Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Company overview. NXP Semiconductors N.V. ("NXP") is a Dutch public limited company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated in 2006 as a spin-off of Royal Philips' semiconductor division, with roots in the industry dating back more than 70 years. Its corporate seat and principal executive office are at High Tech Campus 60, Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker NXPI. Per its FY2024 Form 10-K and corporate overview, NXP reported 2024 revenue of $12.61 billion (down from $13.28 billion in 2023) and employs roughly 33,100 people, about 11,600 of them in R&D, across more than 30 countries. It is not a subsidiary; it is an independent, publicly traded company.
Products / operations. NXP designs and sells mixed-signal semiconductors: microcontrollers and application/crossover processors (S32, i.MX, Layerscape, MCX/LPC/Kinetis families), connectivity chipsets (NFC, UWB, Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee, Thread, Wi-Fi), analog and interface devices (PMICs, CAN/LIN/Ethernet networking, SerDes), high-performance RF power amplifiers (LDMOS, GaN, GaAs), security controllers for payment, eID and ePassport cards, and automotive sensors. Its four end markets are automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure. Growth has come partly through acquisition, including Freescale Semiconductor (2015), Aviva Links (announced 2024) and Kinara (2025).
Patent-litigation posture. NXP is an operating company defending against patent-assertion activity, not an active plaintiff. The tracked data show 1 case with NXP as defendant and 0 as plaintiff. That asymmetry is consistent with a large operating semiconductor supplier absorbing infringement claims rather than monetizing a portfolio through litigation.
Notable case. The single tracked matter is HD Silicon Solutions LLC v. NXP Semiconductors N.V. et al., No. 1:25-cv-01320 (W.D. Tex., filed Aug. 19, 2025), filed in the plaintiff-friendly Western District of Texas. The complaint asserts patents on processor power-saving methods (e.g., U.S. 7,260,731) and on local-interconnect metal stacks (U.S. 6,774,033), targeting i.MX, VFxxx, S32 and Layerscape processors plus LPC, i.MX-RT, S32K1 and Kinetis microcontrollers; the docket also names NXP USA, Inc. and Freescale Semiconductor Holdings V, Inc. HD Silicon Solutions is a patent-assertion entity that previously sued Microchip Technology over overlapping patents, which generated multiple PTAB reviews.
Patent infringement suit filed by HD Silicon Solutions against NXP Semiconductors NV in W.D. Tex. The narrative notes this case appears in litigation listing associated with U.S. 7,260,731, but it could not confirm that the '731 patent itself is asserted.