Apple payment to Qualcomm estimated at $6 billion, with $9 per iPhone sold in royalties

The settlement between Apple and Qualcomm to end lawsuits over patent licensing and infringement is costing Apple nearly $9 per iPhone on top of a single $6 billion payment, according to UBS.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 47

Qualcomm keeps quiet about Apple deal value following lawsuit settlement

Qualcomm has no intention of revealing how much it will benefit from a payment and licensing agreement reached with Apple at the start of a potentially expensive patent licensing trial, CEO Steve Mollenkopf advises, insisting the legal dispute is behind the two companies as they work on new products.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 28

Editorial: The big loser in the Apple - Qualcomm settlement isn't Intel, it's Android

Without Apple buying its 5G modems in annual volumes greater than 200M units, Intel had little chance of staying afloat in competition with Qualcomm. However, the Open Handset Alliance of Android phone makers is the bigger casualty of the deal, because they're losing the strongest marketing point they've had to rival iPhones in ten years: exclusive access to Qualcomm's leading 5G modem chips.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 59

Apple to integrate Qualcomm's 5G chips in iPhone by 2020, report says

A surprise settlement in a years-long legal battle over licensing and patents has opened the door for Apple to adopt Qualcomm 5G modems, but the chips are not expected to reach iPhone until 2020.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 24

Apple, Qualcomm reach modem licensing deal to end 'no license, no chips' trial

Apple and Qualcomm have hammered out a deal, concluding a high-stakes patent licensing trial scheduled to start on Tuesday before it even really began.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 127

What to expect from the Apple versus Qualcomm 'no license, no chips' trial

After a year of maneuvering. Apple and Qualcomm are set to face off in Judge Gonzalo Curiel's courtroom starting on Tuesday afternoon. AppleInsider breaks down the developments of the last year, leading up to the trial.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 44

Huawei chairman says Apple has not discussed buying its 5G modems for iPhone

Following Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei's comments that the firm is "open" to making 5G chipsets for future iPhones, current chairman Ken Hu denies having had any conversation with Apple.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 3

Jury selected in Apple v. Qualcomm case

Apple's California case against Qualcomm got underway on Monday, with attorneys representing the companies taking a full day to winnow a panel of potential jurors down to nine people. After a scheduled five weeks of trial proceedings, the jury will render a verdict that could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 6

Huawei CEO is 'open' to selling 5G chip to 'great company' Apple

Huawei's CEO Ren Zhengfei has said that his company is open to selling 5G modems to Apple, a company that he praises for its mobile legacy and maintaining quality products for decades.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 101

Qualcomm loses fight against handing data over to EU antitrust officials

Qualcomm on Tuesday lost a court challenge against a European Commission request, which sought more data in its antitrust investigation of chip deals with companies like Apple.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6

Qualcomm still wants to cooperate with Apple on a 5G iPhone

If Apple indeed having its reported trouble securing a 5G modem for 2020 iPhones from Intel or other vendors, Qualcomm is standing by, the chipmaker's president said on Friday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 56

TSMC's 7nm chip capacity may be maxed out during 2019 iPhone production

Apple's A-series processor manufacturer, TSMC, may see its 7-nanometer chip capacity pushed to the absolute limit in preparation for 2019 iPhones, a report claimed on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 3

With Apple 5G modem likely in 2021, prospects for 5G iPhone in 2020 'in jeopardy'

Apple is running up against pre-production deadlines to have an 5G modem in the 2020 iPhone, so it may wait until Apple is done with an in-house solution in 2021 a UBS analyst said on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 41

Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs calls off takeover bid

Former Qualcomm CEO and chairman Paul Jacobs has ended a campaign that would see the company his father co-founded go private, according to a report on Monday.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 2

Apple CEO Tim Cook, other top executives to testify at Qualcomm trial

Apple's top executives, including CEO Tim Cook, are scheduled to take the stand at April's Apple v. Qualcomm jury trial in San Diego, Calif., according to court filings made public this week.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 4

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