FTC asks court to deny Qualcomm request for stay in antitrust ruling

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a court filing on Tuesday asked District Judge Lucy Koh to deny Qualcomm's request to delay enforcement of an antitrust ruling handed down in May.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 8

Apple reportedly in negotiations to buy key piece of Intel's smartphone modem business

Apple is reportedly in talks to buy a key section of Intel's smartphone modem business, a division that effectively shut down after Apple and Qualcomm settled their worldwide legal dispute in April.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 12

Qualcomm has a clear appeal avenue over FTC antitrust ruling

Qualcomm stands a chance of reversing an antitrust ruling handed against the chip producer earlier in May, legal experts suggest, after the publication of an opinion piece by an FTC Commissioner offered arguments for why the decision was wrongly made.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 4

Judge rules Qualcomm violated federal antitrust laws, orders remedial action

In a ruling handed in late Tuesday night, a federal judge ruled Qualcomm unlawfully suppressed competition by abusing its dominant power in the cellular modem business, ordering the firm to change how it negotiates and renegotiated its licensing deals.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 40

Huawei has now lost most of its RAM, flash, processor suppliers after US blacklist [u]

Infineon, Qualcomm, Western Digital and more have all stopped supplying Huawei after a deeper ban on selling to Huawei or buying from the company has commenced in the United States.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 7

Report: Apple's 5G modem to arrive in 2025, execs 'fed up' with slow Intel development

Apple's rancor at the slow progress of Intel modem development began long before April's Qualcomm settlement and the rush to 5G, a report said on Wednesday, adding that the iPhone maker's in-house baseband chip won't arrive until 2025.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 21

US DOJ requests hearing on remedies in Qualcomm antitrust case, cites concern over 5G rollout

The U.S. Department of Justice in a filing on Thursday preemptively requested a hearing on potential remedies should Qualcomm be found liable in an antitrust case leveled by the Federal Trade Commission.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 13

Qualcomm gains $4.5B to $4.7B from Apple settlement

The settlement deal between Apple and Qualcomm, previously a secret, will net the chipmaker between $4.5 billion and 4.7 billion, according to regulatory filings issued on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 13

Tim Cook says settling Qualcomm dispute was "important for both companies"

While declining to comment in any detail about Apple and Qualcomm's settling of a sprawling worldwide legal dispute, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that his company is "glad to put the litigation behind us."

William Gallagher 7 years ago 2

Apple's 5G modem project lead Ruben Caballero has left the company

Ruben Caballero, a lead for Apple's nascent 5G modem project, has left the company in the wake of a division restructure, and the blockbuster Qualcomm modem deal.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 2

Apple hired away Intel's 5G modem lead just prior to Qualcomm settlement

Intel's departure from the 5G modem business may have been dictated not just by Apple's settlement with Qualcomm, but its reported poaching of Intel's lead 5G modem developer earlier in 2019.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 16

Apple contemplated buying parts of Intel's cellular modem business to speed up 5G

Apple was indeed in talks about potentially buying portions of Intel's cellular modem business in order to speed up its own internal modem development, a report claimed on Friday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 22

Intel to supply 4G modems for 2019 iPhone, exited 5G smartphone business because of Apple-Qualcomm settlement

In reporting its first quarter financials for 2019, Intel CEO Bob Swan during a conference call on Thursday said the company expects to deliver 4G wireless modems to customers throughout the year, including a next-generation iPhone.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 9

Apple's will to 'hurt Qualcomm financially' illustrated by Qualcomm's opening statement

Slides of Qualcomm's opening arguments against Apple have been published, exposing more detail of Apple's long plan to hurt Qualcomm financially to force reduced modem chip payments.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 35

Samsung to spend $116B in next decade to overtake chipmakers TSMC, Intel, Qualcomm

Samsung this week said it intends to spend $116 billion by 2030 in order to beat the likes of Intel, Qualcomm, and TSMC for a lead role in logic chip manufacturing.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 19

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