As part of a broad consolidation of the semiconductor market, it is rumored that Broadcom would have views on specialist wireless communication chips Qualcomm for a transaction worth tens of billions of dollars.
It's been several years since the semiconductor companies are buying back together, creating a consolidation phenomenon that may take a new turn with the rumor of buy Qualcomm wireless communication chip specialist by Broadcom, another chip specialist Wireless.
As soon as information emerged, Qualcomm's price, which had suffered from weaker earnings, suddenly gained more than 12.7%, while Broadcom's share price also increased more modestly.
A buyout of Qualcomm by Broadcom would probably represent a record transaction of more than $ 100 billion but observers have some doubts about its reality.
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First, the two companies have similar business areas on WiFi and Bluetooth chips, which could raise fears of abuse of dominance in the field.
Secondly, Qualcomm is already in the process of negotiating to buy NXP Semiconductors for $ 39 billion to strengthen the promising sector of chips for connected and autonomous vehicles, a transaction that lags and will not be resolved before the first quarter of 2018 at best. .
Related: Qualcomm confirme pratiquement la marque Snapdragon 845, une mise à niveau de 7nm est fortement répandue
On the other hand, it is not the only approximation envisaged in the sector: the company Marvell seeks to get closer to Cavium, manufacturer of processors and network components.
Source : Wall Street Journal
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