NXP Semiconductor Corp. NXP Semiconductors, one of the world's top ten semiconductor companies, was founded on September 1, 2006, and was formerly one of the business units of Royal Philips, headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. NXP is committed to providing semiconductors, system solutions and software for the market areas of automotive electronics, intelligent identification, home entertainment, cell phones and personal mobile communications, as well as multi-market semiconductors. NXP is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions and software for the automotive, home entertainment, mobile phone and personal mobile communications, and multi-market semiconductor markets;