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The reports came as Qualcomm struggles to close its purchase of NXP while concurrently meeting its goal to cut costs by $1 billion, reports Fierce Wireless. News 

Qualcomm begins layoffs to support long-term growth: All the details

Adriana Marais, ,

Global chipmaker Qualcomm has begun layoffs affecting both full-time and temporary employees as “workforce reductions are necessary to support long-term growth and success.” According to reports, Qualcomm may cut 1,500 jobs in California alone. The reports come as Qualcomm struggles to complete its purchase of NXP while meeting its goal of cutting costs by $1 billion, reports Fierce Wireless. “As part of a cost-cutting plan announced in January, Qualcomm is reducing our full-time and temporary workforce. Workforce reductions like this affect not only the employees who are part of the…

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Nvidia dominates the market for training AI models with huge amounts of data News 

Artificial intelligence: Qualcomm, Nvidia fight for the top spot in AI chip efficiency tests

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Qualcomm Inc’s artificial intelligence chips beat Nvidia Corp’s in two of three measures of power efficiency in new test data released Wednesday, while the Taiwanese startup won both in one category. Nvidia dominates the training market for AI models with huge amounts of data. But once these AI models are trained, they are used more widely in so-called “inference,” performing tasks such as generating text responses to prompts and deciding whether an image contains a cat. Analysts believe the market for inference chips in data centers will grow rapidly as…

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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 with 2x improved performance, better low-light photography, AI integration, and 5G connectivity. News 

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Chipset with Flagship Features: All the Details

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Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Mobile SoC designed to boost CPU and GPU performance for better gaming, dynamic low-light photography and 4K HDR video, AI integration, and fast 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity. Qualcomm claims that the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SoC has a peak clock speed of up to 2.91GHz, allowing for over 50% better performance, and when paired with the Qualcomm Adreno GPU, users can expect double the performance. Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 also has up to 13% improved power consumption across the entire system…

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The company is building its own XR headset that is likely to use Android as the software and Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip to power the device. News 

Samsung makes its Mixed Reality headset using Android and Qualcomm

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Samsung is a giant in the smartphone arena and has recently been trying to change its fortunes with laptops. Now the South Korean brand has confirmed its plans to have a Mix Reality (XR) headset in the near future, for which it is seeking expertise from Qualcomm and Android. Samsung launched the new Galaxy S23 phones and Galaxy Book3 Pro laptops, but on the sidelines of the event, the company had top executives from Qualcomm and Android sharing this product development update. We don’t know the name of that product…

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The company is building its own XR headset that is likely to use Android as the software and Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip to power the device. News 

Samsung makes its Mixed Reality headset using Android and Qualcomm

Febin Mathew, , , ,

Samsung is a giant in the smartphone arena and has recently been trying to change its fortunes with laptops. Now the South Korean brand has confirmed its plans to have a Mix Reality (XR) headset in the near future, for which it is seeking expertise from Qualcomm and Android. Samsung launched the new Galaxy S23 phones and Galaxy Book3 Pro laptops, but on the sidelines of the event, the company had top executives from Qualcomm and Android sharing this product development update. We don’t know the name of that product…

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MediaTek is joining the likes of Apple, Qualcomm and Samsung to offer this feature this year. News 

MediaTek is ready to fight for Qualcomm with satellite connections for Android

Febin Mathew, , ,

Apple started the journey, and soon satellite connectivity for smartphones will become the standard. Qualcomm has already announced its technology to support the feature, and now MediaTek is set to join the ranks this week. MediaTek will showcase its capabilities at Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC 2023) next week. Later this year, Android phones using the MediaTek chipset may offer this feature to consumers. Satellite connection allows people to send messages from remote corners of the world where the network is not available. You can notify the authorities or the…

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IPhone 12 May Be Even More Powerful Than 2021 Flagship Android Phones

Febin Mathew, ,

Those familiar with Qualcomm chipsets would know that the company, each year in December, launches its flagship processor for smartphones that will be used by OEMs next year. Also this year, the company introduced the flagship Snapdragon 888 on-chip system. This is supposed to power all premium Android phones in 2021. But SoC performance might not be as good as Apple’s processor used in iPhones this year. Anandtech recently received benchmarks from Qualcomm, which were compared to known scores of Apple’s 14 bionic chipsets and A13 from last year. In…

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Google partners with Qualcomm for faster Android updates

Adriana Marais,

Google and Qualcomm have teamed up to work on Project Treble that Google announced in 2017 to ensure faster rollout of Android updates. The partnership will lead to all new Qualcomm mobile chipsets to support four versions of the Android operating system and four years of security updates. Google’s Treble project with Qualcomm will kick off with the latest version of Android 11 and later. This will ensure that phones with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets will have easier access to the latest version of Android and up to three…

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The Apple iPhone 12 Mini at the Apple flagship store during a product launch event in Sydney, Australia on Friday, November 13, 2020. iPhone sales fell 21% on anticipation of new models, arriving later than usual this year. Cook said the response to the 5G iPhone lineup and other new devices has been "overwhelmingly positive." Photographer: Brendon Thorne / Bloomberg (Bloomberg) News 

Apple’s Biggest Chip Challenge: Replacing Qualcomm Modems

Adriana Marais,

Apple Inc. has grown into a powerhouse over the past decade, beating some of the semiconductor industry’s biggest companies at their own game. But the iPhone maker is embarking on its biggest challenge yet, trying to replace Qualcomm Inc. cellular modems with its own design. Qualcomm fell more than 7% to $144.28 on Friday, its biggest drop since June, after Bloomberg announced that Apple had started developing its own modem this year. This reaction underestimates the task that awaits Apple in the years to come, according to analysts. Some have…

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After processors, Apple makes its own modem for iPhones; May drop Qualcomm in future

Adriana Marais, , ,

Apple has made huge strides in the chipset and processor market. Although it was already using some of its processors in iPhones and MacBooks, it made a big leap this year by introducing the M1 chipset for Mac. And now the company is planning to make its own iPhone modem chips. The news comes from a Bloomberg report that said Apple’s head of chipset and processor segment has confirmed internally that a second chip transition is also underway and is in its early stages at the moment. This will concern…

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Oppo Find X3 will launch with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G next year

Febin Mathew, ,

Oppo today announced the launch of the next Find X series smartphone with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G chipset. Oppo will join Realme and Xiaomi to launch one of the first phones with the new flagship chipset. The flagship smartphone Oppo Find X3 will also launch with the company’s new 10-bit Full-Path color management system. Released on the occasion of Oppo Inno Day 2020, the new system is considered a first for Android that supports the full DCI-P3 lineup and 10-bit color depth from capture, storage and display. Oppo…

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Qualcomm announces its very first eSports tournament in India

Adarsh V.K,

Qualcomm Technologies today announced the launch of its first ever mobile esports program in India. Qualcomm’s program, called Snapdragon Conquest, marks Qualcomm’s foray into the world of esports. Snapdragon Conquest is expected to encompass multiple events throughout the year, which would allow competitive play across multiple game titles and is designed to engage mobile gamers across all segments and skill levels. Qualcomm says that for serious gaming enthusiasts, the Snapdragon Elite Gaming platform would deliver top-of-the-line features and enhancements for mobiles, including advanced customizations, ultra-realistic graphics, blazing connectivity, and performance…

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FILE PHOTO: A Qualcomm sign is shown outside one of the company's many buildings in San Diego, California, United States September 17, 2020. REUTERS / Mike Blake / File Photo (REUTERS) News 

Qualcomm receives US clearance to sell 4G chips to Huawei as an exception to ban

Febin Mathew, ,

Qualcomm Inc on Friday received a license from the US government to sell 4G cell phone chips to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, an exemption from US trade restrictions imposed amid mounting tensions with China. “We have been licensed for a number of products, including some 4G products,” a Qualcomm spokeswoman told Reuters. Qualcomm and all other U.S. semiconductor companies were forced to stop selling to the Chinese tech firm in September after U.S. trade restrictions took effect. The spokesperson declined to comment on specific 4G products Qualcomm may sell…

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