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India’s bid to attract global semiconductor units to face challenges
NXP Semiconductors said that India’s bid to attract global players to set up fab production units will not be easy; needs big investments. Read more…
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Qualcomm not reviving NXP deal despite White House comment
(Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc said on Monday it was not looking to revive its abandoned $44 billion acquisition of Dutch peer NXP Semiconductors NV, a day after the White House said China would Read more…
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Qualcomm quits NXP buyout deal amid US-China trade spat
(Reuters) – Qualcomm, the world’s biggest maker of chips for mobile phones, said on Wednesday it would drop its bid to buy Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors after failing to secure regulatory approval from China against Read more…
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China approval of Qualcomm/NXP deal not so certain after all (again)
(Reuters) – Shares of NXP Semiconductors fell 5% on Wednesday after China’s latest warning against US trade threats dulled hopes of an early approval by Beijing for Qualcomm’s $44 billion acquisition of the chipmaker. The Read more…
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Chinese regulators resume review of Qualcomm/NXP merger
(Reuters) – NXP Semiconductors’s shares jumped as much as 11.7% on Monday after a report that China has resumed review of US chipmaker Qualcomm’s proposed $44 billion buyout of the Dutch semiconductor company. China’s commerce Read more…
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Broadcom slashes Qualcomm bid to $117b after NXP ploy
(Reuters) – Broadcom cut its bid for Qualcomm on Wednesday by 4% to $117 billion, after the latter raised the stakes in the chipmaker takeover battle with a sweetened $44 billion agreement to acquire NXP Read more…
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Qualcomm sweetens NXP deal – your move, Broadcom
(Reuters) – US semiconductor company Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled a sweetened $44 billion agreement to acquire NXP Semiconductors, its most defiant move in its defense against a hostile $121 billion bid from Broadcom. The new Read more…
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Qualcomm-NXP deal to be cleared by Japan and EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – US smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm is set to win “imminent” Japanese antitrust clearance for its $38-billion bid for NXP Semiconductors and gain Europe’s approval by the end of the year with slight tweaks Read more…