortex-M0+ processor.”

NXP has over 70 Cortex-M0 device types shipping in high volume, which include a variety of integrated control and communication peripherals, such as segment LCD driver, CAN with on-chip CAN transceiver, Full-Speed USB, and single supply 1.8V devices with a dual voltage option. NXP also offers the widest selection of packages in the industry, such as the world’s smallest 32-bit microcontroller in a 2-mm x 2-mm WL-CSP package and the world’s first low-pin-count Cortex-M0 series in SO, TSSOP and DIP packages.

“NXP was a lead licensee for the Cortex-M0 processor and has since enjoyed great success, with an extensive portfolio of Cortex-M0 processor-based devices for many customer applications, such as home appliances, white goods, smart metering, and motor control devices,” said Mike Inglis, executive vice president and general manager, processor division, ARM.

“The addition of a Cortex-M0+ processor license will help NXP further accelerate the move away from 8/16-bit and toward 32-bit applications.”

NXP’s industry-leading ARM microcontroller portfolio includes the lowest current Cortex-M0 at 110 uA/MHz;

the only Cortex-M3 microcontroller operating at 180 MHz, available with integrated TFT LCD controller;

the industry’s first asymmetrical dual-core; the fastest 204-MHz Cortex-M4 microcontroller;

and a well-established list of microcontrollers based on ARM7TDMI®, ARM968™, and ARM926™.

Further information on NXP’s ARM continuum of microcontrollers is available at: http://www.nxp.com/microcontrollers/

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NXP boosts in-vehicle networking with 48V transceivers

三月 23, 2012
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NXP boosts in-vehicle networking with 48V transceivers

Posted:23 Mar 2012

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NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled a portfolio of FlexRay transceivers that supports the automotive industry move toward a 48V board net in future vehicles.

The 48V FlexRay products claim to be the industry’s first that are capable of supporting the new board net by offering up to ±60V robustness.

According to NXP, the devices deliver reduced CO2 emissions due to very low current consumption in standby and sleep mode plus high immunity to ESD.

While other companies continue to design using lower voltage CMOS processes, NXP’s ABCD3/9 technology offers high voltage features far beyond 60V at a high density of digital logic, boasted NXP.

The family of FlexRay transceivers includes the TJA1081B that will be available by 2Q12.

The device is EPL V3.0.1 and JASPAR compliant and touts gap-free undervoltage specification.

It features improved EMC and is compliant to OEM specifications.

Likewise, it offers Sleep-function (VBAT supplied, incl. voltage regulator control).

Other members of the family to be released in the year are the FlexRay and the TJA1085.

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the LPC4350 Hitex Board Getting Started

二月 18, 2012
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the LPC4350 Hitex Board Getting Started

http://www.lpcware.com/content/project/lpc4350-hitex-board-getting-started-guide

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LPC4350 Hitex Board Getting Started Guide

Submitted by nxp21346 on Wed, 2011-12-07 09:22

Welcome to the LPC4350 Hitex Board Getting Started Guide!

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NXP LPCware

一月 5, 2012
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LPCware.com

http://www.lpcware.com/

new NXP MCU community for engineers.

This site is designed to be an engineer-toengineer site

where questions, software, and downloads on all our LPC products can be quickly and easily answered.

At LPCware.com, you can communicate with other developers that have similar interests using NXP LPC devices.

There are also many other resources for getting you up and running with your new hardware, such as tutorials, software or driver packages, tools, FAQs, design tips, and much more.

To get started, you can click on one of the tabs along the top of the page or select one of the device categories below.

Enjoy the site!

http://www.lpcware.com/relational_project_view

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NXP最高速LPC4300系列雙核心微控制器開始出貨

一月 3, 2012
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NXP最高速LPC4300系列雙核心微控制器開始出貨

上網時間:2011年12月13日

http://www.eettaiwan.com/ART_8800657549_622964_NP_e707eba7.HTM#

恩智浦半導體(NXP Semiconductors)近日發表 LPC4300 數位訊號控制器(Digital Signal Controller；DSC)為速度高達204MHz的 ARM Cortex-M4 微控制器，也是首款具備 Cortex-M0 輔助處理器的雙核心非對稱架構 DSC 。

恩智浦同時宣佈提升 LPC1800 系列性能至180MHz，使其以成為目前以 Cortex-M3 為基礎的最快微處理器。

LPC4300 和 LPC1800 系列同步進行開發，均採用90奈米超低漏電流技術製造，達成接腳及軟體相容，具備諸多相同的重要功能。首款 LPC4300 微控制器是採用 BGA256 封裝的 LPC4350 ，具備264KB SRAM 。

可透過恩智浦及其主要經銷商夥伴訂購。

內建Flash的元件將於2012年第一季上市。

恩智浦 LPC4300 (204 MHz)高速 ARM Cortex-M4微控制器的卓越性能使其成為各類應用的理想首選，包括嵌入式音訊、高階馬達控制、工業自動化、POS、醫療器材及汽車配件。

LPC4300 採用獨特的非對稱雙核心架構，內建兩個 ARM 處理器──其中的 Cortex-M4 應用於即時處理，另一個 Cortex-M0 則應用於即時控制。

閘數極少的 Cortex-M0 可協助分擔大量的控制與 I/O 處理任務，減少 Cortex-M4 處理器的頻寬佔用，使 Cortex-M4 可全力專注於處理數位訊號控制應用中的數位運算。兩個核心均可在204 MHz下執行。

LPC4300和LPC1800獨有的可配置週邊設備

包括可配置計時器子系統(State Comfigurable Timer sub-system)，

讓設計人員可藉由狀態機控制(包含複雜的電機控制功能)來配置高級定時作業。

四路 SPI 快閃記憶體介面能將程式碼和資料儲存映射擴充至低成本、低接腳數的 SPI 非揮發性資料快閃記憶體(Data Flash)中。 LPC4300 亦具備串列 GPIO 介面，媲美應用於連結7.1多通道音訊的多重I2S等標準介面。

恩智浦及其合作夥伴將為 LPC4300 及 LPC1800 提供廣泛的軟體及開發工具支援，其中包括符合 CMSIS 標準的週邊設備驅動程式庫、全功能的開源 USB 庫和 USB ROM 驅動程式(透過其 on-chip 高速 PHY ，達成支援高速 USB Host / Device / OTG 介面)、以及SEGGER公司的 emWin 圖形庫(應用於其圖形 LCD 控制器)，該圖形庫將免費供恩智浦客戶使用。

雙核心的除錯支援由IAR Systems、Keil和以恩智浦 Eclipse 為基礎的 LPCXpresso IDE 等先進的ARM開發工具所提供。

其他封裝形式包括 TFBGA100 、 LQFP144 、 LQFP100 、 LQFP208 和 BGA180 。

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恩智浦半導體

十二月 2, 2011
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恩智浦半導體

NXP Semiconductors

http://www.tw.nxp.com/

關於恩智浦半導體

恩智浦半導體NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Nasdaq:NXPI)以其領先的射頻、類比、電源管理、介面、安全和數位處理方面的專長，提供高性能混合訊號（High Performance Mixed Signal）和標準產品解決方案。

這些創新的產品和解決方案廣泛應用於汽車、智慧識別、無線基礎設施、照明、工業、行動、消費與電腦運算等領域。

公司在全球超過25個國家皆設有業務執行機構，2010年公司營業額達到44億美元。

依產品功能分類

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NXP Develops Automotive Ethernet Transceivers for In-Vehicle Networks

十一月 21, 2011
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NXP Develops Automotive Ethernet Transceivers for In-Vehicle Networks

http://www.nxp.com/news/press-releases/2011/11/nxp-develops-automotive-ethernet-transceivers-for-in-vehicle-networks.html

November 09, 2011

NXP is first automotive semiconductor supplier to adopt Broadcom’s BroadR-Reach

Eindhoven, Netherlands, November 9, 2011 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Nasdaq: NXPI) today announced its engagement in automotive Ethernet as the first automotive semiconductor supplier to license Broadcom’s BroadR-Reach® Ethernet technology for in-vehicle networking. As NXP is the No. 1 supplier of In-Vehicle Networking electronics, this is a significant step forward in establishing BroadR-Reach as an open, de facto standard for in-vehicle Ethernet.

At the same time, Broadcom, NXP, Freescale, and Harman today announced the foundation of the OPEN Alliance Special Interest Group. The objective of the newly founded group is to drive the wide adoption of Ethernet in the automotive industry.

NXP plans to create an automotive-grade product portfolio for the Ethernet physical layer based upon BroadR-Reach®, leveraging NXP’s expertise in automotive electronics, in the industry’s quality requirements, as well as its strong application know-how. Major car manufacturers are designing with Ethernet as a high-bandwidth, low-cost networking technology complementary to existing in-vehicle network technologies such as CAN, LIN, LVDS and FlexRay.

BMW cars supporting Ethernet are already on the market since 2008.

As cars evolve into ever more sophisticated and connected electronic environments, there is increasing demand among OEMs and design engineers for an in-vehicle networking technology that can handle high-bandwidth applications without being excessively expensive. Broadcom BroadR-Reach Ethernet technology has significant cost advantages over other high-bandwidth automotive networking technologies such as LVDS, based on its ability to operate over single unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling.

Not only is single UTP less expensive and lower in weight than shielded cabling, the technology is already in use by CAN- and LIN-based control systems, enabling BroadR-Reach to run over existing in-vehicle networks.

One of the key applications driving high-bandwidths in vehicles is camera-based security, a safety feature that may become mandatory for new vehicles in countries such as the US in the future. Currently, there are many instances when the driver doesn’t have a complete view in maneuvering the car – for example, when backing out of a tight space or reversing down a drive. This may lead to damage to the car or injury to pedestrians. By networking a series of cameras mounted on the outside of the vehicle, the driver can get a 360-degree view of what’s happening around the car displayed via the dashboard. Other high-bandwidth applications that Ethernet could support include networked infotainment.

Another advantage of using Ethernet as an in-vehicle technology is that it is a globally recognized standard that supports IP-based networking. This makes it much easier to adapt existing IP software and applications from the consumer and business markets for automotive use, speeding the development of the connected vehicles of the future.

“We’re very excited that NXP, as a key supplier of innovative in-vehicle electronics, has chosen to license BroadR-Reach,” said Dr. Ali Abaye, senior director of PHY product marketing, Broadcom Corporation. “Licensing BroadR-Reach to other semiconductor suppliers will encourage wide-scale adoption of 100 Mbps Ethernet connectivity as the standard in automotive networking applications.”

“We see Ethernet as the best choice for high-bandwidth in-vehicle networks and believe that BroadR-Reach is the superior technology in this field,” said Rob Hoeben, director of marketing and business development for Ethernet, NXP Semiconductors. “As such, we have chosen to partner with Broadcom rather than undertake a parallel R&D program. This enables us to reduce development costs, and also to bring new technologies to the automotive market more quickly. We believe that licensing BroadR-Reach will give a major boost to its adoption as a de facto standard for automotive Ethernet. Based upon the BroadR-Reach IP from Broadcom, we will develop our own automotive-grade PHY products.”

The first NXP product samples will be available in 2013.

Further links

Broadcom, NXP, Freescale form OPEN Alliance Special Interest Group

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NXP’s LPC1800 series gives you twice the connectivity

十一月 18, 2011
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NXP Get your next USB 2.0 design out of the blocks fast!

With two high speed USB 2.0 interfaces, NXP’s LPC1800 series gives you twice the connectivity.

Each interface is capable of Host/OTG/Device functionality, allowing you to design the microcontrollers into any USB-based application.

The LPC1800 enables rapid application development with on-chip ROM stack and drivers, and high speed PHY, saving time, space and cost.

As well as being built for high performance connectivity, LPC1800 devices feature Ethernet and LCD controllers alongside configurable peripherals like an SPI Flash interface and a state configurable timer – so much more flexibility and performance for you to work with! Together with our free software stacks, including our latest USB 2.0 compliant NXP USB libraries, you can also choose from LPC1800 design kits, software tools and evaluation kits from NXP and our partners.

See how High-Speed USB is made easy with the ARM® Cortex™-M3 LPC1800 at lpc1800.eetimes.com

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LPC2478

九月 27, 2011
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LPC2478 Updated

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Single-chip 16-bit/32-bit micro; 512 kB flash, Ethernet, CAN, LCD, USB 2.0 device/host/OTG, external memory interface

NXP Semiconductors designed the LPC2478 microcontroller, powered by the ARM7TDMI-S core, to be a highly integrated microcontroller for a wide range of applications that require advanced communications and high quality graphic displays. The LPC2478 microcontroller has 512 kB of on-chip high-speed flash memory. This flash memory includes a special 128-bit wide memory interface and accelerator architecture that enables the CPU to execute sequential instructions from flash memory at the maximum 72 MHz system clock rate.

This feature is available only on the LPC2000 ARM microcontroller family of products. The LPC2478, with real-time debug interfaces that include both JTAG and embedded trace, can execute both 32-bit ARM and 16-bit Thumb instructions.

The LPC2478 microcontroller incorporates an LCD controller, a 10/100 Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC), a USB full-speed Device/Host/OTG Controller with 4 kB of endpoint RAM, four UARTs, two Controller Area Network (CAN) channels, an SPI interface, two Synchronous Serial Ports (SSP), three I²C interfaces, and an I²S interface. Supporting this collection of serial communications interfaces are the following feature components; an on-chip 4 MHz internal oscillator, 98 kB of total RAM consisting of 64 kB of local SRAM, 16 kB SRAM for Ethernet, 16 kB SRAM for general purpose DMA, 2 kB of battery powered SRAM, and an External Memory Controller (EMC).

These features make this device optimally suited for portable electronics and Point-of-Sale (POS) applications. Complementing the many serial communication controllers, versatile clocking capabilities, and memory features are various 32-bit timers, a 10-bit ADC, 10-bit DAC, two PWM units, and up to 160 fast GPIO lines. The LPC2478 connects 64 of the GPIO pins to the hardware based Vector Interrupt Controller (VIC) allowing the external inputs to generate edge-triggered interrupts.

All of these features make the LPC2478 particularly suitable for industrial control and medical systems.

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32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 MCU; up to 200 kB SRAM, with optional peripherals

八月 17, 2011
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32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 MCU; up to 200 kB SRAM, with optional peripherals

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The LPC1800 series of ARM® Cortex™-M3 based microcontrollers offer industry leader performance, large internal memories and advanced peripherals. With up to 1 MB of flexible dual-bank Flash, the LPC1800 series offers the highest reliability in-application re-programming, and allows for non-stop Flash operation.

The LPC1800 also includes up to 200 kB of on-chip SRAM provided in multiple banks.

Running up to 150 MHz, the LPC1800 feature advanced peripherals such as Ethernet, High Speed USB 2.0 Host/OTG/Device, LCD controller, and CAN 2.0B and two new innovative peripherals: a flexible quad-SPI interface and a State Configurable Timer subsystem.

All members of the series include a Wakeup Interrupt Controller allowing automatic wake from any priority interrupt as well as reduced power modes.

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