NXP is a leading semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has about 30,000 employees working in more than 30 countries and posted sales of USD 5.4 billion (including the Mobile & Personal business) in 2008. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, mobile phones, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices. News from NXP is located at www.nxp.com. Businesses: Automotive & Identification, Home, Multimarket Semiconductors, NXP Software Joint Ventures: ~ 50% share in Moversa (JV with Sony), ~ 55% share in NuTune (JV with Thomson) Manufacturing joint ventures: 40% share in Suzhou ASEN Semiconductors Co.Ltd. 60% share in Jilin NXP Semiconductors Ltd. 26.6% share in Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation Limited 61.2% share in Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte.Ltd. Customers: 35+ direct customers accounting for approximately 50% of sales. Customers include Apple, Bosch, Nokia, Philips, Continental, Samsung, Sony, Cisco and Flextronics. 25,000+ customers reached via NXP's semiconductor distributor partners, including both global and other major distributors such as Arrow, Avnet, Future, WPI and SAC. |
NXP and ARM Expand Strategic Relationship With Major Licensing Agreement includes ARM Cortex-M3 processor for microcontrollers (32-bit), since Feb. 5, 2008. Starting in 2008, NXP plans to release several new microcontroller series based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor. The NXP MCUs will target a wide range of applications including consumer, industrial, medical and automotive systems, with a Memory Accelerator Module (MAM) featuring NXP's embedded high-speed Flash memory design, as well as support for Ethernet and other communications peripherals such as USB and CAN. First NXP microcontrollers based on the Cortex-M3 processor is LPC17xx series. |
The LPC17xx are ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontrollers for embedded applications featuring a high level of integration and low power consumption. The ARM Cortex-M3 is a next generation core that offers system enhancements such as enhanced debug features and a higher level of support block integration. For further information please visit the LPC17xx Device Highlight Page at http://www.standardics.nxp.com/products/lpc1000/lpc17xx/
The LPC17xx series of low-power, cost-effective Cortex-M3 microcontrollers feature advanced peripherals such as Ethernet, USB 2.0 Host/OTG/Device, and CAN 2.0B. Operating at speeds up to 100MHz, they have up to 512KB of flash memory, up to 64KB of SRAM, 12-bit A/D and 10-bit D/A converters as well as an internal RC oscillator. |