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High Tech Campus 60 5656 AG Eindhoven, The Netherlands Tel. +31-40-272-9999 Toll Free +31-800-447-1500 |
Type: Private
On the web:
http://www.nxp.com
Employees:
37,627
Employee growth: 0.4%
NXP has a full menu of chips to choose from. The one-time semiconductor unit of Philips is one of the largest chip makers in the world. Analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) from its huge product portfolio are used in everything from car radios to computer peripherals to TVs to wireless handsets. The company also makes many types of general-purpose discrete semiconductors and logic devices. NXP's customers include Apple, Dell, Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, and Sony. In 2006 Philips sold majority control of NXP to a consortium of private equity firms for E3.4 billion, keeping an equity stake of around 20% for itself.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $6,813.4M
One year growth: 4.1%
Net income: ($728.6)M
Officers:
Chairman: Sir Peter L. Bonfield
President and CEO: Richard L. (Rick) Clemmer
SVP and General Manager, Operations: Christopher P. (Chris) Belden
Competitors:
Infineon Technologies
STMicroelectronics
Texas Instruments
