Business
Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors N.V. said Sunday it had agreed to buy its smaller rival Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. for $11.8 billion in a deal that will make it the biggest supplier of microchips to the automotive industry.
March 2, 2015
Technology and the Internet
The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cellphones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players such as the iPod.
March 29, 2006
Motorola Inc. on Monday set the amount of stock investors will receive in the semiconductor unit it is spinning off to Motorola stockholders Dec. 2.
Nov. 30, 2004
Freescale Semiconductor Inc., a maker of cell-phone chips that was spun off by Motorola Inc., said Friday that it had agreed to be purchased by a private-equity consortium for $17.6 billion.
Sept. 16, 2006
Equity firms reportedly offer $16 billion for the chip maker. One team may see synergy with its Philips acquisition.
Sept. 12, 2006
Freescale’s MRAM can store data without using electricity and doesn’t degrade over time.
July 10, 2006
The private equity firm leads a group that will offer $5.5billion for ASE, the world’s biggest microchip packager.
Nov. 25, 2006
Qualcomm is reportedly in talks to buy NXP Semiconductor for about $30 billion in what could be a transformative deal for the San Diego wireless company.
Sept. 29, 2016
Qualcomm Inc. boomed in the last decade as its powerful chips helped make smartphones common across the globe.
Oct. 27, 2016
For the first time since its dot-com era peak nearly 15 years ago, the Nasdaq composite has closed above 5,000.