Arm sues Qualcomm for patent infringement
Arm sued Qualcomm for a breach of contractual obligations and patent infringements. The dispute was caused by the 2021 acquisition of chip startup Nuvia.
According to Arm, chip manufacturer Qualcomm committed a breach of contract by attempting to transfer Nuvia's Arm licenses without permission... Read more
‘Qualcomm avoids billion-euro fine, prosecutors bury hatchet’
Insiders say European regulators are unlikely to appeal the cancellation of a billion-euro fine for Qualcomm.
Qualcomm received a billion-euro fine from the European Commission in 2018. Qualcomm allegedly bribed Apple between 2011 and 2015. In exchange, Apple exclusively processed Qualcomm chips... Read more
‘Qualcomm plans return to server chip market’
Qualcomm wants to become less dependent on its processors for smartphones and is therefore going to refocus on the production of server processors.
This according to sources of Bloomberg. Qualcomm recently posted disappointing results and saw its sales of smartphone processors in particular fall... Read more
Former Qualcomm VP indicted for multi-million dollar fraud scheme
Karim Arabi, the former vice president of research and development at Qualcomm, faces fraud charges for the sale of his startup to Qualcomm. Arabi allegedly developed and monetized Qualcomm's intellectual property while employed by the chip giant. His startup was sold in 2015 for €145 million ($1... Read more
Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries sign billion-euro chip production deal
GlobalFoundries and Qualcomm extended their cooperation. GlobalFoundries' will produce chips for Qualcomm until at least 2028. According to the organizations, the deal is worth billions of euros.
GlobalFoundries is a foundry. Foundries invest in factories and equipment to produce customers' chip... Read more
Smartphone chip sales drop due to economic conditions
Smartphones processor sales are down. Major manufacturers Qualcomm and Samsung reported disappointing quarterly results.
Qualcomm warned of a decline in smartphone processors sales during the presentation of its third fiscal quarter. Qualcomm attributes the decline to economic circumstances, inc... Read more
Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales collaborate on 5G satellite network
Ericsson, Qualcomm and Thales are collaborating on a satellite network for 5G connectivity. The organizations hope to offer worldwide 5G coverage, including remote locations that are currently outside mobile networks' reach.
According to the organizations, the collaboration was made possible by... Read more
Qualcomm introduces AI Stack portfolio
Qualcomm introduced the AI Stack, a set of solutions that bring artificial intelligence to its existing product portfolio. The stack allows vendors and developers to more easily integrate AI into Qualcomm's products.
The AI Stack contains AI tools that support Qualcomm's portfolio. Developers an... Read more
5G network slicing draws closer
OPPO, Ericsson and Qualcomm demonstrated a 5G network slicing solution for Android 12 smartphones. Network slicing allows operators to change the latency and bandwidth of systems within a network. It may take years for the technique to break through, but the moment is getting closer.
Network sli... Read more
EU General Court frees Qualcomm from $1.05 billion antitrust fine
The European Union's second-highest court annulled a $1.05 billion sentence imposed on Qualcomm for its business practices in the mobile modem industry.
Qualcomm is one of the most well-known manufacturers of modem chips, which are used to link mobile devices to carrier networks. One of its clie... Read more