Rafael Sotomayor

Chief Executive Officer, President & Executive Director, Nxp Semiconductors

Search every verified Rafael Sotomayor interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2023 keynote at COMPUTEX, Rafael Sotomayor discussed NXP's focus on edge computing, describing the company's mission as "bringing together great minds to create breakthrough technologies to make the connected world better, safer, and more secure." He stated that edge devices require connectivity, security, functional safety, and advanced sensing. Sotomayor emphasized the importance of managing complexity through ecosystem partnerships, saying "how to manage complexity is going to be the deciding factor between winners and losers" and advising companies to "establish yourself as an integral part of the ecosystem." Sotomayor addressed several markets, including smart factories, where he noted that unplanned downtime costs "a trillion dollars" annually. He described the smart home as a "connected home" where users must download multiple apps, and advocated for the Matter protocol as a universal language for devices. Sotomayor also highlighted NXP's role as "the only semiconductor company that is an open PAA," enabling the delivery of Matter device attestation certificates. He discussed a partnership with TSMC on five-nanometer automotive processors and collaboration with Xiaomi on integrating UWB technology into their phones.