Adapting chip production for the advent of the Internet of Things is a business that Qualcomm knows well. The San Diego, California-based company, one of the largest mobile chip producers in the world, agreed to buy the UK chip maker CSR, formerly known as Cambridge Silicon Radio, for 1.6 billion pounds ($2.5 billion). The deal may close in the summer of 2015. CSR specialized in Bluetooth … [Read more...]
Intel Buys Stake in Chinese Mobile Chip Makers
Intel announced an investment of 1,5 billion in two Chinese mobile chipmakers. The US company plans to use the investment as an instrument to catch up with Qualcomm. The smartphone revolution changed the power balance in the tech world. During the age of the PC, US companies were industry leaders. Along with the miniaturization of computing devices, the center moved to South Asia, especially in … [Read more...]
Nvidia Sues Qualcomm, Samsung over Patent Infringement
The video chip maker Nvidia Corp. decided to sue chip maker Qualcomm Inc., along with Samsung Electronics Co. over patent infringements. Nvidia says that two years of talks regarding the licenses failed to lead to an agreement. Nvidia sues Qualcomm because allegedly this chip maker uses some of Nvidia’s most relevant patents on mobile technology processing. Samsung uses Qualcomm processing … [Read more...]