Qualcomm to drive into automotive and IoT chip market with $47bn NXP deal

Carly Page
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Qualcomm bets big on the automotive and IoT semiconductor markets

Acquisitive Qualcomm, best known for its Snapdragon mobile microprocessors, is to make its biggest-ever acquisition to date with a $47bn deal to purchase NXP Semiconductors. The move will pitch ...

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