Around the world, Boston is recognized as a great city to start a business or to open a branch of an existing business. The area’s supply of educated and talented workers, as well as its readily accessible resources, help make it an alluring location.Netherlands’ NXP Semiconductors, recently opened a 12,500 square foot facility in the Boston suburbs of Billerica. The facility will focus on the advancement of radio frequency and microwave integrated circuits. Presently, the facility employs 15, but a NXP spokeswoman said that the location will soon grow “significantly.” (Image courtesy: http://bit.ly/d7IQiX)
“This new product creation center builds upon NXP's 50-year heritage in RF innovation, further refining, localizing, and extending that competence to meet customer demands and create innovative applications,” said John Croteau, senior vice president and general manager of the High Performance RF and Lighting business lines at NXP Semiconductors. “Process, packaging and circuit design innovation remain pillars of our strategy,” he added.
NXP is a main provider to such industries as defense and aerospace, industrial scientific and medical, and broadband communications. The company operates in 25 countries and had sales of $3.8 billion last year.
“The deep pool of experienced and talented RF designers, the active RF customer base, and the closeness to Europe make Boston the ideal location for the new NXP PCC,” said
Ian Gresham, general manager Boston PCC, NXP Semiconductors. “The PCC team will endeavor to push the limits of our high performance RF and microwave products, overcoming market challenges through innovation.” (Image courtesy: http://bit.ly/clwhHX)Although, NXP’s Billerica location is relatively small now, it is great to hear that they are planning for expansion. There will always be room for innovative and motivated companies in the Bay State.
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