Hey I just read that Freescale is going to be merged with NXP. What will be the future of Freesclae's product lines then?

[pratiekbhadrana]

What about the Kinetis MCUs life then?

[pratiekbhadrana]

Thank you, @Yasuhiko Kuomoto and @Yong Li

[Rick_Li]

Hi Bhadranavar,

See below answer from Freescale sales team:

• From the perspective of our customers, we believe that this combination will enable us to become an even stronger partner for you, enabling us to broaden and deepen our leading product platforms, while strengthening and expanding our distribution channels. 

• There is little overlap between the two companies, other than the RF Power business, which NXP plans to sell.

• The Freescale products that you have come to rely on will continue to be available following the closing of the transaction. 

[yasuhikokoumoto]

Hello Pratiek,

have you read the EETimes article NXP CEO: 'Security, IoT, Cars' Drove Freescale Deal | EE Times ?

The NXP CEO says as following.

Processing is where Freescale shines. NXP’s microcontroller business is only one-fifth the size of Freescale’s, said Clemmer. Asked if they plan to adjust the two companies’ ARM Cortex-M microcontroller lines, Clemmer said that those are the details that NXP needs to deal with, after the completion of the merger, in terms of “product selection.”

From this, I anticipate the Kinetis line would survive in NXP.

Best regards,

Yasuhiko Koumoto.