Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

A faster processor from chip maker Freescale could help cut down the cost of components for e-readers, paving the way to a $150 device later this year. Freescale's latest system-on-chip, called the ...

Smart cards could get smarter and fitness bands more fit with a new chip from Freescale Semiconductor that’s as thin as a blade of grass. The company’s latest sliver of silicon for low-powered devices ...

Could this deal get competitive? For merger arbitrage professionals, competitive deals can make your quarter. If you get two companies bidding against each other, a 1% gross spread can easily become ...

Freescale Semiconductor, which makes chips used in cars, has agreed to a $11.8 billion cash and stock take-over by Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors. Freescale (FSL) shareholders will receive $6.25 ...

Freescale Semiconductor on Wednesday launched new wireless-charging integrated circuits and designs in an effort to make Qi-certified chargers more customizable and ubiquitous. Qi is a standard by the ...

Chipmakers in search of growth are advised to get in touch with their inner gearhead. According to IC Insights, average annual growth for automotive semiconductors is expected to be 10.8 percent over ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chip maker NXP Semiconductors NV has agreed to buy smaller peer Freescale Semiconductor Ltd and merge operations in a deal valuing the combined company at over $40 billion (26 ...

Freescale Semiconductor, No. 104 on the 2010 list of America’s largest private companies, is now a publicly traded company. Shares were offered at $18 and were trading at just over $19 when this piece ...