So NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) is waiting for the final regulatory approvals to trigger an avalanche of shares being committed to Qualcomm ‘s (NASDAQ: QCOM) long-running tender offer. The pending buyout may have frozen NXP’s stock prices just below Qualcomm’s firm all-cash offer of $110 per share, but NXP isn’t sitting on its hands while the merger drama plays out.