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Qualcomm Accuses Apple of Passing its Trade Secrets on to Intel

posted by chromas on Wednesday September 26 2018, @02:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the Intel-intel dept.

takyon writes:

Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing its secrets to help Intel

Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday accused Apple Inc of stealing its chip-making secrets and giving them to rival Intel Corp, paving the way for Apple to switch to Intel's improved semiconductors, which may have cost Qualcomm billions of dollars in lost sales.

The accusation, made in a legal filing on Tuesday, is the latest salvo in a drawn-out patent dispute between the two tech heavyweights.

Qualcomm accused Apple of misusing secret Qualcomm software to share information about its chips with Intel engineers in a November lawsuit, but went further on Tuesday by saying Apple stole Qualcomm trade secrets as part of a "multi-year campaign of sloppy, inappropriate and deceitful conduct" designed to improve rivals' chipsets and ultimately divert Qualcomm's Apple-based business to Intel.

[...] The world's most valuable technology company previously used Qualcomm's modem chips in its iPhone, which helped the device connect to wireless data networks. With the iPhone 7, launched in 2016, Apple began using Intel modem chips in some models instead.

Also at CNBC.

Previously: Apple Sues Qualcomm for $1 Billion over Patent Royalties and "Retaliation"
Apple vs. Qualcomm Escalates, Manufacturers Join in, Lawsuits Filed in California and Germany
Apple Could Switch From Qualcomm to Intel and MediaTek for Modems
Qualcomm Files New Lawsuit Against Apple, Alleging it Shared Confidential Information with Intel

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by GreatOutdoors on Wednesday September 26 2018, @04:45AM (2 children)

    by GreatOutdoors (6408) on Wednesday September 26 2018, @04:45AM (#740035)

    Back in the 90s, Intel paid off nearly every PC manufacturer to keep AMD's chips off the market even though they were better. They even wrote compiler software that was biased against AMD chips (intentionally introduced errors to slow performance when used on an AMD machine). I wouldn't put this past them either. They are a slimy company.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 26 2018, @05:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 26 2018, @05:50AM (#740047)

    Intel and nvidia have been annoying people by using shady tactics rather than producing a good product for awhile...

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday September 26 2018, @01:27PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 26 2018, @01:27PM (#740154) Journal

    Don't be so harsh on poor well meaning Intel.

    It's not like they would build in a "management engine" to subvert YOUR hardware to enable third party control of YOUR machine -- even when it is supposedly turned off.

    Oh, wait.

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