Late last year, the Dutch company NXP Semiconductors Freescale Semiconductor has absorbed nearly $ 12 billion. , But experts persistently discussed further consolidation of assets in the segment of semiconductor products. Market conditions are changing rapidly, manufacturers and developers of components for the PC do not want to put up with the idea that PCs do not play a major role in the digital divide. At the same time, each new stage of process technology requires large investments increasingly complex designs, so in some ways easier to work together.
According to the publication The Wall Street Journal, and to Reuters, the assets of NXP Semiconductors eyeing US giant Qualcomm, who wants to strengthen its position on the market of components for automotive systems. After absorbing Freescale, according to some estimates, could qualify for NXP's 40% of the market, and now there is a similar interest in Qualcomm.
The deal is estimated at $ 30 billion. It should be concluded before the end of this year. However, the transaction can not take place because Qualcomm is considering buying NXP and alternative assets. However, the share price of the last has increased by 17%. In the ranking of the largest developers Qualcomm semiconductor products in 2015 was in third place, and NXP settled for seventh. Representatives from both companies declined to comment on rumors about the deal.