Qualcomm layoffs hit 241 workers at design center in Raleigh
Tech giant Qualcomm is laying off 241 workers at a design center in Raleigh, according to reports.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 15, 2018
Tech giant Qualcomm is laying off 241 workers at a design center in Raleigh, according to reports.
Read MorePosted by CNN | May 18, 2018
China has approved the sale of Toshiba’s prized chip unit to a group of investors led by the private equity firm Bain Capital. Is Qualcomm deal next?
Read MorePosted by CNN | Apr 20, 2018
Qualcomm is axing more than 1,500 jobs across California and an undisclosed number in other parts of the United States and around the world.
Read MorePosted by WRAL News | Mar 27, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is joining the Trump administration, Congress and other government agencies in targeting Huawei, China’s telecom equipment maker, as a security risk, according to the New York Times. The FCC has proposed a rule that would inhibit telecom carriers from using money form the $8.5 billion Universal Service Fund that subsidizes phone, wireless and broadband services in poor and remote areas to buy equipment from companies deemed to pose national security risks. Potentially, the rule would further crimp Huawei’s American sales, particularly affecting small and rural carriers. The proposed rule does not mention Huawei specifically,...
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 17, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO — Qualcomm was co-founded in 1985 by Irwin Jacobs, who took the company public and made it a mobile chips behemoth. He later passed the baton to his son Paul. Now Paul Jacobs is trying to make sure that Qualcomm stays a family business — but he...
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 14, 2018
Broadcom officially withdrew a $117 billion takeover bid for its rival chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday, two days after President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary order to block the acquisition effort on national security grounds.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 13, 2018
President Donald Trump on Monday blocked Broadcom’s $117 billion bid for the chipmaker Qualcomm, citing national security concerns.
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 8, 2018
Giant chip maker Broadcom pledged on Wednesday to keep the United States at the forefront of emerging mobile technology if it were to acquire Qualcomm,
Read MorePosted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 6, 2018
The U.S. government said Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of rival chipmaker Qualcomm could pose a national security risk and called for a full investigation into the hostile bid.
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