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Qualcomm’s sales have been boosted by robust orders from Chinese Android smartphone makers. Photo: Reuters

Chinese smartphone makers lift Qualcomm’s chip sales

Launches of new flagship phones from Chinese Android brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have helped lift Qualcomm’s forecast.

From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump

Semiconductor firms ASML, AMD, Qualcomm reaffirm China commitment

Xiaomi unveils US$114,000 Ferrari lookalike in luxury car venture

The SU7 Ultra has drawn both scepticism and admiration from consumers in the world’s largest EV market.

Xiaomi unveils its latest EV, SU7 Ultra, at an event in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

Qualcomm may lose licence to design its own chips on Arm standards

The cancellation escalates a legal dispute between two major companies that helped advance the smartphone industry.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite to give Chinese smartphones an AI power boost

Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme and Honor have announced devices with the new chip as they look to take on Apple and Samsung in AI.

Qualcomm’s new flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, is meant to bring the power of laptops to smartphones. Photo: Handout

Qualcomm unveils smartphone chip with laptop-level capabilities

The latest version of the Snapdragon line-up will include Qualcomm’s in-house design, as the company invests more in home-grown technology.

Chinese official praises Xiaomi chip design as firm stays silent

A Beijing municipal official heaps praise on Xiaomi’s design for a 3-nanometre processor, but the smartphone maker has yet to comment.

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Qualcomm’s bid to buy Intel hinges on US election, China scrutiny

Qualcomm, which has made informal inquiries with Chinese regulators, could wait until January to make a decision, sources say.

The Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego, California. Photo: The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS

Intel rebuffs Arm after British firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

In the high-level inquiry, Arm did not express interest in Intel’s manufacturing operations.

Intel, once the world’s largest chip maker, has become the target of takeover speculation since a rapid deterioration of its business this year. Photo: Shutterstock

Lenovo launches new AI-capable PCs powered by Intel, AMD and Qualcomm processors

The latest AI device portfolio from Lenovo reflects efforts by the global PC industry to boost its recovery this year.

Auto chip designer Black Sesame to raise up to US$143 million in Hong Kong IPO

Black Sesame’s listing initiative in Hong Kong would follow the successful initial public offering in June of Tencent Holdings-backed QuantumPharm.

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Samsung-ByteDance AI pact and Xiaomi heat up China’s foldable smartphone market

Major Android handset vendors are betting on foldable, artificial intelligence-powered models to compete with Apple ’s iPhone in the high-end segment of the smartphone market.

Samsung Electronics’ ByteDance AI-supported foldable handsets for China could potentially boost demand for its devices in the world’s largest smartphone market. Photo: EPA-EFE

My Take | How China’s automated super factories are raising hopes for an economic revival

The environment inside a highly automated plant appears a far cry from the days when mainland Chinese factories were known as ‘labour-intensive’ sweatshops.

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The environment inside a highly automated plant appears a far cry from the days when mainland Chinese factories were known as “labour-intensive” sweatshops. Photo: Shutterstock

US revoked 8 licences for exporting goods to Huawei in 2024

The Biden administration is taking to new measures to thwart Huawei, which has started to rebound despite US sanctions.

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Intel’s China arm invests in telecoms subsidiary of Apple supplier Luxshare

Intel’s latest investment on the mainland reflects its efforts in driving the buildout of sophisticated data centres used for the development of artificial intelligence systems.

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Intel CEO hits back after Nvidia CEO says rival’s chips not for AI era

Pat Gelsinger took a direct shot at claims by Nvidia chief Jensen Huang that traditional processors like Intel’s are running out of steam in the age of AI.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger held an AI processor during a speech at the Computex conference in Taipei. Photo: Bloomberg

Nvidia’s rock-star CEO leads US chip bosses to Taiwan’s AI expo

Taiwan’s pre-eminence in semiconductors is at an all-time high, as the island welcomes Huang and the CEOs of AMD, Intel, Qualcomm and Arm Holdings to Computex 2024.

Microsoft unveils AI-capable Windows PCs starting at US$1,000

The computers, which run chips from Qualcomm, are 58 per cent faster than Apple’s top-of-the-line MacBook Air M3, according to Microsoft.

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Amid China tech advances, US national security is ‘foremost’: top Biden official

American vulnerability to Chinese overcapacity also a concern being tackled, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo tells key House Appropriations committee.

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Gina Raimondo, the US commerce secretary, has identified artificial intelligence, or AI, as a focal point of American government efforts to guard national security. Photo: AFP

Intel expects revenue to fall below projections after US Huawei ban

On Tuesday, the US revoked licenses allowing Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications giant blacklisted by the US, to buy semiconductors from Intel and rival Qualcomm Inc.

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Huawei’s laptop business under threat after US revokes chip licences

Further restrictions on access to Intel and Qualcomm chips would pose challenges to Huawei’s PC business, which has been gaining ground in the China market.

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Huawei announces new car and PC, but still no P70 smartphone

Huawei announced new versions of its Luxeed S7 electric sedan and a PC with AI built in, but people are still awaiting its next big smartphone launch since the Mate 60.

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China to woo belt and road allies at ‘digital silk road’ forum in April

With China at odds with Western countries in data and cyberspace management, Beijing is trying to sway other parties to side with its vision.

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China launched its Digital Silk Road initiative in 2015 as the technology arm of the Belt and Road Initiative to boost digital connectivity.

Intel still sells to Huawei millions of dollars’ worth of advanced chips

The US chip giant still retains a Trump-era licence to sell advanced laptop CPUs to Huawei despite pressure on Biden to revoke the permission, sources say

The Huawei stand at the Mobile World Congress n Barcelona, Spain, last month. Photo: Reuters

Apple Vision Pro at a fraction of the price? Try China’s Shenzhen

Shenzhen-based headset maker EmdoorVR is hoping to leverage the interest around Apple’s Vision Pro to survive a slowdown in the VR and AR industry.

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Apple chip supplier TSMC’s outlook backs hopes for global tech recovery in 2024

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, projected revenue growth of at least 8 per cent to US$18.8 billion in the March quarter.

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Chairman / President
Mark D. McLaughlin
CEO / Managing Director
Cristiano R. Amon
CFO / Finance Director
Akash Palkhiwala
Industry
Technology, Semiconductors
Website
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Headquarters address
5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, United States
Stock Code
NASDAQ:QCOM
Year founded
1985
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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