Chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor has created the world's smallest ARM-powered chip, designed to push the world of connected devices into surprising places. Announced today, the Kinetis KL02 measures ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - NXP has completed its nearly $12 billion deal to buy Freescale, doubling the proportion of auto-related revenue to 40 percent to create the world's top maker of automotive ...

Could this deal get competitive? For merger arbitrage professionals, competitive deals can make your quarter. If you get two companies bidding against each other, a 1% gross spread can easily become ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chip maker NXP Semiconductors NV has agreed to buy smaller peer Freescale Semiconductor Ltd and merge operations in a deal valuing the combined company at over $40 billion (26 ...

The private equity firms that acquired Freescale Semiconductors in a mammoth $17.6 billion deal nearly nine years ago are finally getting their money back. NXP Semiconductors NV said earlier this week ...

The Freescale–NXP merger transaction is a cash and stock transaction, which means Freescale shareholders will participate in the upside by holding stock in the merged entity. The equity value of the ...

Freescale Semiconductor, which makes chips used in cars, has agreed to a $11.8 billion cash and stock take-over by Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors. Freescale (FSL) shareholders will receive $6.25 ...

Chipmakers in search of growth are advised to get in touch with their inner gearhead. According to IC Insights, average annual growth for automotive semiconductors is expected to be 10.8 percent over ...

Company Partners with Pounce Consulting to Develop Intelligent Hospital Reference Design Dubbed the Intelligent Hospital kiosk, this is a prime example of Freescale’s efforts to help improve patient ...

When you think about robotics, Freescale Semiconductor probably isn't the first company to come to mind -- but they're hoping that will soon change. The company, which began its life as a division of ...

Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors N.V. said Sunday it had agreed to buy its smaller rival Freescale Semiconductor Ltd. for $11.8 billion in a deal that will make it the biggest supplier of microchips ...