Qualcomm Chip Shows Versatility

by Jonathan Sidener, San Diego Union Tribune, November 18, 2008

No longer content to add computing features like e-mail and Web browsing onto cell phones, Qualcomm is pushing its phone processors into PC territories such as desktop computers, video game consoles and lightweight alternatives to laptops known as netbooks. Read More.

Video: Qualcomm's Dev Kit for Brew Mobile Platform

by Dylan McGrath, EE Times, posted November 18, 2008

Qualcomm Inc. has made available a software development kit (SDK) for the company's Brew Mobile Platform, a mobile operating system platform that supports handsets and mobile devices across 3G technologies. Read More.

Qualcomm to Use WiFi Positioning in LBS Chips

by Kevin Fitchard, Telephony Online, posted November 17, 2008

Qualcomm is adding WiFi positioning to its suite of chip-level location technologies, announcing today it will compliment its GPS and cellular triangulation technologies with Skyhook Wireless’ software platform. Read More.

Adobe Taps ARM, Qualcomm for Mobile Flash

by Paul Krill, InfoWorld, posted November 17, 2008

The company at the Adobe Max 2008 conference in San Francisco Monday will both tout the changing landscape for Flash , which is becoming more prominent on mobile devices, and mobile alliances with Qualcomm and processor maker ARM. Read More.

Qualcomm's Desktop Smartphone

by Kevin Fitchard, Telephony, posted November 13, 2008

Qualcomm has been talking a lot about computing lately. The CDMA-and-3G chipset maker made its name off of connectivity, but the wireless technologist has long since come to the realization that there is a lot more silicon in wireless devices it can still tap. Read More.

Qualcomm Launches Platform for Low-cost 3G Internet Devices

by Lynette Luna, Fierce Wireless, posted November 13, 2008

Qualcomm introduced a low-cost computing platform called Kayak designed to bring Internet-enabled devices to developing countries. Read More.

Qualcomm Chips to Further Web Access

by Don Clark, Wall Street Journal, posted November 12, 2008

Qualcomm Inc. is joining a race to deliver Internet access to people in emerging countries, with a plan that takes the chip maker beyond cellphones into desktop hardware. Read More.

Qualcomm: 'Kayak' to Bring Wireless Broadband to Emerging Markets

by Phil Carson, RCR Wireless, posted November 12, 2008

Qualcomm Inc. has seen the future: there’s gold in delivering cellular broadband connectivity to emerging markets thirsting for access to the Web. Read More.

Qualcomm Launches Low-cost PC Alternative

by Rick Merritt, EE Times, posted November 12, 2008

Qualcomm Inc. has launched a platform it hopes will become an alternative to Windows desktop PCs for users in developing countries. Its Kayak relies on cellular links to online applications run on a browser. Qualcomm said Kayak will fill a niche between Windows PC and smart phones in areas where users cannot access wired broadband connections. Read More.

Qualcomm Goes Beyond PCs With Kayak, Snapdragon

by W. David Gardner, Information Week, posted November 12, 2008

Targeting emerging markets, Qualcomm on Wednesday announced an alternative to PCs in an effort to spread Internet access over a range of devices that could connect to TVs and computer monitors. Read More.

Qualcomm Designs Low-cost PC Alternative

by Maggie Reardon, CNET News, posted November 12, 2008

Mobile chip maker Qualcomm has developed a new, low-cost computing platform that it hopes will provide an alternative to Windows-based PCs in parts of the world where traditional broadband connections aren't available. Read More.

Qualcomm: Snapdragon Devices will be Available in 2009

by Phil Goldstein, Fierce Wireless, posted November 12, 2008

Qualcomm is pushing its new Snapdragon chipset, which is optimized for mobile computing and mobile Internet devices. Read More.

Panasonic Toughbooks Go Gobi

by Andrew Hickey, ChannelWeb, posted September 10, 2008

Panasonic and Qualcomm have partnered up to include Gobi wireless in all new rugged Toughbook notebooks to hit the market. Read More.

AT&T, Panasonic will Support Qualcomm's Gobi Chip

by Phil Goldstein, Fierce Wireless, posted September 10, 2008

Qualcomm just received more support for its Gobi embedded laptop chipset. AT&T has certified the technology to be used on its HSPA network along with two of Panasonic's Gobi-enabled rugged notebooks. Read More.

Panasonic Taps Qualcomm Gobi for Broadband Data

by Loring Wirbel, EE Times, posted September 10, 2008

Having scored another important win for its Gobi broadband wireless access technology through a deal with Dell Computer, Qualcomm Inc. said Panasonic also has agreed to use Gobi in at least three families of Toughbook ruggedized notebooks, and will continue to evaluate follow-on versions of Gobi that add WiMax or Long-Term Evolution support. Read More.

Qualcomm Joins IMEC's 3D Group

by Mark LaPedus, EE Times, posted July 14, 2008

Qualcomm Inc. has become the first fabless chip maker to participate in IMEC's industrial affiliation program (IIAP) on three-dimensional (3D) integration. Read More.

Video: EDA Lags in 3D, Says Qualcomm Exec

by Mark LaPedus, EE Times, posted July 14, 2008

At the Semicon West trade show here, Mark LaPedus, semiconductor editor from EE Times, caught up with Jim Clifford, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Inc.'s CDMA Technologies unit. View Video.

IMEC, Qualcomm to Research 3D Integration

by Ann Steffora, Electronic News, posted July 14, 2008

The 3D technical research program focuses on 3D wafer-level packaging and 3D stacked ICs to find applications for the cost-effective use of 3D interconnects at different levels of the wiring hierarchy in a chip, and aims to include the development and demonstration of the IP and tools necessary for designing in three dimensions. Read More.

Qualcomm Design Flow Finds 'Path' to Wireless Design Success

by Bill Murray, SCDsource, posted July 01, 2008

Matt Nowak, director of engineering in the VLSI technology group of Qualcomm’s CDMA technology division, recently described a virtual “pathfinding” approach that co-optimizes chip architecture with implementation technology. Read More.

Intel's Dominance Is Challenged by a Low-Power Upstart

by John Markoff, NY Times, posted June 30, 2008

From mainframes to minicomputers and then PCs, each new computing generation has displaced its predecessor by reaching a broader audience and costing far less. And each time, the dominant company in one generation loses control in the next. Read More.

Qualcomm Chip Poses a Threat to Intel

by Sylvie Barak, The Inquirer, posted June 30, 2008 at 10:58AM

There's a new chip on the block and Qualcomm’s tiny low-power circuit board with high-definition video capability is not good news for Intel. Read More.

Qualcomm vs. Intel: You Decide

by Brooke Crothers, CNET News, posted June 29, 2008 at 7:30PM

Qualcomm has Snapdragon. Intel has Atom and Moorestown. Which of these chips is (will be) a more viable, compelling chip for the fit-in-your-pocket device and ultralight computer market? I'll let the reader decide. Read More.

TI, Qualcomm to Hold Off Intel in Booming MID Market, Says Analyst

by Peter Clark, EE Times, posted June 12, 2008 at 7:47AM

The market for integrated circuits or inclusion in MIDs is set to grow from $29 million in 2008 to $2.6 billion in 2012, with Texas Instruments and Qualcomm as leading suppliers of silicon, according to consultancy Forward Concepts (Tempe, Arizona). Read more.

Qualcomm COO Outlines 'Smart Phone' Challenges

by Tets Maniwa, SCD Source, posted June 12, 2008

Wireless devices will be universally used within the next two decades, but technology must rapidly advance to fulfill the growing demand. Read more.

Video: Qualcomm's Jha on IC Design, Mobile Devices

by Junko Yoshida, EE Times, posted June 11, 2008 at 7:54PM

At the Design Automation Conference (DAC), Junko Yoshida, editor-in-chief of EE Times, and Mark LaPedus, semiconductor editor from EE Times, talked shop with Sanjay Jha, chief operating officer with Qualcomm Inc. and president of Qualcomm's CDMA Technologies Group. View Video.

Latest From DAC: Qualcomm COO Jha Offers Advice - and a Deal - to the EDA Industry

by Ron Wilson, EDN, posted June 11, 2008 at 2:17PM

Delivering today's DAC keynote address, Qualcomm COO Sanjah Jha ended his description of SoC design in the media-rich, wireless, and mobile world with a series of requests and suggestions for the EDA industry. Read more.

Qualcomm Likes Windows Mobile 7 for Tiny Laptops

by Doug Aamoth, CrunchGear, posted June 2, 2008

Qualcomm is betting that its Snapdragon chipset will taste better with Windows Mobile 7, especially when it comes to tiny notebooks. Read more.

Mini-laptops Could Run Windows Mobile OS

by Dan Nystedt, ComputerWorldUK, posted June 2, 2008

Mobile phone chip giant Qualcomm today showed off a mini-laptop that could cost round $299 and offer quick wireless access to the internet via 3G mobile telecommunications networks. Read more.

Qualcomm Lets the Windows Mobile 7 Cat Out of the Bag Along with $299 Mini Laptop

by Joshua Fruhlinger, engadget, posted June 2, 2008 at 12:10PM

As if things weren't confusing enough in the world of tiny computers, Qualcomm went and blurted off news about a $299 machine that will run Windows Mobile 7 on its Snapdragon mobile chip set. Read more.