Qualcomm and Apple grudges a long time, the patent war between them have been playing for several years, a few days before the high-pass and because the baseband chip, and once again sued Apple, Qualcomm alleging that Apple secretly divulge Qualcomm's baseband technology to Intel help It improves baseband performance, and Apple refutes Qualcomm's unreasonable trouble.
Qualcomm believes that Apple secretly divulge Qualcomm's baseband technology to Intel and used in the new iPhone this year, caused by Qualcomm lose a lot of orders, the estimated billions of dollars in losses, Qualcomm requires iPhone XS / XR series to prohibit the sale in the United States.
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Today, the 'war' between Apple and Qualcomm may come to an end. A US International Trade Commission judge ruled that Apple's iPhone does infringe one of Qualcomm's three patents. Even so, the iPhone will not be banned. Sold in the US. The judge believes that the ban on the sale of the iPhone would be contrary to the public interest in the United States and could have a negative impact on the competition in the modern chip market.
Apple has been relying on Qualcomm on the modem chip. However, since 2016, some iPhone models have begun to use Intel baseband. By this year, all iPhones have already used Intel baseband. It is expected that by 2020, Apple may use its own design. Adjust to the demodulator chip.
Apple's idea is very simple, Qualcomm's chip is easy to use, but the cost is too high, coupled with Qualcomm has been a lawsuit, it is better to use Intel's chip. However, Intel's chip has been considered in the industry is not as good as Qualcomm chip, the fact is also true The 'signal gate' of the iPhone XS series has been confirmed this year. Since the Qualcomm chip is too expensive, the Intel chip is not easy to use. It is better to design the baseband chip yourself, not relying on others, and there will be no more disputes.
