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