President Trump halts Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm, citing “national security”

Enlarge / U.S. President Donald Trump hugs Broadcom CEO Hock Tan as Tan announces the repatriation of his company’s headquarters to the United States from Singapore during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on November 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. (credit: Martin H. Simon – Pool/Getty Images) On Monday evening, President […]

Chipmakers Qualcomm and Broadcom are fighting to figure out the terms of a $160 billion acquisition

Rival computer chip design and manufacturing companies Qualcomm and Broadcom are publicly hashing out the details of a merger deal that could reach a $ 160 billion (£114 billion) price tag. The prospective deal came about in November when Broadcom made an offer to buy its rival Qualcomm. Qualcomm executives initially resisted the deal, but […]

Qualcomm will power 5G devices from LG, Sony and more in 2019

Since the first 5G standard was approved two months ago, the industry has been racing to deliver next-generation mobile data to the world. Qualcomm made two announcements today that show us real-world 5G is almost here. First, it revealed a slew of consumer electronics companies that have committed to making 5G-ready mobile devices starting in […]

Qualcomm can start testing its self-driving tech in California

California has given a few more autonomous driving hopefuls permission to test vehicles on its roads, and one of them is a familiar name: Qualcomm. The chipmaker has received permission to test one vehicle and three drivers on December 12th, joining rival Nvidia and other companies that can test their technologies in the state. Qualcomm […]

Court fines Apple for withholding evidence against Qualcomm

Apple and Qualcomm aren’t exactly the best of friends, so it’s quite surprising to hear that Cupertino is facing fines for failing to produce evidence for a lawsuit against the chipmaker. According to Bloomberg, a San Jose, California court has ordered Apple to pay $ 25,000 for each day (starting from December 16th) it fails […]

Qualcomm files new patent infringement complaints against Apple

(Reuters) — Qualcomm Inc said on Thursday it filed three new patent infringement complaints against Apple Inc (AAPL.O), saying there were 16 more of its patents that Apple was using in its iPhones. The new complaints represent the latest development in a long-standing dispute and follows Apple’s countersuit on Wednesday against Qualcomm, which alleged that […]

Qualcomm teams up with ZTE and China Mobile on 5G networks

Qualcomm Technologies, ZTE, and China Mobile have created a data testing system for 5G networking, which promises to provide wireless data at multiple gigabits per second. It’s one more step in a years-long process to get us all faster mobile broadband and more reliable calls. The companies created an end-to-end 5G NR test system that […]