Qualcomm has raised its offer for NXP Semiconductors by 16%, to $127.50 a share, despite its own predator, Broadcom, saying it did not think the price should go up. In response Broadcom has now lowered its price for a Qualcomm with NXP and highlighted to Qualcomm shareholders that it believes the NXP deal gives some of their money away. This sparked speculation that Qualcomm, which had previously rejected Broadcom’s advances again, had made the move to reduce the chances of a takeover. Raising its NXP bid to the equivalent of $43 billion was enough to secure support from the holders of about 28% of NXP stock, including activist Elliott Management, which had previously said the deal undervalued the Dutch firm.…