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Qualcomm

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Chairman / President

Mark D. McLaughlin

CEO / Managing Director

Cristiano R. Amon

CFO / Finance Director

Akash Palkhiwala

Industry

Technology, Semiconductors

Website

qualcomm.com

Headquarters address

5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:QCOM

Year founded

1985

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Qualcomm defeats Arm’s claim over chip design license breach

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Arm CEO Rene Haas gives a speech at the COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 3, 2024. Photo: Reuters

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China industry bodies call for ‘caution’ in buying US chips amid latest sanctions

This initiative could deal a blow to the mainland businesses of Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel.

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Xiaomi’s move could help with China’s goal of tech self-reliance, but only Apple and Google have completely transitioned to self-designed silicon.

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People check the latest Xiaomi 15 smartphones at a store in Beijing on October 30. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Qualcomm ‘positive’ on Trump administration as it forecasts chip sales growth

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon does not foresee problems competing for business in China, which accounts for 46 per cent of company revenue.

20 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM

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Chinese smartphone makers lift Qualcomm’s chip sales

Launches of new flagship phones from Chinese Android brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have helped lift Qualcomm’s forecast.

7 Nov 2024 - 3:00PM

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Tech giants are bracing for the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Semiconductor firms ASML, AMD, Qualcomm reaffirm China commitment

They joined about 400 other firms at the Intelligent Industry & Information Technology exhibition, part of the 2024 CIIE trade fair in Shanghai.

7 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Hostesses for the China International Import Expo walk past a signage of the trade fair in Shanghai. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

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Qualcomm may lose licence to design its own chips on Arm standards

The cancellation escalates a legal dispute between two major companies that helped advance the smartphone industry.

23 Oct 2024 - 10:30AM

Arm has accused Qualcomm for failing to renegotiate contract terms after acquiring chip design start-up Nuvia in 2021. Photo: Reuters

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A Xiaomi building in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

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Qualcomm’s bid to buy Intel hinges on US election, China scrutiny

Qualcomm, which has made informal inquiries with Chinese regulators, could wait until January to make a decision, sources say.

16 Oct 2024 - 11:45AM

The Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego, California. Photo: The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS

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Black Sesame is considered one of the mainland auto chip designers that can compete with the likes of Nvidia and Qualcomm. Photo: Shutterstock

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