Representatives for Netherlands-based NXP and San Diego-based Qualcomm declined to comment.
NXP closed a nearly US$12bil (RM49.7bil) deal to buy US-based Freescale Semiconductor last December, creating the world's top maker of automotive electronics and doubling the percentage of its auto-related revenue to 40%. It could also attract interest from other large semiconductor companies such as Broadcom and Texas Instruments Inc, analysts have said.
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