Qualcomm in the 2nd quarter to grab the Xiao Dragon (Snapdragon) 710 mobile computing platform, not only to strengthen the mainland and emerging countries, high-end smartphone market power, but also to prevent the blocking of MediaTek Helio P60 mobile phone chip solutions continue to rise in the competition, and compared to the two sides chip hardware specifications than to fight, Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 the adoption of Samsung Electronics (Samsung Electronics) 10 NM process technology production strategy, will affect Qualcomm and Samsung, MediaTek and TSMC two camp power map showdown, follow-up development trend by the industry attention. The semiconductor industry pointed out that if Samsung in wafer capacity and price strong support Qualcomm, with TSMC considering profitability and a small price elasticity for its customers, MediaTek will be forced to choke, and TSMC may be looking to compromise on the price of its foundry to lure Qualcomm back to its 7-nanometer process generation. In the course of the two camps, Qualcomm seems to have been in the forefront of both sides, winning the strategic position of no loss. Qualcomm in the Snapdragon 710 mobile computing platform resorted to, will affect Samsung, TSMC's wafer Foundry Competition Bureau, the semiconductor industry believes that the upstream wafer generation plant and chip customers are closely dependent, chip suppliers can be said to play the role of front-line combat, wafer foundry is responsible for logistics support, Considering the market competitiveness and viability of the chip customers, the foundry industry must provide the necessary support in technology, capacity and price. With MediaTek Helio P60 smart-phone chips in a good situation, Qualcomm took the Samsung-backed strategy of disrupting a pool of spring in the marketplace to avoid a global, high-end smartphone chip market, largely taken away by MediaTek and TSMC, which is certainly not what Qualcomm and Samsung are happy to see. In the face of the risk of losing the market share of the chip, Samsung is likely to lose large orders from customers, in the city's territory and orders, Qualcomm and Samsung, the cost advantage to force MediaTek's approach, will be a strong counterattack strategy, after all, TSMC's gross margin is still close to 50% per cent, It will weaken MediaTek's cost competitive advantage directly when the advanced process cannot make too many concessions. The semiconductor industry believes that Qualcomm this move, not only let Snapdragon 710 and MediaTek Helio P series of mobile phone chips against Taiwan, but also join hands with the Samsung Wafer Foundry department, fully stuck to MediaTek in the global mobile phone chip market for the continued expansion of the pace, Qualcomm borrowed from Samsung to negotiate better wafer foundry price, Strengthen the cost competitiveness of their own chip products in order to grasp the competitive elements of a more advantageous. In addition, Qualcomm can also show to TSMC its chip order scale superior strength, if the real return to TSMC, will certainly have a VIP grade customer specifications, Qualcomm This recruit has a fish three eat the benefit, should be its launch Snapdragon 710 mobile computing platform behind the biggest calculation. Qualcomm and Samsung are teaming up to try to recover a city in half 2018 years. The face of Qualcomm Mobile computing platform in the market is still strong, coupled with Qualcomm also fully layout 5G chips, Internet and automotive electronics, such as the next generation of star-class products, Samsung and TSMC will have to put down their body to strive for Qualcomm this important customer,
