Freescale plans to demonstrate a broad set of solutions for the smart grid market at the DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, Calif., taking place Jan. 29-31. At the Freescale booth (#1145), attendees will see Freescale technology supporting the “last mile” of smart grid ecosystem, including Internet of Things-accessible devices.

Following the previous year's rip-roaring success we were back with a bang in 2012! Some new faces, some old faces, all together blended with an eclectic mix of M2M technology demos. This free industry-led meeting of minds on M2M was hosted by Freescale (Glasgow, G75 0TG) in October 2012.

Freescale has achieved Golden Unit certification by the ZigBee Alliance for the new ZigBee 2012 specification and ZigBee Input Device standard. Freescale is one of the first ZigBee Alliance members to achieve the Golden Unit status supporting the latest ZigBee specification’s update to the ZigBee PRO Feature Set and the ZigBee Input Device standard for ZigBee RF4CE. Both implementations passed independent testing conducted by third parties.

Fully-loaded motor control development kits are designed to give engineers a complete out-of-the-box experience for permanent magnet synchronous motor or brushed DC motor control solutions. These kits are targeted for automotive motor control applications.

Watch Freescale's blimp demo controlled by sensors and wireless communication. The tablet displays the height and orientation parameters that evolve as the blimp moves. Freescale products used in the blimp demo include the altimeter, magnetometer and accelerometer for eCompass and the 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 RF transceiver.

Freescale Semiconductor is adding three new pin-for-pin compatible pressure sensor replacements for the MPXHZ6000 family to its portfolio of Xtrinsic pressure sensors for automotive engine management and efficiency applications. The MPXHZ9000 absolute temperature compensated, piezo-resistive pressure sensors provide the same trusted functionality as Freescale’s other integrated pressure sensors, while adding clipping functionality and the a...

Freescale Semiconductor today introduced the new Xtrinsic PRDTX11101 automotive radar transmitter for active safety applications, such as adaptive cruise control. The industry’s first 77 GHz silicon germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS transmitter features an integrated voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and power amplifier for greater control, reduced system design complexity and lower system costs.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the new Qorivva MPC5777M multicore microcontroller (MCU), the latest advancement in its extensive Qorivva product line. This advanced MCU family will help automakers worldwide address regional automotive fuel economy and safety trends by providing outstanding performance for a new generation of engine management solutions.

View Freescale's new electronic tamper detection smart meter reference design. This is a three-phase electricity meter with the MMA8491Q Xtrinsic MEMS accelerometer used for tilt sensing to monitor physical tamper detection. The three-phase electricity meter is implemented on a single chip, the MK30 Kinetis microcontroller. Watch this video to learn more about Freescale smart meter solutions.

App-based accessory demo for an altimeter using the Tower System with TWR-DOCK module. Combines a sensor and a microcontroller to calculate pressure-based elevation and air temperature, and passes the data to an iOS device, where an app displays the data.

Freescale Semiconductor today introduced the MM9Z1J638 Xtrinsic battery sensor, the industry’s first CAN-based battery sensor that accurately measures the voltage, current and temperature of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, as well as calculating the battery state – all while operating in harsh automotive conditions. Accurate knowledge of these battery parameters has become critical due to the increase in hybrid vehicles and overa...

Freescale Semiconductor today introduced a new family of image cognition processors (ICPs) for the driver assistance market. The SCP2200 family features CogniVue’s APEX IP technology and is ideal for automotive smart camera applications. The family, along with the accompanying libraries, hardware and software development kits, gives automakers a comprehensive set of tools to design smart camera applications, helping them to bring their sol...

Freescale Semiconductor’s 12-axis Xtrinsic sensor hub platform, offering advanced sensor fusion capabilities, has been certified by Microsoft as meeting its requirements for Windows 8 OS-based portable devices. The solution recently has been integrated into next-generation Windows 8 OS-based ultra books and hybrid PCs from major manufacturers, planned for release later this quarter.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the availability of its MAN development kit, the TWR-METRO-KIT-NA/JA, enabling developers to quickly build a 6LoWPAN-compliant smart object network out of the box, integrate it with their own hardware and perform network performance evaluation in a real-world environment.

App-based accessory demo for an EKG (Electrocardiogram) using the Tower System with TWR-DOCK module. Combines an EKG probe and a microcontroller to acquire and monitor heart rate data and passes the data to an iOS device where an app displays the data.

Freescale Semiconductor today introduced a new series of fully loaded motor control development kits, offering developers one of the most integrated automotive permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) or brushless DC (BLDC) motor control solutions on the market today. The first development kits in the series feature Freescale’s Qorivva 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) built on Power Architecture technology and include hardware and software t...

Freescale Semiconductor and INSIDE Secure are demonstrating a new secure postpaid electricity meter with near field communication connectivity in booth D06 at the Metering Europe trade show in Amsterdam.

Freescale Semiconductor is extending its QorIQ T1 and T2 families of 64-bit processors with four new products, including the quad-core T1040 “router on a chip”– the industry’s first embedded 64-bit processor to integrate a gigabit Ethernet switch.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the Kinetis KW01 wireless microcontroller, expanding its popular Kinetis MCU line with a device ideally suited for wirelessly networked smart energy applications.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced new two-stage, low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) that address two gain stages in one device and deliver coverage across multiple bands to simplify wireless base station designs.