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Snapdragon 645 Boosts Foveated Rendering

by Bob Raikes

One of the features that is included in the latest Snapdragon 645, from Qualcomm, is Andreno foveation, a set of circuits for optimising gaze recognition and eye tracking. According to Jon Peddie’s TechWatch, the …

Tags:AR/VR| Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Qualcomm fined €997 for Apple Exclusivity Deal

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has been fined €997 million ($1.2 billion) by the EU for a deal that the company made in 2011 that rewarded Apple for an exclusive agreement with the firm for LTE baseband modems.As …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Qualcomm Smartphone AP Shipments Predicted to Decline in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm’s smartphone application processor (AP) shipments will decline slightly in 2018, according to Digitimes Research. The decline is attributed to the increased adoption of smartphone vendors’ own in-house developed APs. These chips are expected …

Tags:Application Processors| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Qualcomm Press Event

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm followed on from the Samsung event which ran to the limit of the allocated time so it was hard to cover both, but we just about managed it! President of Qualcomm, Christiano Amon, …

Tags:CES 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Next SnapDragon Supports UltraHD Premium and WiGig

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has released the next Snapdragon chip, the 845 that will be used in flagship phones in 2018, including the Samsung S9 family. The chip is said to be able to support up to …

Tags:CPUs| GPUs| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Smartphones| UltraHD| UltraHD Alliance| Vol 24 - Issue 46| WiGIG

HP Has Qualcomm-based 2-in-1

by Bob Raikes

HP has launched the HP Envy x2 a Windows 10 detachable PC that is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip. The device has a claimed battery life of 20 hours and uses a …

Tags:3G & 4G| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Apple Makes Patent Counterclaims

by Bob Raikes

Apple has filed an action against Qualcomm in the on-going dispute between the companies (ITC Agrees to Look at Qualcomm/Apple Dispute). Apple claims that the firm is in breach of eight patents that it …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 45

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Qualcomm Rejects Broadcom Acquisition Offer

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm’s board of directors has unanimously rejected an unsolicited proposal announced by Broadcom last week. In the company’s official statement, executive chairman of Qualcomm, Paul Jacobs, said: “It is the board’s unanimous belief that …

Tags:Broadcom| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 43

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Vivo and Qualcomm Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

by Andrew Fenn

Vivo and Qualcomm have signed a memorandum of understanding worth $4 billion. The partnership will merge the two firms’ technical expertise and allow the sharing of patents between them. The two companies will collaborate …

Tags:biometrics| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 43

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Qualcomm Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from Broadcom

by Damir Lokas

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) (“Qualcomm” or the “company”) confirmed that it has received a non-binding, unsolicited proposal from Broadcom Limited (NASDAQ: AVGO) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Qualcomm for per share …

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