Tag: baseband chips

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to dump Qualcomm for Intel baseband chips exclusively for next-gen iPhones

Monday, February 5, 2018 11:04 am11 Comments

Since iPhone 7, Apple has shared baseband chip orders for iPhones with Qualcomm and Intel…

Qualcomm says Apple’s claims are ‘baseless’ in response to Cupertino’s $1 billion lawsuit

Saturday, January 21, 2017 3:10 pm12 Comments

ualcomm has issued the following press release regarding Apple’s $1 billion lawsuit alleging…

Apple sues Qualcomm for $1 billion over onerous licensing practices

Friday, January 20, 2017 4:02 pmFriday, January 20, 201711 Comments

Apple Inc. is suing Qualcomm Inc., alleging the smartphone-chip supplier demanded onerous terms for its technology…

Qualcomm exec says FTC ‘rushed’ antitrust lawsuit before President-elect Trump’s inauguration

Thursday, January 19, 2017 2:25 pmThursday, January 19, 20171 Comment

Qualcomm Executive Chairman Paul Jacobs had some choice words on Thursday for the Federal Trade Commission…

FTC alleges Qualcomm forced Apple into iPhone LTE chip deals

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5:33 pmWednesday, January 18, 20177 Comments

The Federal Trade Commission has reason to believe that Qualcomm abused its position in the broadband chip…

FTC charges Qualcomm with monopolizing key smartphone chip; alleges extracted exclusivity from Apple in exchange for reduced patent royalties

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 5:06 pm3 Comments

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in federal district court charging Qualcomm Inc…

After eating Intel’s mobile lunch, Apple could next devour Qualcomm’s Baseband Processor business

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 12:02 pmTuesday, January 20, 201511 Comments

Eliminating Qualcomm by creating a custom, in-house baseband chip…

Will Apple finally buy Broadcom’s cellular business?

Monday, June 9, 2014 11:58 amMonday, June 9, 201418 Comments

Now that Broadcom has finally thrown in the towel on its cellular business…

The strange thing about Apple’s recent hires

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 5:32 pmTuesday, April 15, 201423 Comments

Over the past three years, Apple has hired at least thirty mid- to senior-level…

Analyst: No Apple custom baseband chips before 2015

Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:01 pmThursday, April 10, 20143 Comments

Apple’s rumored custom iPhone baseband chip probably won’t be ready until 2015…

Apple hires two more senior RF engineers from Broadcom amid reports of new in-house baseband team

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 12:01 pmWednesday, April 9, 20147 Comments

At least two high-level baseband hardware engineers have left wireless semiconductor company…

Apple to design its own LTE chips for iPhone 7; to be stamped by Samsung and GlobalFoundries, sources say

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:00 amTuesday, April 8, 20144 Comments

Apple reportedly plans to form a R&D team to develop baseband processors…

Chip shortages may constrain smartphone launches

Thursday, August 30, 2012 5:05 pmThursday, August 30, 201212 Comments

A wave of new smartphones and other mobile devices is expected to hit the market…