Qualcomm

Qualcomm claims to be 5G Advanced-ready with Snapdragon X75

Bog-standard 5G already old hat by 2024 apparently

Networks16 Feb 2023 | 4

Qualcomm feels the squeeze because you don't want a new smartphone right now

Stop us if you've heard this one

Systems03 Feb 2023 | 7

Chinese mobe-makers play a long game with homebrew chips

Modest, low-volume chips will pay off over time, apparently

Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 14

Apple aims to replace Broadcom, Qualcomm wireless chips with its own

Wouldn't home-grown silicon look pretty in our walled garden?

Systems10 Jan 2023 | 50

Mobileye touts bright future while Nvidia, Qualcomm win over automakers

Analysis Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

AI + ML06 Jan 2023 | 1

Qualcomm, Bullitt unveil satellite messaging for phones at CES

CES In trouble somewhere remote with patchy cell coverage but able to see the sky? You can text for help

Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 10

Qualcomm develops one automotive chip to rule them all

CES And one Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC to bind them

Systems05 Jan 2023 | 3

As Arm plays chicken with Qualcomm, both have a lot to lose

Analysis High risk means high reward ... well, usually

Systems04 Jan 2023 | 22

Qualcomm talks up RISC-V, roasts 'legacy architecture' amid war with Arm

Comment Sees opportunity on one side, dictatorial control on the other

Systems15 Dec 2022 | 31

Qualcomm teases custom Arm-compatible Oryon CPU cores designed by Nuvia

Snapdragon giant flips off Softbank, promises processors within next two years

Systems17 Nov 2022 | 13

Arm shells Qualcomm's Snapdragon launch party with latest salvo in license war

Softbank's chip designer warns US giant may lose all of its CPU licenses at this rate

Personal Tech16 Nov 2022 | 9

Qualcomm faces fresh competition in world of Arm-based Windows PCs

Comment Let the games begin...

Systems16 Nov 2022 | 10

Qualcomm pushes latest Arm-powered Snapdragon chip amid bitter license fight

Wi-Fi 7, TSMC 4nm, faster GPU, INT4 and AI everywhere – and a rocky relationship with its CPU designer

Personal Tech15 Nov 2022 | 2

Qualcomm vs Arm: The bizarro quotient just went off the scale

Opinion Even 2022 can't muster this much madness – or can it?

Systems07 Nov 2022 | 32

Qualcomm predicts 2024 is the year Windows on Arm goes large

For now, have a hiring freeze to preserve fat profits

Personal Tech03 Nov 2022 | 20

Qualcomm: Arm threatens to end CPU licensing, charge device makers instead

Analysis Snapdragon giant warns of dramatic shift in business model

Systems01 Nov 2022 | 59

Microsoft ships non-Surface PC: a cheap Arm box for devs

Windows Dev Kit 2023 packs Qualcomm's AI toys and an all-Arm environment for Windows coding

Personal Tech25 Oct 2022 | 21

Qualcomm: Arm lawsuit motivated by greed, 'payback' for opposing Nvidia takeover

A contract is a contract, says Brit CPU designer

Systems14 Oct 2022 | 28

Microsoft arms Surface Pro 9 with Qualcomm SQ3, 12th-gen Intel chips

Ignite Plus, the Surface Laptop drops AMD, Studio arrives with an even higher price, and more

Personal Tech12 Oct 2022 | 8

NTT Docomo claims first 5G network with both sub-6 GHz and mmWave

Handsets with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform should be able to take full advantage

Networks08 Sep 2022 | 4

Qualcomm targets mid-range and volume smartphones with fresh Snapdragon SoCs

Both platforms based on Kyro semi-custom Arm CPUs

Systems07 Sep 2022 |

Meta hedges bets on metaverse silicon with Qualcomm VR deal

More silicon sales for us says Qualcomm

Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 5

Arm sues Qualcomm over custom Nuvia CPU cores, wants designs destroyed

Updated British chip designer unhappy key customer is using lucrative blueprints

Systems31 Aug 2022 | 67

Euro watchdogs 'abandon $1b fine' against Qualcomm

Snapdragon giant was accused of bribing Apple not to use rival modems

Personal Tech29 Aug 2022 | 8

Qualcomm readying new Arm server chip based on Nuvia acquisition

AWS said to be taking an interest in homegrown silicon, meaning chipmaker must have a functional demo

Systems19 Aug 2022 |

Intel hands over nearly 5,000 patents in deal with IP management outfit

Newly formed Tahoe Research Limited will seek to license them to third parties

Legal15 Aug 2022 | 12

Four charged with tricking Qualcomm into buying $150m startup

Updated Technically the chip giant already owned the tech due to real inventor’s contract, according to DoJ

Legal11 Aug 2022 | 18

Qualcomm, GlobalFoundries double down on US chip production

The line for chip subsidies and tax breaks is getting longer by the minute

Systems08 Aug 2022 | 7

Qualcomm revises mobile chip sales on weaker retail outlook

Inflation, fear of recession and war in Ukraine dent consumer confidence

Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 |

Intel, other chipmakers boost lobbying spend to get CHIPS Act passed

How much did Intel fork out last quarter? Records were broken

Systems21 Jul 2022 | 4

Qualcomm, Ericsson, Thales are working on delivering 5G from orbit

Tech expected to provide coverage anywhere and everywhere, but smartphones are not yet compatible

Networks11 Jul 2022 | 6

Train once, run anywhere, almost: Qualcomm's drive to bring AI to its phone, PC chips

Software toolkit offered to save developers time, effort, battery power

AI + ML23 Jun 2022 | 2

Qualcomm wins EU court battle against $1b antitrust fine

Another setback for competition watchdog as ruling over exclusive chip deal with iPhone nullified

Legal15 Jun 2022 | 2

Qualcomm among queue of suitors chasing a stake in Arm

Chipmaker interested in forming a consortium for purchase – and so is SK hynix, Intel

Systems31 May 2022 | 13

Ryzen shines with remote management on Qualcomm Wi-Fi kit

Working to compete with Intel as FastConnect comes to AMD-processor-powered PCs

Systems19 May 2022 |

Qualcomm puts out 5G modem with standalone mmWave mode

Slips some extra grunt into Snapdragon X70 5G chipset before devices launch

Networks11 May 2022 | 3

Qualcomm sampling Wi-Fi 7 silicon for next-gen access points

OEMs able to develop new products with aim of 10Gbps-plus throughput

Networks04 May 2022 | 7

Volkswagen to put Qualcomm tech under the hood across all brands

CEO says Intel may yet end up inside, through its Mobileye tech

Personal Tech04 May 2022 | 3

Intel acquires graphics tech biz founded by ex-AMD, Qualcomm engineers

Demoscene-steeped Siru is on not its Second but, what, Third or Fourth Reality, now?

Personal Tech03 May 2022 | 5

Qualcomm ‘on track’ for Apple M-level Nuvia chips in late 2023

Too bad everyone else is pretty much on track with their processors

Personal Tech02 May 2022 | 7

Semiconductor firms: China lockdowns play havoc with supply and demand

Some report multimillion-dollar hits while others offer more rosy takes amid component drought

Systems28 Apr 2022 | 1

Qualcomm closes $4.5bn deal, will acquire autonomous driving assets

All-cash Veoneer deal's real target is full ownership of Arriver vehicle vision stacks

Systems24 Mar 2022 | 1

Chip designers made bank in 2021 amid global shortage

Absolutely Fabless: A good year for those who don't make the things themselves

Storage24 Mar 2022 | 3

Qualcomm reveals it's not selling to Russia during Twitter spat

Policy via social media: It's a thing now. Even though Russia won't be able to read it...

Systems17 Mar 2022 | 17

HPE, Qualcomm team for virtualized 5G network kit

Pair aim to deliver the industry's first fully optimised vDU

Networks18 Feb 2022 | 1

Qualcomm jumps on Wi-Fi 7 bandwagon amid chip shortage

Key tech advances dovetail with availability of new spectrum

Networks14 Feb 2022 | 2

Android devices, demand in China help keep Qualcomm from worrying too much about losing Apple

Oh, yeah, and Windows on Arm. Who could forget that?

OSes03 Feb 2022 | 3

Car makers lock in long-term deals with chip giants for future autonomous vehicles

Not going to get stuck in first gear again with supply-chain crises

AI + ML06 Jan 2022 | 17

Windows giant seeks Pluton-ic relationship with chipmaker: AMD first out of the gates with Microsoft's security processor

Yes, you're going to have to get a new CPU (again)

Security05 Jan 2022 | 37

Ex-Qualcomm Snapdragon chief turns CEO at AI chip startup MemryX

Meet the new boss

AI + ML08 Dec 2021 |

Qualcomm doesn't fear custom chips – in a weird way its modems matter more

Carriers covet fast, reliable modems, and when they're baked into SoCs it's hard to ignore 'em

Personal Tech03 Dec 2021 | 7

Specs appeal: Qualcomm and Meta insist headgear to plug you into the metaverse will 'supersede mobile'

Snapdragon Tech Summit 'You're on the go, you take it with you, it's always contextually relevant, you don't have to take it out of your pocket'

Personal Tech02 Dec 2021 | 16

Qualcomm makes its own mobile gaming rig, hypes new Windows 11 chips

Snapdragon Tech Summit G3x Handheld Developer Kit born from hookup with Razer

Personal Tech01 Dec 2021 | 5

Qualcomm crams more smarts into flagship mobile chip: It's the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Snapdragon Tech Summit Do you want a smartphone to know you that well?

Personal Tech30 Nov 2021 | 7

Qualcomm kinda spins out Snapdragon – as a brand, not a business

LogoWatch Marketing jargon alert: Modernized, streamlined, brand iconography and more prominent fireballs inside

On-Prem23 Nov 2021 | 8

MediaTek's flagship 5G chip for top-of-the-line Android smartphones is coming right up

And ready to go toe-to-toe with Qualcomm's finest next year

Personal Tech17 Nov 2021 | 10