Eindhoven, The Netherlands and Beijing, China, September 7, 2011 – The China Anti-counterfeiting Technology Association, Ministry of Public Security, presented its Blue Shield Award to NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) during the 6th ID, Smart card & Ticket Security & Anti-counterfeiting Technology Summit in Beijing. The award recognizes the foreign enterprise having the most significant impact on the development of the Chinese market in the security and anti-counterfeiting industry.

“It is with great pleasure that we award the prestigious 2011 Blue Shield Award in the category ‘foreign enterprises’ to NXP Semiconductors. The award was given to NXP due to its outstanding accomplishments in the fields of Security and Chip Performance combined with a significant presence in the Chinese ID market,” said Cao Kai Xing, Commissioner of China Anti-counterfeiting Technology Association, Ministry of Public Security.

NXP is participating in the Chinese electronic passport project as well as supporting the Chinese banking industry in migrating to IC cards. “Our capability to adapt to local project needs and product requirements complemented by our industry-leading product portfolio - resulting in a strong reputation at local partners - are the pillars on which our business success in China has been built,” said Mike Yeh, senior vice president and country manager of NXP Semiconductors in China.

NXP offers a compelling product portfolio of contactless, dual interface and contact based smart card IC solutions that help to identify people and secure transactions. Its SmartMX™ family of secure ICs provides EAL5+ level Common Criteria certification, ensuring increased protection against complex attack scenarios including light attacks, invasive fault attacks and side-channel attacks. More than 85 percent of the countries deploying IC-based eGovernment applications, including the Chinese Government, selected an NXP solution.

Besides holding the leading eGovernment position, NXP Semiconductors is leading in other key market segments of the identification market, such as transportation and access, RFID tags and labels, infrastructure, NFC and payments, making NXP the overall No. 1 in the global Identification market.

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NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. A global semiconductor company with operations in more than 25 countries, NXP posted revenue of $4.4 billion in 2010. For more information visit www.nxp.com.