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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 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 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 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 …

Snapdragon 210 Aims to Break Mediatek Monopoly

by Super User

Qualcomm’s newest mobile processor is aimed squarely at Mediatek’s core business: value devices. The Snapdragon 210 is Qualcomm’s first 4G chip for entry-level smartphones and tablets; it also supports 3G, LTE Broadcast, LTE Dual …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Qualcomm| Vol 21 - Issue 37

Sharp Shares MEMS-IGZO Mass-Production Target

by Super User

Since committing to an investment in Sharp at the end of 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 49), Qualcomm has been working with the Japanese company to develop a display using both Pixtronix’s MEMS …

Qualcomm to Buy CSR for $2.5 Billion

by Super User

Qualcomm announced this week that it has reached agreement with CSR to acquire the UK firm for a cash consideration of approximately $2.5 billion. Qualcomm said that the acquisition complements its current offerings by …