When Qualcomm beat Google to acquire chip startup led by an ex-Apple employee – Times of India

Last year, Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, a startup led by ex-Apple and Google employees Gerald Williams, Manu Gulati, and John Bruno, respectively. Incidentally, Qualcomm was not the only company eyeing the chip startup founded by these former top execs of Apple and Google. Reports suggest that Google, too, wanted to acquire the company primarily for its … Read more

Qualcomm testing its answer to Apple’s M-series chips – Times of India

Qualcomm has been desperate to bring an ARM-based chip for Windows PCs to compete with Apple‘s M-series chips. Earlier this year, the chipmaker announced a new brand, “Oryon,” a lineup of new CPUs meant for more powerful devices, made by Nuvia, a team of ex-Apple chip designers Qualcomm acquired last year, who happened to work … Read more