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Nvidia Vows Appeal In Samsung, Qualcomm Patent Case

The U.S. International Trade Commission sided with Apple (AAPL) supplier Qualcomm (QCOM) and Samsung on Monday, upholding an earlier ruling that neither violated Tesla (TSLA) chipmaker Nvidia’s (NVDA) patents on graphics processing chips. An Nvidia spokesperson said the company could appeal. “While today’s ruling ends this particular case in the ITC, we remain firm in our belief that our patents are valid and have been infringed and will look to

Apple Chip Supplier Qualcomm Bets Against Breakup

Apple (AAPL) supplier Qualcomm (QCOM) said Tuesday it won’t cow to activist investor Jana Partners’ push to split the company’s profitable chip business from its lagging licensing segment. Wrapping a five-month “comprehensive review,” the special committee concluded Qualcomm’s shareholders would be best served via the combined, and complementary, businesses, CEO Steve Mollenkopf said in the press release. “The strategic benefits and synergies of

Tsinghua Has $47B To Crush Apple Supplier Qualcomm

China’s Tsinghua Unigroup has Apple (AAPL) supplier Qualcomm (QCOM) in its sights, planning to invest $47 billion over the next five years to leapfrog Qualcomm and become the world’s No. 3 chipmaker. And Tsinghua’s ambitions could find it swallowing up smaller chipmakers such as Maxim Integrated (MXIM), Micron Technology (MU) and Xilinx (XLNX). The state-owned investment group must outplay U.S. companies scrambling amid frenzied chip sector M&A