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Qualcomm and Wearable Devices

by Norbert Hildebrand

Wearable devices were a major topic at CES with many companies showing products for this developing market. Qualcomm, as one of the key suppliers for mobile devices today, has a natural interest in all …

Stream TV Looks To Gaming and Signage

by Tom Allen

Stream TV Networks is the developer of the Ultra-D glasses-free 3D system, which converts 2D content to 3D and eliminates ‘sweet spots’. It introduces a proprietary optical stack to a plasma, LCD or OLED display …

IC Vendors Looks to New Foundry Partners

by Bob Raikes

Industry sources in Asia say that Qualcomm will look at Samsung and TSMC to manufacture its 1Xnm chips this year. Mediatek is also expected to have more than one foundry partner.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Qualcomm’s New Flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 810

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm Technologies (QTI) first publicly mentioned the Snapdragon 810 in April 2014, and positioned it as Qualcomm’s new flagship application processor (AP). It featured a new GPU design, and a half dozen new firsts. …

Tags:GPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

TSMC Buys Qualcomm Plant

by Raverstead

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has paid $85 million to acquire a factory in northern Taiwan from Qualcomm. TSMC said in a filing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange that it has bought the plant for …

Qualcomm to Cut 600 Jobs

by Raverstead

Qualcomm is planning to cut 600 jobs worldwide as the company tries to refocus its business in new areas. The news comes at a difficult time for Qualcomm, which has been the subject of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Snapdragon 810 Unlocks Powerful Mobiles

by Raverstead

Qualcomm has shown a reference handset that demonstrates the capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 SoC. The ‘Qualcomm Mobile Development Platform Smartphone’ has a 6.17″ display with 2560 x 1600 resolution. 4GB of DDR4 RAM …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| SOCs| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Qualcomm Result 06/11/2014

by Raverstead

Qualcomm Incorporated reported a 3% year on year increase in turnover in the final quarter of the year at $6.7 billion and 1 26% YoY increase in net profit to reach $1.9 billion. For …

Qualcomm Reveals New Allegations

by Raverstead

Qualcomm is currently facing an antitrust investigation in China (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) and has now revealed new probes in the USA and Europe. During the company’s earnings report (see Finance News), …

Qualcomm Supports Higher Mobile Resolutions

by Raverstead

Qualcomm has spoken out in support of UltraHD smartphone screens. By mid- to late-2015, there will be several smartphones on the market using the format, the company believes. In an open document, Qualcomm argues …

Qualcomm Facing EC Antitrust Probe

by Super User

A Reuters report suggests that Qualcomm could be facing an investigation by the European Commission into an allegation of anti-competitive behaviour made by a subsidiary of Nvidia four years ago. British firm Icera was …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Qualcomm| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Senior Qualcomm Exec Joins Intel

by Super User

Amir Faintuch, the former president of Qualcomm Atheros, has joined Intel as senior VP and co-general manager of Intel’s Platform Engineering Group. In his new role, Faintuch joins Josh Walden in leading the group …