Apple & Qualcomm renew global patent licensing agreement

Providing no new details, Qualcomm has issued a statement confirming that it and Apple have renewed the existing patent licensing agreement first signed in 2019, with an effective date of April 1, ...

Qualcomm or Cisco: One Dividend Will Outpace the Other From Here

Qualcomm and Cisco both raise their dividends every year and both are racing into AI infrastructure, but their capital allocation priorities point in completely different directions for a retiree who ...

Qualcomm Hops on the Linux Train as PC Users Have Another Way to Say ‘Screw Windows’

Qualcomm is finally giving you the option to avoid Windows 11 on your next laptop. If you’re thinking about getting a ...
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Qualcomm Expands Snapdragon X2 Support to Linux

After launching the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Plus series of processors for Windows-on-Arm, Qualcomm is now bringing first-class support for these SoCs to Linux as well. According to the company, the ...

Qualcomm vs. Marvell: Which Underdog AI Chip Stock Has More Upside From Here?

Qualcomm has more upside because its AI data center push is still underappreciated, while Marvell's AI growth story is already well known.
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Qualcomm sticks with TSMC for both 2nm Snapdragon flagships as Samsung steps up foundry push

Qualcomm is sticking with TSMC for both of its newly launched 2nm Snapdragon flagship processors, extending the Taiwan foundry's hold on Qualcomm's top-tier mobile chips even as Samsung Electronics ...
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Qualcomm splits flagship mobile SoCs into more tiers

Qualcomm is launching two flagship platforms in 2026—the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6—signaling a new era of finer-grained flagship mobile SoC segmentation. The ...
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Qualcomm partners with Amazon to co-develop AI chips for AWS

Qualcomm and Amazon partner to co-develop AI inference chips for AWS in a deal worth up to $60 billion over a decade, marking Qualcomm's ...

Qualcomm Renews Global Apple Patent License — Extends Key Licensing Relationship Into 2027

The renewal with Apple comes as Qualcomm expands its latest Snapdragon lineup around agentic AI and lands its new Reality Elite processor in Meta’s upcoming VR glasses.
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 Arrives for AI Audio Wearables

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 brings up to 2x more AI capability, lower power use, and Wi-Fi 6E for next-gen audio wearables.
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Qualcomm patent licensing agreement with Apple extended through March 2027

Qualcomm renewed its global patent licensing agreement with Apple effective April 2027, securing royalty revenue as Apple shifts to in-house ...

Qualcomm secures extension to global patent licensing pact with Apple

Qualcomm said ​on Thursday Apple has extended its patent-licensing agreement with ‌the chip designer, even as the iPhone maker looks to cut its reliance on the company's modem chips.