NXP Semi Warrants a Wide Moat and Is Driving Ahead in Automotive Semis
NXP Semiconductors is one of the largest suppliers of semiconductors for the automotive market and a significant player in the analog and mixed-signal chip markets generally. We believe the company has a strong position in the automotive, industrial, mobile, and communications infrastructure markets through a combination of switching costs and intangible assets. Although the company sells into cyclical industries, the strength of these competitive advantages gives us confidence that it will generate excess returns over the cost of capital over the next decade and beyond.