Image Source:DIGITIMES According to reports, leading smartphone chip designers Qualcomm and MediaTek are planning to raise the prices of their flagship mobile System-on-Chip (SoC) for 2026 due to the dual pressures of advanced wafer fabrication processes and soaring memory prices. Industry consensus suggests that the demand for high-end memory remains strong, and relying solely on … Read more
Meta released its third-quarter financial report, with revenue of $51.24 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26%. However, net profit plummeted from $15.69 billion in the same period last year to $2.71 billion, a decline of 83%. During the earnings call, Zuckerberg stated that the AI glasses series set to launch in 2025 has received a … Read more
When chip giant Qualcomm announced its acquisition of the open-source hardware benchmark Arduino, the focus of discussions in the tech community largely centered on the reconstruction of edge AI and the IoT ecosystem.However, for students planning to study interaction design abroad, this acquisition is far more than just a business strategy — it is quietly … Read more
Translation adapted from: https://www.molecularist.com/2025/11/did-qualcomm-kill-arduino-for-good.html Six weeks ago, Qualcomm acquired Arduino. The maker community immediately worried that Qualcomm would stifle Arduino’s open-source spirit, which has been the universal language in the field of amateur electronics. This week, Arduino released updated terms and a new privacy policy, evidently rewritten by Qualcomm’s lawyers. These changes confirm the community’s … Read more
Qualcomm has quietly rewritten the service terms of Arduino, the programmable microcontroller and single-board computer manufacturer it recently acquired, provoking strong criticism from the maker community for gaining additional rights over user-generated content on its platform and prohibiting reverse engineering of what was once very open software.The amateur electronics supplier Adafruit issued a scathing critique … Read more
Issue 5 | November 20, 2025 This article contains 3222 words, and reading it will take approximately 10 minutes. On September 30, 2025, the Delaware court in the United States issued a first-instance judgment in the licensing dispute case between ARM and Qualcomm. 1. Background: Licensing, Acquisition, and Litigation In 2021, Qualcomm announced its acquisition … Read more
This article often discusses the market share of mobile manufacturers; today, we will talk about the market share of mobile SoC chips and the proportion of advanced processes in mobile SoC chips. 1: Current Market Share of Mobile SoC Chips Brand 2024Q1 2024Q2 2024Q4 2025Q1 2025Q2 MediaTek 41% 34% 31% 38% 37% Qualcomm 27% 30% … Read more
The position of Chinese companies in the global semiconductor supply chain is continuously rising. As a leading chip design company, Qualcomm has maintained close cooperation with several Chinese technology enterprises over the years, jointly promoting the development of key areas such as packaging testing, module manufacturing, and RF technology. Among them, JCET, ASE Group, and … Read more
Can Arduino Teach Tech Giants How to Win Over Developers? Key Points: Open-source infrastructure and strong commercial integration do not always align perfectly, but Qualcomm and Arduino hope to change that. Concerns and Opportunities for Developers The initial reaction from developers and makers to Qualcomm’s acquisition of the open-source electronic prototyping platform Arduino has not … Read more
1. Qualcomm’s collaboration verification schedule: The project was officially initiated in the first quarter of this year, completing domestic supplier verification. It is expected that after the chip returns at the end of June, packaging, testing, yield, and functionality evaluations will be conducted, with samples sent to mobile manufacturers in February to March next year, … Read more