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Acquisition will strengthen microcontroller product line focusing on Japanese market
NXP Semiconductors has announced its acquisition of the BlueStreak microcontroller product portfolio from Sharp Microelectronics, the second acquisition announced by NXP this year.
NXP Semiconductors has announced its acquisition of the BlueStreak microcontroller product portfolio from Sharp Microelectronics, the second acquisition announced by NXP this year. NXP now has the ability to manufacture and sell the complete line of ARM7 and ARM9 processor-based BlueStreak microcontrollers, previously offered by Sharp. The acquisition expands NXP's ARM Powered microcontroller portfolio to 50 products. "We are proud of this acquisition, which demonstrates NXP's ability to swiftly execute our growth strategy in six chosen market segments, including multimarket semiconductors. It also underscores NXP's commitment to further strengthen our microcontroller product line and grow in particular with Japanese customers," said Hein van der Zeeuw, executive vice president and general manager, Multimarket Semiconductors business unit, NXP Semiconductors. "Over the last few years, we've witnessed the growth and market acceptance of NXP's LPC2000 and LPC3000 series microcontrollers, which take advantage of the power efficiency and high performance of the ARM7 and ARM9 family processors," said Mike Inglis, executive vice president of sales and marketing, ARM. "The 32-bit microcontroller market is an important strategic area for ARM, and NXP's acquisition of the BlueStreak microcontroller family clearly shows that they share our vision of ARM processor-based microcontrollers."Through this acquisition NXP further demonstrates its commitment to change the MCU landscape and establish the ARM processor-based microcontrollers as the industry standard for the 32-bit market. With the addition of the BlueStreak microcontrollers, NXP's portfolio of 32-bit ARM processor-based MCUs will expand to 50 products, enabling customers to select the solution that best meets their needs.
