NXP CEO says demand for 'physical AI' boosting outlook


FILE PHOTO: An NXP Semiconductors logo and a computer motherboard are seen in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

AMSTERDAM, Feb 4 (Reuters) - ‌Dutch computer chip maker NXP Semiconductors is benefitting from what it calls "physical AI", ‌as businesses apply artificial intelligence in industrial systems such as logistics automation, ‌workplace safety and robotics, its new CEO told Reuters.

"The fastest growing part of our industrial portfolio is the products that have inherent AI capabilities," said Rafael Sotomayor in an interview late Tuesday. Sotomayor became CEO in ‍October.

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