What Freescale-NXP Merger Can Teach Us
Junko Yoshida, EETimes
12/3/2015 07:36 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. — As a new NXP, conceived in a merger with Freescale Semiconductor, approaches its day of birth — Monday, Dec. 7 — the crucial issue posed by a combined entity worth as much as $10 billion in revenue is its impact on the competitive landscape in the semiconductor market.
Actors in other mega mergers announced in 2015 are also looking for teachable moments from the NXP and Freescale deal -- the first two entities to consummate the marriage.
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