While Qualcomm's approach raises the prospect of others entering the fray, at least one large rival is opting to sit on the sidelines for now
The shares rose 3.4 per cent to $21.87 in New York trading Friday, rebounding from a decline earlier in the day
Under the Semiconductor Incentive Scheme 2.0, the subsidy amount is likely to increase beyond the current limit
The mobile chipmaker has examined acquiring different pieces of Intel, which is struggling to generate cash
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chip comes with the same 4nm architecture-based Oryon CPU cores as the Snapdragon X Elite chip and features dedicated NPU for AI processing
The exceptional participation has prompted the government to extend the deadline to accommodate the overwhelming response and industry suggestions
Shares of San Diego, California-based Qualcomm rose more than 5 per cent in extended trading after it reported results
The company has partnered Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, and the first phones based on this chipset are expected to hit the market by October this year. It is also in talks with other device makers
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 will initially be offered by Xiaomi in a smartphone expected to be announced before the end of this year
More than 150 AI-related products and solutions are being exhibited at the conference, with a small number of foreign firms such as Tesla and Qualcomm joining the predominantly Chinese line-up
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg invited Jay Y Lee to his home on Tuesday and their discussions spanned AI as well as virtual and augmented reality, Samsung said in a statement
The move comes after the release last month of Huawei's first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBook X Pro powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 9 processor
"Chinese vendors who traditionally relied more on MediaTek, are going to start leveraging Qualcomm's high-end chips more as they push hard into the AI Agenda," said IDC analyst Nabila Popal
After a smartphone slump last year, Qualcomm said that China's Android market - which has become critical to the company - has started to pick up
The Snapdragon X Plus is a new addition to the Qualcomm chip family for PCs with on-device AI capabilities. It is expected to debut, together with Snapdragon X Elite-powered PCs, in coming months
Alongside on-device AI capabilities, Qualcomm said, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen3 chip brings desktop-like in-game graphics on smartphones
Qualcomm said the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile platform supports a broad array of AI models, including popular LLMs such as Baichuan-7B, Llama 2, and Gemini Nano
Qualcomm, the largest maker of smartphone processors and the Centre have agreed for a partnership to create a roadmap for developing industrial, automobile, telecom electronics, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday. The Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology said the US-based Qualcomm also agreed to set up 6G labs, in line with the 100 5G labs, that have been established in the country in association with the Centre and state governments. Vaishnaw inaugurated the Chennai Design Centre of Qualcomm, Inc which has been set up at an investment of Rs 177.27 crore. The facility, located on the famous Old Mahabalipuram Road popularly known as the Information Technology Corridor, would specialise in wireless connectivity solutions with a focus on innovations that complement Wi-Fi technologies. "The Qualcomm Design Centre will be having about 1,600 highly talented semiconductor design teams working out of this facility. Tamil N
Qualcomm is expected to launch the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 on March 18
Chip giant Qualcomm chief executive Cristiano R Amon and billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday discussed role of AI, semiconductors and edge appliances across markets in the fast changing global technology space. The two leaders met in Mumbai on Monday morning to discuss India's potential around semiconductors, AI and mobility, according to a social media post by Adani. While Qualcomm is big on designing and manufacturing semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products, Adani group had in 2022 bought a small quantity of fifth generation or 5G spectrum for private captive network deployment in ports, logistics and power generation among others. Adani is also building data centres at multiple locations. "Great meeting with Qualcomm CEO @cristianoamon & his leaders! Inspiring to hear his vision for semiconductors, AI, mobility, edge appliances and much more across different markets. Exciting to hear about his plans and commitment to India's potential!," Adani said in a post on ..