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by 0x457 264 days ago
Are you aware of countless SoCs meant for use in smartphones and below? This is them expanding.
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Exactly! That makes this move all the more interesting. The smartphone SoC market is saturated, and margins are shrinking. Laptops/PCs give Qualcomm a chance to leverage its IP in a higher-ASP segment. Expanding is logical, but the competitive bar is way higher.
Also a bunch of Chromebooks with MediaTek chips.