NXP Expands Automotive Connectivity and Edge AI Portfolio

NXP Semiconductors has recently completed the acquisitions of Aviva Links and Kinara Inc., solidifying its presence in automotive connectivity and edge AI processing. The two transactions, totaling $550 million, represent a significant move in NXP’s strategy to improve performance, efficiency, and intelligence in next-generation automotive and industrial systems.

For readers of eeNews Europe, these acquisitions highlight important trends in the electronics industry — the increasing demand for automotive data bandwidth and AI acceleration at the edge. These trends are reshaping how designers create smarter, connected vehicles and industrial systems, making NXP’s recent expansion particularly relevant to engineers and system architects.

Strengthening in-vehicle connectivity

On October 24, 2025, NXP finalized the $243 million acquisition of Aviva Links, a company specializing in Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) compliant in-vehicle connectivity solutions. Aviva Links’s advanced networking technologies facilitate reliable data transfer in modern vehicle architectures that rely on multiple cameras, sensors, and high-resolution displays.

By incorporating Aviva Links’s technology, NXP enhances its automotive networking capabilities across its Automotive and Industrial & IoT portfolios. This acquisition reinforces NXP’s capacity to provide scalable solutions that meet the growing data requirements of software-defined vehicles.

Expanding AI processing at the intelligent edge

Just three days after the Aviva Links acquisition, on October 27, NXP completed the $307 million purchase of Kinara Inc., a leading provider of high-performance, programmable neural processing units (NPUs). Kinara’s energy-efficient AI acceleration technology will be integrated into NXP’s processors to deliver faster and smarter inference for applications in automotive driver-assistance systems and industrial automation.

Kinara’s edge AI solutions complement NXP’s existing processor lineup, offering developers flexible AI performance without compromising power efficiency. NXP believes that this strategic move positions the company to meet the increasing demand for real-time, intelligent decision-making in embedded systems.

Driving the future of smart mobility

With Aviva Links enhancing vehicle connectivity and Kinara bolstering AI capabilities, NXP is solidifying its position as a key facilitator of the intelligent, connected vehicle ecosystem. For engineers working on systems at the convergence of networking and AI, these acquisitions indicate NXP’s commitment to delivering more integrated hardware and software platforms.