Nod for an NXP IPO could open a floodgate

摘要

With An Initial Public Offeringrnby NXP Semiconductors looking increasingly likely, there are signs that a successful IPO could end the financial drought in the semiconductor sector and give other embattled chip makers the confidence to tap the equity market for fresh capital.rnOne company that might see a successful NXP public offering as a strong signal to accelerate its own timetable is Freescale Semiconductor Inc. Like NXP, Freescale was taken private in a leveraged buyout and ran into strong operational and financial headwinds following the transaction.