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Apple Supplier Qualcomm Flung Into Xilinx M&A ‘Smoke’

Programmable chip maker Xilinx (XLNX) fanned acquisition rumors Wednesday and an MKM analyst suggested a marriage with Apple (AAPL) supplier Qualcomm (QCOM) would make “strategic sense.” Xilinx stock soared as much as 12% in the morning on the stock market today, after late Wednesday Xilinx filed “change of control” documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In afternoon trading, shares were up 10%. Analysts pegged Xilinx as a

Apple Supplier Qualcomm Deal ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Qualcomm’s (QCOM) union with Japanese TDK is “much ado about nothing,” a Craig-Hallum analyst wrote Thursday as he reiterated a buy rating on fellow Apple (AAPL) supplier Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). The Qualcomm-TDK joint venture, announced Wednesday and expected to be completed in 2017, won’t pose much threat to radio-frequency chip leaders Skyworks and Qorvo (QRVO), nor touch Avago Technologies’ (AVGO) filter offerings, Craig-Hallum analyst

Qualcomm Deal Targets Apple Suppliers Qorvo, Avago

No. 3 chipmaker Qualcomm (QCOM) upped its smartphone game Wednesday as the chipmaker announced a partnership with Japan’s TDK, taking on fellow Apple (AAPL) chip suppliers Qorvo (QRVO), Avago Technologies (AVGO) and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). The Qualcomm-TDK joint venture will “enable delivery of (radio frequency) front-end modules (RFFE) and RF filters into fully-integrated systems,” the companies said, speaking of key chips in mobile devices.