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    Freescale Keeps Moving Forward as NXP Acquisition Draws Nearer

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    July 6, 2015
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      1Freescale Keeps Moving Forward as NXP Acquisition Draws Nearer

      1 - Freescale Keeps Moving Forward as NXP Acquisition Draws Nearer

      by Jeffrey Burt

      2One Last Time

      2 - One Last Time

      Freescale President and CEO Gregg Lowe addresses the crowd at the Freescale Technology Forum (FTF). He will step aside after NXP completes the acquisition of his company.

      3Wozniak Comes to the FTF

      3 - Wozniak Comes to the FTF

      Steve Wozniak was a keynote speaker at the show, looking to—among other things—allay fears that computers will end up ruling the human race.

      4Internet of Things Gets Center Stage

      4 - Internet of Things Gets Center Stage

      The Internet of things (IoT) was a big focus at FTF, and—like other tech vendors have done—Freescale used a drone as one way to show off its IoT chops.

      5Lots of Capabilities in a Dime-Size Package

      5 - Lots of Capabilities in a Dime-Size Package

      Freescale’s new i.MX6 single chip module (SCM), which includes two ARM processor cores, also packs a wide array of other components—from memory boards and power management to radio frequency parts and video acceleration—into its tiny piece of silicon.

      6i.MX7 Also Targets the IoT

      6 - i.MX7 Also Targets the IoT

      The new series of application processors—which incorporate both the ARM Cortex-A7 and Cortex-M4 cores—are three times more power efficient than their predecessors, which makes them fit well with IoT and wearable devices.

      7Freescale Keeps Wireless in Mind

      7 - Freescale Keeps Wireless in Mind

      Officials talked about the upcoming wireless and multiprotocol microcontroller (MCU) for Freescale’s Kinetis lineup for the IoT. The Kinetis KW40Z family includes an integrated 2.4GHz multiprotocol radio and supports Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE 802.15.4 applications.

      8Simplifying Automotive Software Architectures

      8 - Simplifying Automotive Software Architectures

      Pointing out that new cars can incorporate more than 100 million lines of code, Freescale officials unveiled the ARM-based S32K MCU product line to reduce the complexity that comes with that much software.

      9Freescale Behind the Wheel

      9 - Freescale Behind the Wheel

      The company is working with Arrow Electronics and others on the Sam Project car to create technology that will enable autos to be driven by head movements. Attendees could give the technology a try in this simulator.

      10Connected Cooking With Radio Frequency Technology

      10 - Connected Cooking With Radio Frequency Technology

      There were countless IoT devices on display at the FTF. Freescale showed off a connected, smart proof-of-concept oven that uses radio frequency (RF) technology to cook food quickly but with better quality than a microwave.

      11Laying Out the IorIQ Roadmap

      11 - Laying Out the IorIQ Roadmap

      Freescale officials said they will use ARM’s low-power, 64-bit Cortex-A72 architecture in upcoming versions of its QorIQ LS2 networking processors by the end of the year, and also are planning to bring 16-nanometer FinFET technology to the chips, with initial sampling scheduled for mid-2016.

      12Working on Security

      12 - Working on Security

      Akamai officials said the company is working with Freescale and Rubicon Labs to create security technologies—including what they call “zero-knowledge keys”—that will remove the human factor from the security equation.

      13Keeping the Developers Busy

      13 - Keeping the Developers Busy

      Freescale offered a huge tech lab that gave developers the chance to work with the company’s technology.

      14Laying of the Hands

      14 - Laying of the Hands

      Developers in the tech lab were able to work hands-on with a lot of the products.

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