In the largest semiconductor acquisition of all time, smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has acquiried NXP Semiconductors for $47bn, beating July’s acquisition of ARM Holdings by Softbank.

The subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has expanded its portfolio of technologies to support a generation of video and imaging devices. The Qualcomm Snapdragon connected camera portfolio includes a comprehensive suite of camera platforms featuring enhanced hardware and software capabilities.

The subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has introduced three Qualcomm Snapdragon processors aimed at supporting enhanced user experiences and connectivity for high performance and high volume mobile devices. The Snapdragon 653, Snapdragon 626 and Snapdragon 427 processors are designed to deliver higher levels of processing performance than their predecessors. 

The subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has secured design wins among the industry's leading module Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) based on its MDM9206 LTE modem for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. These designs are an addition to the more than 100 designs announced last June using the company's MDM9x07 LTE IoT modems. 

  At the 4G/5G summit Qualcomm Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, has worked closely with Telstra, Ericsson and NETGEAR on the world's first Gigabit Class LTE mobile device, and the first Gigabit Class LTE commercially ready network. 

A subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, has announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem, making Qualcomm the first company to announce a commercial 5G modem chipset. It is designed to support Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that are building the next generation of cellular devices, as well as aid operators with early 5G trials and deployments.

Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, has successfully made the world's first over-the-air connection via MulteFire using LBT. MulteFire is a next-gen mobile cellular technology based on LTE that operates solely in unlicensed spectrum. As part of the test, Qualcomm demonstrated that MulteFire, with full co-existence capability in operation at all times, can provide LTE-like performance while fairly co-existing with Wi-Fi ...

As Jonny McClintock, Director of aptX Sales and Marketing, Qualcomm aptX explains, Bluetooth is widely used as a wireless connection for audio applications including phones, media players and wearables, removing the need for cables. The combination of the AD2P protocol and frame-based codecs used in many Bluetooth stereo audio implementations has led to excessive latency and acoustic performance significantly below CD quality. 

Qualcomm Technologies and SK Telecom have announced the first over-the-air technology demonstration of eLAA (Enhanced Licensed Assisted Access) and LAA (Licensed Assisted Access) that utilises both licensed and unlicensed spectrums at SK Telecom's Corporate R&D centre in Bundang, South Korea.

The Snapdragon 600E and 410E processors, for embedded applications in many verticals such as digital signage, set-top-boxes, medical imaging, point of sale systems, industrial robotics, and other IoT related applications have been announced by Qualcomm Incorporated's subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies.

Uncompromising sound without wires: beyerdynamic has displayed the world’s first high-end Tesla headphones with Bluetooth transmission featuring the aptXTM HD standard in Berlin (hall 1.2, booth 204) from the 2nd to 7th September. This functional design study is the result of co-operation with Astell&Kern. It pushes the Korean manufacturer’s players to their limits and also makes Bluetooth interesting for more discerning listeners...

Qualcomm, Nokia and Finnish broadcasting company, Yle, have announced they will conduct the world’s first demonstration of the LTE Supplemental Downlink (SDL) technology in a TV broadcast band. Allowing for innovative and interactive broadcast services, LTE SDL in a TV broadcast band provides new opportunities for broadcasters, which is also technically viable and does not harm Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).

The ZenWatch 3, a stylish and customisable wearable device powered by Android Wear has been announced by ASUS. This precision watch serves as a smart assistant for Android and iOS devices, providing wearers with timely information at a glance and letting them get things done with a simple touch or voice command. ZenWatch 3 is also a full-featured and extremely accurate activity tracker that helps wearers keep their lives in balance and achieve fi...

At IFA 2016, Qualcomm has announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, is introducing two solutions for home entertainment, the QCA9379 combo chip with support for dual-stream WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.2, and a 4K Ultra HD media box reference platform using the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.

At IFA 2016, Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and Fossil Group announced that the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor is powering the Fossil Q Marshal and Fossil Q Wander smartwatches. With this announcement, Fossil becomes the first Fossil Group brand to ship smartwatches based on Qualcomm Technologies’ next gen Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor.

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced at IFA 2016 that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, has introduced its first VR reference platform, the Qualcomm Snapdragon VR820. Based on the powerful Snapdragon 820 processor, the Snapdragon VR820 enables OEMs to quickly develop standalone Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) optimised for VR content and applications.

A 5G New Radio (NR) prototype system and trial platform by Qualcomm Technologies has been announced by Qualcomm. The 5G NR prototype system operates in the sub-6GHz spectrum bands and is being utilised to showcase the Company’s innovative 5G designs to efficiently achieve multi-gigabit per second data rates and low latency.

Qualcomm has announced a connected car reference platform aimed at accelerating the adoption of advanced and complex connectivity into next-gen connected cars. Qualcomm Technologies developed a product designed to maintain pace with an ever-increasing set of automotive use cases facilitated by the latest advances in 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth and V2X communications.

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced at COMPUTEX 2016 that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, is introducing the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 1100 processor for the fast growing targeted-purpose wearables segments such as connected kid and elderly watches, fitness trackers, smart headsets, and wearable accessories. The Snapdragon Wear 1100 processor complements the Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor, which is designed for multi-purpose wearables, and ...

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced at COMPUTEX 2016 that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, introduced end-to-end GigaDSL products that enable broadband operators to seamlessly transition deployments from VDSL to Gigabit access technologies.  Designed to meet the requirements for the migration for existing VDSL by operators, especially in Korea and Japan, the new QCO5700 for Multiple Dwelling Units (MDU) and the QCM5720 for Customer Pre...