Bavor said that Google is working with the computer
chip company Qualcomm to create a design that other manufacturers can use to build their own versions.
Not exact matches
This week, Apple's
Qualcomm battle took a rather interesting turn, when a host of the
company's competitors, including Google and Samsung, announced that they back the iPhone maker in its
chip battle.
The news of two rival
chip companies working together comes at an interesting time, as
chip maker Broadcom has put forward a $ 130 billion offer to buy its rival,
Qualcomm.
In the fast growing smartphone
chip market dominated by
Qualcomm, Intel has hardly been a player, and the
company has largely bought its way into the tablet market by selling at a loss.
On May 13, market research
company IC Insights reported that while the Santa Clara
company is still the largest microchip
company by revenue, it's losing market share to mobile
chip manufactures, such as Samsung and
Qualcomm.
The dispute between the two
companies broke out after Apple started using modem
chips from Intel (intc) in about half of new iPhones last year, instead of buying all its
chips from
Qualcomm.
Take apart a GoPro, Djuric said, and you'll also find
chips from a variety of vendors, including Texas Instruments and
Qualcomm as well a
chip from Ambarella, a little known
company whose stock is up over 90 percent in just the last 12 months.
iPhone
chip supplier
Qualcomm (qcom) faces a fresh set of antitrust allegations from a group of four
companies that assemble the iPhone and other products on behalf of Apple (aapl).
After struggling to compete against larger chipmakers like
Qualcomm in smartphones and tablets, Nvidia is now increasing its focus on using its Tegra mobile
chips in cars and is already supplying
companies including Audi, BMW and Tesla.
U.S. officials on Monday banned American
companies from selling to Chinese phone maker ZTE, hinting at further protectionist measures and stripping American
chip leader
Qualcomm of a key customer.
That has affected Intel's bottom line while benefiting
companies like
Qualcomm, which makes the
chips used in many smartphones and tablets.
Qualcomm charges a percentage of the price of each handset regardless of whether it includes a
chip from the
company, and Apple is sick of paying those fees.
In 2015,
Qualcomm considered splitting its patent licensing arm from its
chip making business — creating two separate
companies.
Last month, the committee stalled a hostile takeover of
Qualcomm, a California - based
chip maker, by a Singapore
company, largely over concerns about ceding semiconductor prowess to China.
A big reason
companies are choosing
Qualcomm chips is the ability to support high screen resolutions, Talluri said, and many who work with
Qualcomm on smartphones find it easy to shift to tablets with the chipmaker.
March 13, 2018 • The Trump administration has blocked a Singapore - based
company from acquiring U.S.
chip manufacturer
Qualcomm.
With
companies like
Qualcomm, Samsung, Intel, and Nvidia regularly releasing new mobile
chips that make their way into a wide range of tablets and smartphones, it's tough to tell at a glance at a spec sheet how well a given Google Android - or Apple iOS - based tablet will perform.
TI has faced big competition from other ARM - licensees such as Samsung,
Qualcomm and Nvidia and as a result the
company is looking to get out of the mobile
chip market so it can focus on other markets.
The device's specs are interesting — as the
company has opted to forgo the dual - core processor route, instead using a single - core 1.5 GHz
Qualcomm chip along with a smaller 4,000 mAh battery.
The complaint, which the ITC published publicly this week, is the latest in a series of patent - related legal actions between the two
companies that kicked off with Nvidia suing Samsung and mobile -
chip maker
Qualcomm in September.
Qualcomm «s own Uplinq conference may be starting later today in San Diego, but that hasn't stopped the
chip company from turning up at Computex with some hardware to play with.
Qualcomm faced some online criticism in recent days after Ron Amadeo of Ars Technica accused the
company of getting Android Wear «killed» by remaining uninterested in releasing a successor to the Snapdragon Wear 2100 system - on -
chip which officially launched exactly two years ago.
Instead, the
company removed any references to Surface devices based on
Qualcomm's processors from the event and unveiled Surface Pro 3, an upgraded version of its pricier Windows - based tablet, which uses
chips from Intel Corp. and features a larger 12 - inch screen.
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple may opt to do away with
Qualcomm LTE
chips in 2018 iPhone models due to the legal dispute between the
companies.
Over a large stretch of 2017, news reports kept popping up regarding an ongoing dispute between
chip manufacturer
Qualcomm and Apple, with both
companies leveling legal teams at one another over issues most concerned with patents and patent royalty payments.
The phones are Sony's next - generation flagship smartphones, and their headlining features are 18:9 aspect ratio displays (a first for the
company) and
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 flagship system - on -
chip.
The BQ Aquaris X and the Aquaris X Pro, two of the few mid-range smartphones in the
company's product lineup, have virtually the same specifications: a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 system - on -
chip, a 5.2 - inch Full HD (1920 × 1080) IPS display, a 16MP rear camera with a f / 2.0 aperture, a 8MP front camera, and a 3,100 mAh battery.
The
company's latest flagship phone is the first to sport
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 835
chip.
The suit so far has resulted on a temporary injunction some of Xiaomi's cheaper phones that use MediaTek chipsets, however the
company is permitted to sell devices with the
Qualcomm chips.
After all, the new flagship phone from the
company should run on the latest
Qualcomm chip no matter what.
A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
chip is highly likely, while the
company could put in as much as 8 GB of RAM.
When he got done singing the
chip's praises, Barra brought out
Qualcomm President Derek Aberle to talk about the partnership between the two
companies.
At the event representatives from the Chinese
companies expressed concerns that a possible acquisition of
Qualcomm by Broadcom could hurt investment in
chip technology.
Apple then filed two more lawsuits against
Qualcomm in China, accusing the
company of taking advantage of its position in the
chip industry, and asked for $ 1 billion yuan ($ 145.32 million USD) in damages.
Qualcomm announced it has countersued Apple after the Cupertino
company sued the
chip supplier in January.
Both the Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact are powered by the
company's Snapdragon 845
chip which includes its RF Front End (RFFE) modem - to - antenna solution which streamlines the technologies needed for enabling the next generation of wireless speeds,
Qualcomm claims.
The
company has confirmed that it is already working with Asus, HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung;
chip makers Broadcom, Imagination, Intel, Mediatek and
Qualcomm; and fashion brands like the Fossil Group to bring you watches powered by Android Wear later this year.
Chinese regulators have been penalizing overseas
companies, like the American mobile
chip giant
Qualcomm, which was forced to reduce prices for
companies that sell smartphones within the country.
The demo was handled by the unnamed Motorola flagship phone, which Sprint's press release said will use the
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, combined with the
chip company's Snapdragon X16 LTE modem.
Qualcomm, a major
chip supplier for Apple and its rival Samsung, said the Cupertino
company's accusations were «without merit» when the lawsuits were filed.
In other news, ARM, the microarchitecture
company whose designs partners like
Qualcomm, NVIDIA, MediaTek, Huawei and others turn into
chips that power our phones, tablets and even laptops, unveiled its latest high - end
chip design, the Cortex - A73.
Other sources suggest it'll come with
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 system - on -
chip in some countries and the
company's Exynos chipset in others, and that it'll have 4GB / 6 GB of RAM with at least 64 GB of internal storage.
Qualcomm has long been the
company behind the wireless
chips used in iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices.
Among other things, the Chinese OEM confirmed that the device will be powered by the
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 system - on -
chip (SoC) and feature software developed by French imaging
company DxO Labs, in addition to being slimmer and more compact than its predecessor, the 2016 OnePlus 3T.
In other Windows 10 news, Microsoft has revealed the carriers that will be supporting the Always - Connected PC initiative spearheaded by the
company and Snapdragon
chip maker
Qualcomm.
That includes HTC's Vive Focus, which the
company revealed last November, and the Lenovo / Google Mirage Solo that we saw at CES in January, but also potentially others as
Qualcomm pushes for
companies to use its new VR - ready
chips.
The OEM, which has relied mostly on
Qualcomm chipsets for its mobile phones, would be the nation's second to Huawei for sourcing its processing
chips from within their respective
companies.
In January, Apple hit
Qualcomm with lawsuits, accusing the
company of taking advantage of its position in the
chip industry.
Qualcomm said that the KFTC's claims were «inconsistent with the facts,» and the
chip vendor filed two lawsuits with the Seoul High Court, one seeking a reversal of the ruling and the other for a stay on a corrective order that would see the
company alter its licensing model in the country.
Xiaomi Mi 6 is getting launched as planned but like many other
companies, the
company couldn't get enough
Qualcomm Snapdragon
chips because Samsung ordered them all.