Qualcomm’s New CEO Cristiano Amon Eyes Dominance in the Laptop Markets

Qualcomm’s New CEO Cristiano Amon Eyes Dominance in the Laptop Markets

Qualcomm’s new chief thinks that by next year his company will have just the chip for laptop makers wondering how they can compete with Apple, which last year introduced laptops using a custom-designed central processor chip that boasts longer battery life. Longtime processor suppliers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have no chips as energy efficient as … Read more

Qualcomm’s New CEO Cristiano Amon Eyes Dominance in the Laptop Markets

Qualcomm’s New CEO Cristiano Amon Eyes Dominance in the Laptop Markets

Qualcomm’s new chief thinks that by next year his company will have just the chip for laptop makers wondering how they can compete with Apple, which last year introduced laptops using a custom-designed central processor chip that boasts longer battery life. Longtime processor suppliers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have no chips as energy efficient as … Read more

Qualcomm Warning Shows Semiconductor Shortages Are Spreading

Qualcomm Warning Shows Semiconductor Shortages Are Spreading

Qualcomm, the world’s largest smartphone chipmaker, warned it is struggling to meet demand, signaling that a global semiconductor shortage is spreading. “The shortage in the semiconductor industry is across the board,” said incoming Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon. Like most chipmakers, Qualcomm outsources production to companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung Electronics. … Read more

Qualcomm Warning Shows Semiconductor Shortages Are Spreading

Qualcomm Warning Shows Semiconductor Shortages Are Spreading

Qualcomm, the world’s largest smartphone chipmaker, warned it is struggling to meet demand, signaling that a global semiconductor shortage is spreading. “The shortage in the semiconductor industry is across the board,” said incoming Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon. Like most chipmakers, Qualcomm outsources production to companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung Electronics. … Read more

Qualcomm Names Cristiano Amon as New CEO, Effective June 30

Qualcomm Names Cristiano Amon as New CEO, Effective June 30

Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of mobile phone chips, said on Tuesday it had named its president and chip division head Cristiano Amon as its new chief executive. Amon, who has been with the San Diego-based company since 1995 and became president in 2018, will replace outgoing CEO Steven Mollenkopf, effective June 30. In recent … Read more