The Company Said the Move Was Aimed at Strengthening Nxp's Offerings as Its Carmaker Customers Increasingly View Software, Rather Than Hardware, as Determining a Vehicle's Design.Amsterdam, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Dutch Computer Chip Maker Nxp Said on Tuesday It Has Agreed to Buy Austria's Tttech Auto for $625 Million, to Strengthen Its Automotive Operations.
阿姆斯特丹，1月7日（路透社）- 荷蘭計算機製造商Nxp週二表示，已同意以62500萬美元收購奧地利的Tttech Auto，以加強其汽車業務。
Nxp Is the Biggest Maker of Chips for Cars, While Tttech Auto Makes Safety-Focused 'middleware' - Software That Helps a Car's Operating System Integrate With Applications, and Roll Out Updates, While Ensuring That Critical Functions Are Not Affected.
Nxp是汽車芯片的最大製造商，而Tttech Auto則製造以安全爲重點的"中間件" - 一種幫助汽車操作系統與應用集成並推出更新的軟體，同時確保關鍵功能不受影響。
This Acquisition Combines Nxp’s Automotive Portfolio With a Leading Global Player in Safety Software Solutions,” Said Nxp Executive Jens Hinrichsen in a Statement.
這項收購將Nxp的汽車產品組合與安全軟體解決方案的領先全球參與者相結合，Nxp高管Jens Hinrichsen在一份聲明中說道。
The Company Said the Move Was Aimed at Strengthening Nxp's Offerings as Its Carmaker Customers Increasingly View Software, Rather Than Hardware, as Determining a Vehicle's Design.
該公司表示，此舉旨在加強Nxp的產品供應，因爲其汽車客戶越來越認爲軟體，而不是硬件，決定着車輛的設計。
Hinrichsen, the General Manager of Automotive Embedded Systems at Nxp, Said the Buy Would Help the Company Become the "Leading Provider of Intelligent Edge Systems" in Cars.
Hinrichsen，Nxp汽車嵌入式系統的總經理表示，此次收購將幫助公司成爲汽車中"智能邊緣系統的領先供應商"。
If the All-Cash Deal Is Approved, Vienna-Based Tttech, Its Management and 1,100 Employees Will Join Nxp's Automotive Arm.
如果全現金交易獲得批准，總部位於維也納的Tttech及其管理層和1100名員工將加入Nxp的汽車部門。
(Reporting by Toby Sterling, Editing by Louise Heavens)
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