Day: October 23, 2016

  • Small potatoes: A closer look at chips

    Small potatoes: A closer look at chips

    One of the issues with analysing the chip market, as with some others, is that the products are complex and have a huge array of applications. This often makes it difficult to compare one chip with another.  Moreover, some people might not know the difference between a micro-processor and a micro-controller, or what a semiconductor is……

  • Qualcomm could become king of the road if it buys NXP

    Qualcomm could become king of the road if it buys NXP

    Mergers and acquisitions happen quite frequently these days, and there’s a lot of interest surrounding them.  For example, there are currently strong rumours that US smartphone chip giant Qualcomm is about to buy NXP Semiconductor for $40 billion. NXP itself last year bought Freescale for $12 billion. The deal gave NXP access to the market for…

  • Qualcomm and NXP ‘agree $40 billion deal’

    Qualcomm and NXP ‘agree $40 billion deal’

    Chipmakers Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors have reportedly agreed a $40 billion takeover deal, according to CNBC.  Wall Street Journal reported a couple of weeks ago that Qualcomm was in negotiations to buy NXP for $30 billion, and TechCrunch.com says the acquisition would be “a huge consolidation move for the silicon industry”. Neither company has so far…