Qualcomm wireless car charging gets momentum
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Mercedes and Lumen system integrator

The Mercedes S550 plug in hybrid is the first car to commercially comes with Qualcomm Halo wireless car charger. Fudzilla saw a demo of this technology back in May 2015 and it sounded more than promising. 

Qualcomm acquires NXP for $47 billion
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Thursday, 27 October 2016 16:49

Qualcomm acquires NXP for $47 billion


IoT and Automotive twist

Qualcomm was apparently eyeing NXP for a while and it just announced that it has bought it in a massive $47 billion deal that has quite a bit of IoT and automotive aspiration. 

NXP wants to sell itself to Qualcomm
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Friday, 30 September 2016 12:08

NXP wants to sell itself to Qualcomm


$30 billion deal

NXP Semiconductors is exploring selling itself to Qualcomm in a deal that could be valued at more than $30 billion.

Freescale deal complete
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 08 December 2015 11:10

Freescale deal complete


NXP writes $12 billion cheque

NXP has completed its nearly $12 billion deal to buy Freescale and become the world's top maker of automotive electronics.

Chipmakers headed for consolidation
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 08 June 2015 15:51

Chipmakers headed for consolidation


Internet of things wakes up Credit Suisse

The Internet of Things could do some rather important things for big chipmakers, according to a leading finance outfit.