Qualcomm planning to acquire NXP Semiconductor read more at here www.spinonews.com/index.php/item/1105-qualcomm-planning-to-acquire-nxp-semiconductor

Qualcomm is a giant in the modern telecommunications market. Rumors suggest that Qualcomm might be planning to acquire NXP Semiconductor in a deal worth at least $30 billion.

Talks between the two companies are expected to continue over the next few months. If Qualcomm is a high-profile success story that’s risen to dominate modem licensing and Smartphone SoC design, NXP Semiconductor is the multi-billion dollar semiconductor company.

If Qualcomm buys NXP, it’ll probably do so for several reasons. First, NXP has key patents related to various types of wireless communication, and Qualcomm derives more than half its profit on licensing modem patents to other companies. Buying NXP would instantly catapult Qualcomm to being the number-one supplier of chips used in vehicles and in-vehicle computing is a hot topic these days.

The companies that earn the most money in semiconductors are the companies that are first to market, whether that means being the first foundry to offer a new process node, or being the first modem supplier to offer full LTE support.

This would be a huge move for Qualcomm, and the first major shake-up to the company.