Smartphones have become ubiquitous, in everyone’s pocket, purse, and backpack, displacing many other household items. We rely on them for everything from email, banking, unlocking our front door, and even making the occasional phone call. Yet a quick glance around our homes and businesses will quickly reveal two things smartphones have yet to displace- buttons and a seven-segment display.

During Computex 2023, Variscite displayed a working VAR-SOM-MX91 as NXP was announcing the i.MX 91 SoC. The SoC features an Arm Cortex-A55 running at 1.4GHz, and supports 2GB LPDDR4 memory, dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual USB, dual CAN-FD, audio in/out, ADC, certified single or dual-band Wi-Fi, BT/BLE. Also included is a display output with integrated EdgeLock Secure Enclave and industrial temperature grade for embedded applications such as IoT, smart home, connected sensors, industrial controllers, and metering.

During the keynote address, "Shaping Ecosystems to Master Complexity," at Computex 2023, NXP Executive Vice President Rafael Sotomayor highlighted the innovations Qbic technology has brought to the NXP ecosystem.

AUSTIN, TEXAS. SigmaSense recently announced a license and co-development agreement with NXP® Semiconductors intended to help the transition from traditional touch interfaces to multi-dimensional sensing. SigmaSense and NXP will be collaborating on high-performance sensing devices for use in applications that require robust, fast, immersive software-defined experiences.

Taipei, Taiwan. Rafael Sotomayor, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Secure Connected Edge of NXP Semiconductors will be on hand at Computex 2023 addressing visitors with a keynote on the theme Ecosystems to Master Complexity. "NXP is proud to be part of COMPUTEX 2023 again and for our EVP, Rafael Sotomayor to deliver the presentation for the COMPUTEX Keynote." said Birgit Ahlborn, Vice President of NXP Communications.

The main goal of autonomous driving is to eliminate accidents caused by human error. In fully autonomous vehicles, reverting to driver control in the event of a system failure is not an option; there is no driver and no manual controls provided to take over. Safety-critical systems must act, instead of using a “human fallback system” as a failsafe. Although this can be achieved through full redundancy of systems, alternative architectures that minimize the duplication of functions and systems are needed to avoid added cost and weight.

Advanced wireless IoT applications such as machine vision, industrial HMI, audio/voice systems, and more, require an integrated hardware and software solution that can provide multiprocessing and industrial-grade features in a secure architecture.