Nxp Semiconductors

NXP's Sanjay Gupta reveals the secret to developing robust and secure electronics for autonomous cars

One of the biggest concerns with autonomous cars has to be that of security. How do you trust your life to a vehicle that has a mind of its own?

Qualcomm's $44 bn NXP Semiconductors acquisition is still awaiting China's approval

China reportedly hasn't yet approved US chipmaker Qualcomm's proposed $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors

China resumes its review of Qualcomm's $44 billion takeover bid of NXP Semiconductor: Bloomberg

China’s commerce ministry has been asked to speed up the review of the deal and Qualcomm’s proposed remedies to protect local companies.

Qualcomm's raised offer to buy NXP Semiconductors now has backing from Elliott Management

Qualcomm said it needs to buy a minimum 70 percent of NXP’s outstanding shares, instead of the 80 percent required in the earlier agreement.

Qualcomm earnings report beats revenue expectations as demand for its chips surges

Apple sued Qualcomm last January, accusing it of overcharging for chips and refusing to pay some $1 billion in promised rebates.

Activist investor Elliott Management says NXP is worth 23 percent more than Qualcomm's $38 billion offer

Since it offered to buy NXP, Qualcomm itself has been the target of an acquisition approach from Broadcom Ltd.

Broadcom is considering to raise its offer for Qualcomm buyout by giving more stock

Broadcom has offered to pay $103 billion for Qualcomm, made up of $60 per share in cash and $10 per share of its own stock.

Broadcom offers to buy chip-maker Qualcomm in a $103 billion cash deal

Qualcomm shareholders would get $60 in cash and $10 per share in Broadcom shares. Including debt, Broadcom’s bid values the transaction at $130 billion.

Samsung plans to become major player in autonomous driving with a $300 million investment fund

Samsung is set to announce that it has set up an automotive strategic business unit for autonomous and advanced driver assistance services.

Samsung aims to triple its market share in next five years as it plans to compete with TSMC

Samsung Electronics plans to triple the market share of its contract chip manufacturing business within the next five years by aggressively adding clients, a senior company executive said, as it targets new growth drivers for the chips business.