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Qualcomm Could Acquire NXP Semiconductors

by Yvette Raikes

There have been several recent acquisitions in the chip industry, and another is widely rumoured to be on the cards although neither company will comment. Qualcomm is said to be in talks about buying …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 23 - Issue 38

IFA Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Aiptek, the specialist maker of pico-projectors was showing its Boombox P800 which we reported on in detail in June (Aiptek Shows Pico and Micro Projectors at CE Week). The Boombox is now going on …

Qualcomm Drives Iris Scanning on Note 7

by Tom Allen

Samsung is using Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 820 processor on its Galaxy Note 7 phablet in select regions. The processor is key to supporting the iris scanning feature which is unique to the handset.

Snapdragon 821 Builds on 820 Processor Success

by Isaac Oburu

Since the beginning of the year, when the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 powered smartphones were announced, the 820 processor has been a leader in the mobile industry with over 115 premium smartphone and tablet …

Tags:Mobile Processors| Qualcomm

Qualcomm Shares Next Step in Snapdragon 800 Family

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has announced the successor to its Snapdragon 820 chip called the Snapdragon 821. Like its predecessor, the 821 is intended for use on mobile devices. It is intended to deliver faster speed, higher …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Qualcomm Result 21/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Qualcomm reported Q2 net profit of $1.1 billion, up 10% YoY from $1.0 billion. Turnover was $5.5 billion, down 20% YoY from $6.9 billion. For the six month period, net profit was $2.6 billion, …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Semiconductors Dip in February

by Tom Allen

The Semiconductor Industry Association has said that worldwide sales of semiconductors fell 3.2% MoM in February, to $26 billion. The result was 6.2% lower than February 2015 ($27.7 billion). Sales into the Americas fell …

Qualcomm Will NOT Produce a Headset

by Tom Allen

It had been reported (but not by us) that Qualcomm was building a VR headset, following a showing of a prototype at the Game Developers Conference in March. This is not the case: Qualcomm …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Qualcomm’s SDK Simplifies VR Development

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon VR SDK for its new Snapdragon 820 chips. Developers can use the SDK to access ‘advanced’ tools, which will simplify development of VR applications and raise power efficiency. The …

Qualcomm’s 820 Will ‘Dominate’ Android

by Tom Allen

Asian supply chain sources have said that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 is likely to ‘dominate’ Android smartphones in the first half of 2016. The processor is being used by firms including Samsung, LG, HTC, Xiaomi, …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Qualcomm Boasts of UltraHD Download Speeds

by Tom Allen

A new LTE modem chip from Qualcomm enables much faster internet speeds for smartphones: fast enough that a 100GB UltraHD film could be downloaded in less than 15 minutes (network-dependent). The Snapdragon X16 enables …

CES Video Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Our CES 2016 reel which includes VESA, Cambrios, Pixelworks, Intel, Qualcomm and a look at some of the products shown by Samsung at CES 2016.