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A U.S. District Court granted Qualcomm a complete victory in the licensing lawsuit filed by Arm. The court dismissed the remaining claims against Qualcomm and upheld a prior jury verdict that found Qualcomm and its subsidiary Nuvia did not breach their licensing agreement. The decision lets Qualcomm continue selling chips that incorporate Nuvia designs, including those used in Microsoft Surface laptops. Arm announced it will appeal the ruling, while Qualcomm looks ahead to its own pending lawsuit against Arm, scheduled for trial in 2026. Lire la suite

Qualcomm announced its next‑generation Snapdragon X2 Elite processors at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui. The lineup, highlighted by the X2 Elite Extreme, offers up to 18 cores, a 5.0 GHz clock speed and a new Adreno GPU that delivers 2.3 × better performance per watt. A new neural processing unit promises 80 trillion operations per second, nearly doubling the AI capability of prior Snapdragon chips. Battery life is projected to improve by up to 43 % versus the previous generation, and Snapdragon Guardian Technology adds remote device‑management features. CEO Cristiano Amon signaled an annual release cadence, positioning Qualcomm to compete directly with Intel and AMD in the Windows laptop market. Lire la suite