Xiaomi finally IPOs at $50B+
13 percent jump the second day
Xiaomi has finally listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange with an initial public offering of $17HK per share and in the first day it jumped 13 percent.
Qualcomm and carmakers show off C-V2X
Interoperability between a motorcycle, vehicles and traffic signals
AUDI, Ducati, Ericsson SWARCO, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, and Qualcomm have demonstrated C-V2X direct communication interoperability between a motorcycle, vehicles and roadside infrastructure such as traffic lights.
Snapdragon 439 and 429 detailed
Significant speed upgrade
We have already described the most prominent features of Snapdragon 632 and we wanted to address the entry level Snapdragon 439 and 429 in a separate article. These octa and quad core processors also show a steep performance upgrade from the previous generation.
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 632
AI and Kryo gets to 600
The launch of Snapdragon 700 series didn’t mean the death of the 600 series, it just meant that there is a place for a new segment. Qualcomm just announced three new SoCs - the Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429.
Qualcomm modem will be in September 18 iPhone
Intel gets the largest modem share
Intel has started manufacturing the XMM 7560 modem that will included in most iPhone’s in September 2018 but our sources confirm that Qualcomm is making the mix again.
Samsung still building a GPU
As Fudzilla reported in 2014
It takes a long time to make a GPU. As Fudzilla reported in late 2014, Samsung has been working for its own in-house GPU and it is getting closer to the finishing line.
Microsoft HoloLens 2 to run on Qualcomm's XR1 SoC
Could launch in Q1 2019
While there have been plenty of rumors regarding Microsoft's next-generation augmented/virtual reality headset, the latest one suggests that it will be based on Qualcomm's recently announced XR1 SoC.
Broadcom has laid off 1,100 workers
More likely to follow
Broadcom has laid off about 1,100 workers as part of cost cutting following its $5.5 billion acquisition of Brocade, and more cuts are expected to come.
NXP deal still pending in China
Yet to be confirmed
A report that officially Beijing greenlighted the NXP deal has been questioned by Reuters which dismisses the confirmation and backs its up with multiple sources.
Qualcomm still going to make datacentre chips
Kills rumours
Qualcomm has no plans to abandon its efforts to create processors for data centres, despite rumours that it is giving up on the idea.