Did Qualcomm Just Buy a Server CPU Company? – No
Did Qualcomm Just Buy a Server CPU Company? – No. Instead it looks like a very expensive acqui-hire to help the company catch up in mobile applications processors.
Category Archives: Qualcomm
More Fun with Wireless Standards
More Fun with Wireless Standards – The 3GPP has released a new timeline for updates to the 5G standard. And while it is delayed by 7-8 months, there are many signs that we are returning, or at least headed towards, some form of normalcy.
Apple is Building its Own Modem (Redux)
Apple is Building its Own Modem (Redux) – When (not if) Apple builds its own modem, they will be able to boast better performance, battery life and advanced communications features (think Blue bubbles, but for phone calls).
Apple Si – The Surprise Twist – It’s not About Money
Apple Si – The Surprise Twist – It’s not About Money – With Apple Silicon, Apple has built immense competitive barriers for building phones.
The Mystery of Apple’s Missing Profits
What Happened to Apple’s Profits? – Moving to its own Silicon should have boosted Apple’s gross margins, but the opposite seems to be happening.
Do Nvidia’s competitors want it to fail with Arm?
Do Nvidia’s competitors want it to buy Arm? Chip companies are worried that Nvidia will be successful with Arm, but they are much more worried that Nvidia fails putting an immense burden on an industry that depends on Arm.
Semis Musical Chairs – AMD for XLNX
Semis Musical Chairs – AMD for XLNX – AMD is now competing with Intel everywhere that matters, and every other major chip company has to worry about relying on FPGAs owned by a potential competitor.
5G is Here!* Right?
5G is Here!* Right? – Apple has launched a mmWave phone, but we think it will be several years before mmWave networks get to the point that it becomes interesting to most consumers
Nvidia for Arm – the view from China
Nvidia for Arm – the view from China – Put simply, it is going to be very hard for Nvidia to get deal approval in China. Not impossible, but considerably long odds.
Who benefits from Huawei’s predicament?
Who benefits from Huawei’s predicament? – Foreign and domestics competitors win, foreign suppliers see little change, customers lose a supplier, but the biggest losers are China’s aspiring component vendors.
