Almost every smartphone has a Qualcomm chip inside. Where does CEO Cristiano Amon go from here?

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Cristiano Amon is the president and CEO of Qualcomm, and he’s always been a relentless cheerleader for what mobile computing can do for people — especially if that mobile computing is powered by Qualcomm’s chips.

Links:

Apple supplier TSMC confirms it’s building an Arizona chip plant

Intel will make Qualcomm chips in new foundry deal

The Verge 5G landing page

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022

Qualcomm’s next-gen CPU for PCs will take on Apple’s M-series chips in 2023

Transcript:

https://www.theverge.com/e/22640552

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone, and Jackie McDermott with and it was edited by Callie Wright.

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.

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