Qualcomm to buy NXP for $38B in largest chip deal

Re:Qualcomm to buy NXP for $38B in largest chip deal by robert_foss on Thursday October 27, 2016 @09:18AM (#12804836)

Whomever spins smartphone/tablet ASICs will likely be a viable contender in that race.

Don't forget about HiSilion, Rockchip, Allwinner, Spreadtrum, and MediaTek.

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Re:Qualcomm to buy NXP for $38B in largest chip deal by protomok on Thursday October 27, 2016 @09:27AM (#12804907)

I'm just curious what happens to Freescale's i.MX product line...i.MX directly competes in the automotive SOC space with QCOM.

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Re:Qualcomm to buy NXP for $38B in largest chip deal by digikata on Thursday October 27, 2016 @05:03PM (#12810101)

I hope it survives, I've always liked the i.MX line.

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Re:Qualcomm to buy NXP for $38B in largest chip deal by dharma1 on Thursday October 27, 2016 @09:26AM (#12804895)

I guess many vendors will have ASIC co-processors for some ML operations pretty soon.

The ones you listed are giving Qualcomm a run for its' money in mobile space, but automotive is a tough one to get into. Nvidia and especially Freescale/NXP already have automotive market share (and investment in the space)

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