Qualcomm announced Thursday that it has renewed its global patent license agreement with Apple, with the extension taking effect…
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Apple’s C1 modem inside iPhone 17 Air will be slower on some carriers
Apple has spent years developing its own mobile data modem to replace Qualcomm’s, which it has long depended on. The first…
Qualcomm stock downgraded ahead of Apple’s first custom modem
Qualcomm stock was downgraded Tuesday by a KeyBanc analyst over concerns that Apple will create its own modem. Analyst John Vinh…
Analysts downgrades Qualcomm on Apple modem risk
On Monday, Wolfe Research analyst Chris Caso downgraded Qualcomm stock to “Peer Perform” from “Outperform” as it expects the…
Apple’s homegrown 5G modem project falls even further behind
Apple has fallen even further behind in its multibillion-dollar effort to make its own modem chips with the intent of removing Qualcomm…
Apple-designed 5G modem for iPhones to debut in 2025 – Ming-Chi Kuo
TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to finally deploy its own modem chips starting in 2025…
Qualcomm CEO says he’s expecting iPhones to use Apple’s modems in 2024
Apple will be using its own 5G modem chips for its 2024 iPhones, current modem supplier Qualcomm’s CEO Cristiano Amon believes…
Apple to drop key Broadcom chip in 2025 in favor of in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth design
Apple plans to drop a Broadcom chip used in its devices in 2025 in favor of its own in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip design…
Apple is the No.1 reason why Qualcomm will keep underperforming – analyst
On Monday, Wells Fargo analyst Gary Mobley downgraded his rating on Qualcomm stock citing as a main reason Apple’s work to create…
Apple’s homegrown modems are taking longer than expected
For years, Apple has been working on its own modems in order to free itself from the Qualcomm extortionist, but the effort is taking longer…
U.S. Supreme Court again declines to hear Apple bid to challenge Qualcomm patents
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday again declined to hear Apple’s bid to revive an effort to cancel three Qualcomm smartphone patents…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple’s bid to revive Qualcomm patent challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple’s bid to revive an effort to nullify two Qualcomm patents despite the global…
Apple is poised to take another chunk of the microchip market
A series of moves and acquisitions by Apple, as well as signals from its suppliers, make clear that the company – already known for…
Apple said to begin using custom 5G iPhone modem in 2023
TSMC’s 4-nanometer chip technology wil be used to produce Apple’s custom 5G modems as the Cupertino Colossus removes Qualcomm from…
Qualcomm estimates Apple modems will account for 80% of iPhones by 2023
Qualcomm on Tuesday said that the company believes believes it will supply only 20% of the modem chips in Apple iPhones as of Apple’s 2023…
Apple loses bid to revive challenges of Qualcomm patents after licensing deal
For the second time, a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rebuffed Apple’s attempt to revive challenges to chipmaker Qualcomm’s patents…
Apple has begun developing their own cellular modem; Qualcomm shares drop
Apple has begun building their own internal cellular modem for future devices, a move that would replace components from Qualcomm…
Intel completes sale of smartphone modem business to Apple
Intel today announced it has completed the sale of the majority of its smartphone modem business to Apple…
Intel says Qualcomm tactics forced it out of modem chip market
Intel made the claims in a brief filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where Qualcomm is seeking to overturn a sweeping antitrust decision against it…
Apple to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion
Apple and Intel have signed an agreement for Apple to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business. Approximately 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases….
U.S. FTC objects to Qualcomm submission of internal Apple documents in antitrust case
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday objected to a move by mobile chip supplier Qualcomm Inc to introduce internal Apple Inc documents…
U.S. judge rules Qualcomm practices violate antitrust law
Qualcomm Inc unlawfully suppressed competition in the market for cellphone chips…
Behind the Intel-Apple modem divorce
Johny Srouji, the Apple executive in charge of building chips for the company’s devices…
Apple considered Samsung, MediaTek to supply 5G modems for next-gen iPhones
Apple Inc considered tapping Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and MediaTek Inc…
U.S. judge rules Apple lawsuits against Qualcomm can proceed
Apple Inc.’s 11 foreign lawsuits against Qualcomm Inc. can proceed…
Apple vs. Qualcomm: Everyone wins? Why both companies might want to settle quickly
It’s unlikely that the quarrel will lead to prolonged litigation or court trials…
U.S. ITC to investigate Qualcomm’s allegations of Apple patent infringement
U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm Inc’s allegations that Apple Inc infringed on patents…
Credit Suisse: Apple could end Qualcomm dispute with $8 billion payment
We see merit in both parties’ arguments, and believe mutual self-interest will prevail…
More evidence that Apple’s building its own cellular modem
Today, Apple relies on third parties to supply it with cellular modems for its popular…
Intel: Qualcomm uses the courts to destroy competition
Intel has weighed in on the legal sparring between Apple and Qualcomm…
Intel accuses Qualcomm of abusing its mobile chip monopoly
Qualcomm shareholders would be wise to exit their positions….
Qualcomm now suing Apple in Germany
Qualcomm has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the Munich and Mannheim Regional Courts…
Apple joined by Foxconn, Pegatron, and others in its fight with Qualcomm
A group of leading smartphone manufacturers are joining Apple Inc. in a legal battle against Qualcomm Inc…
Apple accepts invitation by its contract manufacturers to join another Qualcomm fray
The four Apple contract manufacturers who have to defend themselves against a Qualcomm contract suit in the Southern District of California…
Qualcomm CEO expects out of court settlement with Apple
After six months of escalating legal battles and increasingly heated rhetoric…
Apple-Qualcomm legal dispute likely to be ‘long and ugly’
The bitter legal dispute between Apple and Qualcomm over patent-licensing terms…
Qualcomm wants court to block Apple from U.S. iPhone imports and sales
Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that it is filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission…
Judge rules U.S. FTC antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm to proceed
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc can proceed…
Apple uses Supreme Court decision to escalate war against Qualcomm
Apple has fired its latest legal salvo at Qualcomm, broadening its multibillion-dollar battle…
Apple’s amended San Diego complaint against Qualcomm leaves no doubt: many billions at stake
The wireless industry’s economically biggest lawsuit just got a whole lot bigger…
Apple rejects Qualcomm’s allegation of throttling iPhones, says ‘study’ is ‘methodologically unsound’
Apple made one filing one day in advance — a motion to dismiss Qualcomm’s unfair competition counterclaim…
Apple just poached one of Qualcomm’s top guys
Esin Terzioglu, Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm’s CDMA Technology …
