Global semiconductor company NXP has acquired Aviva Links and Kinara, Inc. to strengthen automotive connectivity and intelligent edge AI technology, aiming to expand its competitiveness in the industrial, IoT, and automotive end markets.

NXP Semiconductors officially announced that it recently completed two strategic mergers and acquisitions.

These acquisitions were finalized in accordance with the terms of the agreements announced in December 2024 and February 2025, respectively, and are expected to serve as an opportunity to expand NXP's technology portfolio in its core business areas of automotive, industrial, and IoT.

NXP acquired Aveva Lynx for $243 million in cash before closing adjustments on October 24, 2025.

Aveva Lynx is a specialized company providing ASA (Automotive SerDes Alliance) compatible high-speed in-vehicle connectivity solutions and possesses high competitiveness in automotive networking technology.

With this acquisition, NXP has secured high-speed data transmission technology essential for future automotive platforms, such as autonomous and connected cars, and has laid the foundation to enhance network performance not only in the automotive sector but also in the industrial and IoT fields.

Subsequently, on October 27, 2025, NXP closed Kenara at cash before adjustments. It was acquired for $307 million.

Kinara is a leading company in the field of high-performance external Neural Processing Units (NPUs) featuring energy efficiency and programming flexibility, possessing technology optimized for the implementation of edge AI systems.

NXP expects that through Kinara's technology, it will be able to dramatically improve the performance of AI-based systems in various end markets, such as industrial robots, smart factories, IoT devices, and automotive edge computing.

Through this merger and acquisition, NXP plans to simultaneously strengthen automotive connectivity and edge AI technology, and further enhance the competitiveness of its solutions in the industrial, IoT, and automotive sectors.

In particular, the combination of ASA-compatible networking technology and high-performance NPU technology is expected to play a key role in responding to advanced market demands, such as autonomous driving, smart manufacturing, and AI-based IoT.