Samsung’s production of 14nm processor has not only made it one of the selling points for its Galaxy S6 family but the semiconductors division has been getting some attention as well. Qualcomm, who originally contracted its Snapdragon processors in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) foundry has approached Samsung for its next-generation Snapdragon processors. According to […]
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Nvidia sues Samsung, Qualcomm for infringing GPU patents
Nvidia today confirmed to have filed a complaint with the US ITC and US District Court in Delaware against Samsung and Qualcomm. The Tegra chip maker alleges that both companies infringe Nvidia’s GPU patents related to programmable shading, unified shaders and multithreaded parallel processing. The lawsuit seems targeted more towards Qualcomm since they supply application […]
Samsung joins hands with Qualcomm and ARM to deliver secure HD content via Media Hub
Samsung has partnered with Qualcomm to deliver secure HD content to devices using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor. The secure HD content will take advantage of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon StudioAccess and ARM’s TrustZone technologies and will be delivered via Samsung’s Media Hub. Media Hub is a service that allows users to rent or purchase movies and TV […]
Samsung enters into a cross licensing agreement with Qualcomm
Last week, Samsung and Qualcomm entered into an agreement that will allow the Korean giant to use Qualcomm’s telecommunication related patents. The deal is said to be greatly favoring Samsung as they’ll use Qualcomm’s patents for a period of 15 years while paying $1.3 billion upfront plus cheap royalties. Samsung spokesperson has confirmed the […]