The largest M&A transaction in the chip industry will be completed: Qualcomm acquires NXP

2018-1-11 14:42:53

Brussels in the next week will be approved by the Qualcomm Corp for $47 billion acquisition of Holland NXP company (NXP), marking the chip industry's largest acquisition was completed.Earlier, the US company has been trying to resist the hostile takeover of rival Broadcom Corp.


Beijing morning news on January 11th, Brussels in the next week will be approved by the Qualcomm Corp for $47 billion acquisition of Holland NXP company (NXP), marking the chip industry's largest acquisition was completed earlier, the US company has been trying to resist the hostile takeover of rival Broadcom Corp.


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The two informed sources, following the acquisition of both of the merged cost may be increased or exclude competitors expressed concern after the European antitrust agency is expected to make a clear statement on the deal.

Last June, the European Commission had worried that the merger might harm competition, and to carry out in-depth investigation.


"Because the semiconductor used in almost all electronic equipment, we have to rely on them," the EU competition commissioner Margaret Westag (Margrethe Vestager) said at the time."The use of this survey, we will ensure that the benefits from consumers continue to safe, innovative and competitive price of products."


The EU believes that the merged entity enterprise will exclude competitors, increase royalties.They also worry that the two companies will pass the "baseband" wireless processor and NXP near-field communication chip (NFC) and the "safety factor" bundled together, for wireless mobile payment system.


Qualcomm said earlier, NXP can provide complementary assets, especially in the "NFC chip and the Internet of things".


The company promises will be approved in the license, intellectual property rights and system elements etc..


In a move that Brussels can also support against Qualcomm Broadcom, which launched a campaign at the end of last year, the acquisition of U.S. chip maker.NXP will participate in the bidding, the bidding will face more stringent regulation, because the Holland company and Broadcom have WiFi chip business.


The European Commission and Qualcomm declined to comment.


The Qualcomm Corp was involved in a series of corporate and legal disputes.Including the Apple Corp was accused of one of its largest customers suspected of anti competitive behavior, at the same time, the EU is also investigating the two pricing policies of the company.


In recent years, the company is also due to patent issues, in China, South Korea and Taiwan received antitrust fines.


Despite the difficulties in the problem of supervision, while Qualcomm is still seeking to maintain normal business operations, and managed to achieve revenue diversification in the intelligent mobile phone outside.Last month, the company and handle the legal disputes, while the introduction of Xiaolong 845 processor, this is the company's development of the next generation of chips, will provide artificial intelligence function, marking the Qualcomm Corp has entered the virtual reality and augmented reality and other emerging areas.


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