Qualcomm has won an important court case against Arm Holdings, a British chip design company. The focus of the lawsuit was whether Qualcomm violated a licensing deal after purchasing the startup Nuvia in 2021. It was claimed that Nuvia’s chip designs were derived from Arm’s technology, and Arm contended that Qualcomm should pay a higher royalty […]
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Xiaomi has attempted to create its own mobile device processors to compete with rivals like Huawei and Apple in the past, but these efforts have not been very successful. A notable attempt was the Mi 5c, which used the Surge S1 processor; unfortunately, it didn’t perform well and was also not widely available compared to devices
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Qualcomm had big ideas for the Snapdragon X Elite, with plans for it to capture 40 to 60% of the PC market by 2027. However, they recently changed their goals and are now aiming for a market share of 30 to 50% by 2029. What’s even more surprising is that this new target is focused solely
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Qualcomm has launched a large number of Snapdragon X chipsets this year, and they have also rolled out the architecturally similar Snapdragon 8 Elite. Currently, Qualcomm provides the following chipsets to Windows OEMs: Interestingly, there might be even more SKUs on the way. While the company hasn’t made any public announcements yet, they hinted at this
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The dust hasn’t even settled on Qualcomm’s latest flagship chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and already there are rumors about its successor. The Snapdragon 8 Elite provides a significant performance boost compared to its predecessor, largely due to the transition to Oryon cores. Recently, a leak has emerged suggesting that Qualcomm might be looking to raise
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The Snapdragon 8 Elite appears to be a fantastic improvement over the previous Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with Qualcomm shifting from standard ARM cores to Oryon, leading to a 30% boost in CPU performance. Although it’s still early in the game, a recent leak has given us a glimpse of what the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite
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Realme is now distributing review units for its inaugural Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship device, the Realme GT 7 Pro. This latest System on Chip (SoC) is Qualcomm’s first high-end mobile product featuring its proprietary Oryon cores, though its current title came as a surprise to many. Surprise Name Change After the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 from
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Earlier this month, news surfaced that Qualcomm was considering acquiring Intel due to its disappointing performance. The company reportedly missed out on a multi-billion dollar deal with PlayStation. The underwhelming Arrow Lake launch and the cancellation of certain architectures may have further complicated matters for the chip giant. Now, according to Moore’s Law is Dead, referencing
Qualcomm has recently introduced its latest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is set to power many high-end Android smartphones as we approach 2025. This new chip features significant improvements that put the Dimensity 9400 and Apple’s A18 Pro on notice. Performance Overview The Snapdragon 8 Elite boasts impressive claims from Qualcomm regarding its speed,
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With a legal conflict on the horizon for December, ARM Holdings plc has initiated a confrontation with Qualcomm by terminating their architectural design agreement. Cancellation of License According to BNN Bloomberg, ARM has issued Qualcomm a 60-day cancellation notice. Should this cancellation become effective, Qualcomm will be forced to cease the sale of products that utilize
