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NXP Semiconductors

In the AI Economy Index: Minor, 0.32% (as of 2 October 2026)

NXP Semiconductors is a Dutch chip company that makes processors, microcontrollers, radar, networking and security chips, mostly for cars and industrial equipment.

AI-adjacentChip mfg & packaging
What it does

NXP Semiconductors is a Dutch chip company that makes processors, microcontrollers, radar, networking and security chips, mostly for cars and industrial equipment.

Why it matters

It positions its processors for AI running on devices such as vehicles, factories and robots, and has announced robotics work with NVIDIA, but more than half its revenue is automotive and AI is not yet a primary driver. It is on the map as an SMH holding with an edge and physical-AI role.

How it makes money

Carmakers and their suppliers, industrial and IoT device makers, phone makers and telecom equipment makers pay it for chips.

Geography

Netherlands (Eindhoven)

AI stack position

Chip manufacturing, memory and packaging. The foundries, memory makers, and packaging and testing businesses that physically manufacture AI chips. This is where a chip design actually becomes a real, physical piece of silicon.

Same-layer peers

Same-layer peers share an editorial stack classification. That alone does not establish direct competition.

Earnings

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The Box Score

Connections (2)

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Current relationships (1)

TSMC manufactures automotive processors for NXP Semiconductors
Manufactures forCurrent
TSMC and NXP said NXP's S32R294 radar and S32G2 vehicle-gateway processors, built on TSMC 16nm FinFET technology, started volume production in Q2 2021.

Source: 2021-06-02 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Volume production reported June 2021; current status not confirmed

Limits: Covers two named processors as of 2021; does not establish how much of NXP's output TSMC makes today, volumes, or pricing.

NXP Ramps Automotive Processing Innovation with Two Processors on TSMC 16nm FinFET Technology (TSMC newsroom) ↗

Dated or announced (1)

NXP Semiconductors announced physical-AI robotics solutions developed with NVIDIA
Co-develops withDated / announced
NXP said it developed robotics solutions for physical AI with NVIDIA, integrating NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge into its edge portfolio alongside its i.MX 95 processor, i.MX RT1180 MCUs and S32J network switch.

Source: 2026-03-16 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced March 2026; stated availability 1H 2026, shipping not confirmed

Limits: Product announcement by NXP; does not establish customer adoption, volumes, revenue, or any financial terms between NXP and NVIDIA.

NXP Delivers New Innovations for Advanced Physical AI with NVIDIA ↗
Evidence for this profile

NXP Semiconductors Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results ↗
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