Last year Qualcomm acquired NXP Semiconductor American for $ 4.7 billion.
Of course, this should strengthen Qualcomm NXP's position in the segment of "Internet of Things", and automotive electronics. At the merging companies is different range of products and different groups of customers, so the duplication of production functions in the optimization of the organizational structure can be avoided. NXP has to deal with smaller batches of products, from about 125 thousand clients.
Furthermore, NXP Semiconductor has own enterprises for the production of microprocessors and chips - which there are 10 pieces, and Qualcomm does not hurry to close them. Just in determining the loading of existing businesses, new business owners are constantly evaluated and not profitable to place certain orders on the side. Qualcomm does not produce anything, but only develops products. By the company's traditions include participation in the preparations for the production of products as part of a new process with a single partner, and the further spread of this experience to other contractors. In addition to Samsung and TSMC, the latter include SMIC, GlobalFoundries and UMC.
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