NXP Semiconductors has signed a partnership agreement with Baidu Cloud. The two companies plan to jointly promote innovation and support developers and ecosystem partners in building safe and smart IoT applications. Under the terms of the deal, NXP will support Baidu’s smart IoT platform dubbed ‘Tiangong’, from cloud to IoT device security with its Secure Element (SE).
With NXP SE embedded in each IoT device, Tiangong hopes to secure edge node connections and protect data across a broad spectrum of markets including smart logistics, smart home, and smart cities. This service has already been implemented in applications such as smart locks, intelligent gateways, blockchain and RFID logistics.
NXP and Baidu Cloud also plan to collaborate on edge computing. NXP has integrated Baidu Cloud’s smart edge with its EdgeScale edge computing framework running on edge compute gateways to provide integrated services for management on the cloud and computing on the device and gateway.
