The automotive market is driving massive growth in the semiconductor industry, with the value and complexity of semiconductors in vehicles set to jump in the next years as higher-level automation, electrification, and 5G technologies are introduced on roads, NXP Semiconductor told Electronica 2018 in...
Qualcomm stock passes $69 per share
With the close of an initial round of stock repurchases at midnight Aug. 27, Qualcomm is set to spend $5.1 billion to buyback more than 76 million shares of common stock for "at or below" $67.50 per share, according...
Buy back comes after Qualcomm walks from NXP acquisition
After dropping its $44 billion bid to purchase Dutch semiconductor firm NXP, Qualcomm, as promised, has started the process of buying back some $30 billion of its stock. According to the company, the initial round of...
Qualcomm has to pay a $2 billion fee to NXP for terminating proposed deal
Since announcing the proposed $44 billion acquisition of Dutch semiconductor firm NXP in October, 2016, Qualcomm has worked to gain worldwide regulatory approval for the deal, and extended the tender period...
Qualcomm pushing for acquisition of NXP
As Qualcomm continues its bid to acquire Dutch silicon firm NXP, the two major global companies this week in Taipei, Taiwan, for the annual Computex event, made big product and partner announcements that highlight the reach, in terms of...
Some media reports say China's review of Qualcomm/NXP deal is on, some say it's off. The review, however, could move fast in coming days, depending on larger trade issues between United States and China.
China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has approved two semiconductor company acquisition...
Qualcomm working with automakers on C-V2X interoperability while NXP deal waiting on Chinese regulators
Adoption of internet of things solutions is creating new efficiencies, streamlining operations and reducing costs for a variety of industrial and enterprise users executing on digital transformation strategies. In the automotive...
Chinese regulator Mofcom hasn't signed off on Qualcomm proposal
With the direct intervention of President Trump, Qualcomm withstood a hostile takeover attempt waged by rival Broadcom, but the San Diego, Calif.-based chipmaker is still very much at a transition point--Looking to diversify its vertical focus,...
Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm hinges on NXP deal; Qualcomm raises offer for NXP to $44 billion
After extending its tender offer to NXP shareholders earlier this month, Qualcomm has now increased its offer on the company to $44 billion from $38 billion or $127.50 per...
NXP/Qualcomm deal is major premise of recent "best and final" offer from Broadcom
The Qualcomm subsidiary working to acquire NXP extended to Feb. 23 the cash tender offer period afforded NXP shareholders looking to agree to sell their stock in the Dutch semiconductor firm for...
NXP and China Mobile finish virtualization networking trial
NXP Semiconductors announced it finished a virtualization networking trial with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) with its virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE) solution. The solution completed laboratory and field testing in Beijing and Shanghai. NXP reports the...
Amazon offers tools to help deploy MCU-based connected devices
NXP Semiconductors, a Dutch global semiconductor manufacturer, introduced the LPC54018 MCU-based IoT module with support for the recently launched Amazon FreeRTOS on Amazon Web Services (AWS), providing developers with universal connections to AWS.
The cost and complexity...
Qualcomm is reviewing the "unsolicited" offer
Other than to say it has received Broadcom's "unsolicited" 12-figure acquisition offer, and will review with its financial and legal advisors, "Qualcomm will have no further comment until its board of directors has completed its review."
Broadcom is a silicon...
Data center workloads create demand for enhanced processors at the edge
Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) solution, dubbed LX2160A, which moves data center workloads to the edge. The solution, a member of the Layerscape family, combines 64-bit Arm CPUs, Ethernet and...
NXP Semiconductors, which is set to be acquired by Qualcomm within a few months, is optimizing its 8-bit microcontroller for industrial internet of things use cases that require compact modules. As developers try to cram more functionality onto tiny printed circuit boards, NXP wants...
Encryption, authentication, secure boot functionality, and tamper detection are among the best practices used to secure connected computers and servers. These same practices can be part of embedded devices, but usually they cannot be added to a device the way they are often added...
From Target to Yahoo to Ashley Madison, major corporate names are getting hacked, and the public knows it. When companies look at the opportunity to connect more devices to the internet of things, the subject of security invariably arises.
"Security, that’s the greatest concern of...
NXP claims technology leadership in DSRC rulemaking comments.
As the cellular industry and standards bodies increasingly seek to support connected vehicles, the federal government is considering whether to mandate the use of dedicated short-range communications capabilities – or interoperability with DSRC – in...
Verizon Wireless is moving closer to connecting meters and asset trackers directly to its LTE network. Modem maker NimbeLink said it has demonstrated a live Category M1 connection on the Verizon Wireless LTE network. The company connected its device directly to Verizon's ThingSpace platform...
Amid a wave of consolidation in the semiconductor industry, the Obama administration is reportedly preparing a "blueprint for action" to help the incoming Trump administration protect U.S. intellectual property. According to The Wall Street Journal, President Barak Obama plans to leave President-elect Donald Trump...
1. Broadcom and Macom are both expected to sell business units that have been trying to compete with Intel in the market for chips that power data center servers. Macom is buying Applied Micro for $770 million and will sell that company's X-Gene unit,...
Intel is hiring ARM's EVP of strategy, Tom Lantzsch, to head up "internet of things" initiatives for the world's largest chipmaker. ARM and Intel are bitter rivals when it comes to designing cores for mobile processors, a market ARM has dominated for years. Lantzsch...
Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/7/16
1. Samsung plans to add voice-activated artificial intelligence to wearables and home appliances. The world's largest smartphone maker is also a major manufacturer of TV sets, washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, as well as of course its Gear...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Wearables and wireless have helped Matt Du Puy conquer mountains.
Du Puy, a software engineer at ARM, earlier this year used ARM-powered technology during his summit of Annapurna, the 10th-tallest mountain peak in the world. Du Puy, who has also summited...
