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In An Apparent Huge Win, Intel Said To Land An LTE Socket In The iPhone
Having been on a downhill journey so far this month, Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) stock price increased marginally in early trades yesterday. The reason for the rally was a recent report by VentureBeat stating that Intel’s recently launched...
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Qualcomm Launches New Snapdragon Processors For The Mid-Range Mobile Market
Last week, leading mobile chip maker, Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) introduced four new Snapdragon processors (Snapdragon 620, 618, 425 & 415) which bring high-end features to the midrange mobile devices. The new SoCs are aimed at enhancing user ex...
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Qualcomm Reports A Strong Q1’15 But Lowers Guidance For Fiscal 2015
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) reported a strong Q1 2015, achieving record revenues and non-GAAP operating income in the quarter. At $7.1 billion and $1.34, revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share for the quarter were up 7% and ...
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Qualcomm’s Earnings Preview: License Business Remains Uncertain But 3G/4G Continues To Be Strong
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) will report its Q1 2015 earnings on January 28th. For fiscal 2014 (ended September 2014), the company reported a 6.6% and 17.0% annual growth in revenue and non-GAAP earnings respectively. Though ...
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Despite Accelerating ASP Decline, Qualcomm’s 3G/4G Business To Grow In 2015
Qualcomm’s (NASDAQ:QCOM) leadership in mobile chips has helped the company report continuous top line as well as bottom line growth in the last few years, albeit at a declining rate. For fiscal 2014 (ended September 2014), Qualcomm reported...
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Factors That Cast Uncertainty Around Qualcomm’s China Operations
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) reported its Q4 2014 and fiscal 2014 earnings on November 5th. ( Read Our Earnings Article ) Though the company continued to see growth in the QCT segment (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies), driven by t...
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Qualcomm’s Q4’14 Impacted By Licensing Issues In China, Though 3G/4G Device Sales Continue To Rise
Leading mobile chipmaker, Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) reported its Q4 2014 and fiscal 2014 earnings on November 5th. Though the company saw a year-on-year increase in both revenue ($6.7 billion) and net earnings for Q4 2014, both parameters declined ...
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Qualcomm’s Growth In Q4’14 To Be Driven By Higher 3G/4G Device Demand, Though License Business Remains Uncertain
Leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) will report its Q4 2014 and fiscal 2014 earnings on November 5th. The company’s top line growth is being restricted by a maturing high end smartphone market and increasing demand from cost-sen...
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Qualcomm Acquires CSR To Accelerate Its Growth In IoT
Last week, leading mobile chipmaker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) agreed to buy UK based Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) for $2.5 billion. U.S. based chipmaker Microchip Technology made a bid for CSR in August this year, but the latter rejected it sayin...
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Weekly Semiconductor Technology Update: AMD, BRCM, TXN, MU, NVDA, QCOM
Having regained its growth momentum in 2013, the semiconductor market is expected to grow 4.4% in 2014, though brokerage and other analysts have estimates of 8% to 12%. The Semiconductor Industry Association released global sales data for July 20...
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Possible EU Investigation Add To Qualcomm’s Regulatory Problems
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) occupies the top slot in the global mobile chipset market, which makes the company vulnerable to a rising number of allegations against it for abusing its market dominance and indulging in monopolistic practices. It is alre...
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Weekly Tech Notes: BRCM, QCOM, TXN, NVDA, CREE
Having contracted marginally in 2012 on account of the weak macro environment, the global semiconductor market witnessed 3.3% year-on-year growth in 2013. Despite a continuing decline in PC shipments and still weak (though recovering) macroeconom...
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Qualcomm Lowers Its Licensing Outlook For Fiscal 2014
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), a leading developer of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) mobile device technology, reported its Q3 2014 earnings on July 23, as we noted in our earnings post-view yesterday. The company reported revenues of $6.8 billion...
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Qualcomm’s Q3’14 Growth Supported By Strong Chipset Sales Offset By Lower Licensing Revenue
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) reported revenues of $6.8 billion in Q2 2014,experiencing 9% year-over-year and 7% quarter-to-quarter growth, mainly driven by record performance in the ‘Qualcomm CDMA Technologies’ (QCT) segment. Though the gro...
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Qualcomm’s Earnings Preview: Stronger Growth in the Second Half of FY’14
Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) is set to announce its Q3 2014 earnings on July 23. The semiconductor giant’s top line growth is being restricted by a possible saturation at the high-end of the smartphone market and a growing mix of emerging market ...
