Qualcomm has Limited Licence for infringed Broadcom Patents
Added on 2008-01-02 16:09:00
by Tanya Palta
 Qualcomm Inc has been ordered by a federal judge in California to stop selling 3G WCDMA cellular chips that infringe on the Broadcom Corp patents. Qualcomm will also pay royalties to Broadcom for the chips it will sell during the "sunset period" ending January 31, 2009.
In a statement, Broadcom General Counsel David Dull said the company was "pleased”.
"Broadcom should not have to compete against companies that use Broadcom's own patented technology against us, and this injunction puts a stop to Qualcomm doing just that," Dull said.
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Judge keeps Qualcomm vs. Broadcom verdict
Added on 2007-11-24 18:43:00
by Tanya Palta
Two new interesting developments took place in the Qualcomm vs. Broadcom legal tussle. While the federal judge affirmed a jury verdict that Qualcomm Inc infringed Broadcom Corp patents however he also chose to overturn the award of double damages.The damages for infringement were reduced to $19.6 million and Broadcom accepted the reduce damages in order to avoid a new trial.
[Via Reuters]
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3G Samsung Phone Shipping With Broadcom Chips
Added on 2007-10-08 10:13:00
by Tanya Palta
 The new Samsung 3G phones, SGH-J750 and SGH-A401 will be shipping with Broadcom chips. The Broadcom 3G cellular solutions selected by Samsung for the SGH-J750 and SGH-A401 include the BCM2133 EDGE baseband processor, the BCM2141 WCDMA co-processor, the BCM2045 Bluetooth® transceiver and the BCM59001 power management unit (PMU).
"Broadcom is a capable and valued partner for Samsung and as the 3G market grows very rapidly, we expect that our relationship will become more successful in the future," said JK Shin, Executive Vice President of Samsung's Telecommunications Network Business. "These new handsets demonstrate the close collaboration of our companies in bringing affordable and exciting 3G mobile devices to market, and highlight our confidence in Broadcom cellular technology."
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Import ban On Qualcomm On Hold
Added on 2007-09-13 05:30:00
by Tanya Palta
Qualcomm today announced that it was granted a stay by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. If you jog your memory cells you will remember that ITC had imposed an importation ban on request by Broadcom on June 7th.
In granting the stay, the Federal Circuit agreed that the third parties demonstrated “a substantial case on the merits and that the harm factors weigh in their favor.”
“We are pleased that the Court of Appeals recognized the undeserved harm to parties who were not named in the lawsuit, and that our customers will continue to be able to introduce new products into the U.S. marketplace during the appeals process,” said Alex H. Rogers, senior vice president and legal counsel, Qualcomm.
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Nokia Selects Broadcom Corp For Mobile Chips
Added on 2007-08-09 06:37:00
by Tanya Palta
 Nokia has selected Broadcom Corp as its chipset supplier for its future cell phones with EDGE Capabilities. The Swedish Mobile Giants will utilize Broadcom's single-chip cellular baseband processor and companion power management unit (PMU) for select Nokia models. The BCM2133 chip has been made using 65 nanometer CMOS process technology and also includes an EDGE RF transceiver.
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Verizon and Broadcom play nice, Qualcomm quietly cries in corner
Added on 2007-07-20 15:52:00
by Randall Bennett
Verizon and Broadcom came to an agreement on further use of Qualcomm's chips inside Verizon's handsets. The deal will cost Verizon $6 / handset, translating to about $200 million. That $200 million might seem like a lot, but to 3G giant Verizon, whose marketing relies almost exclusively on "the network" and VCast, that $200 million could have multiplied exponentially had the ITC's ban of Qualcomm chips gone through.
Qualcomm had seen Verizon as its biggest ally, but with this deal, it puts Qualcomm in a tight spot. The New York Times says Broadcom offered Qualcomm a similar deal last month, and Qualcomm rejected the offer. Qualcomm continues to roll the dice while Verizon cut it's losses, and now doesn't care what happens with the upcoming appeals ruling.
[Via BGR]
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Import ban on Qualcomm chips: It's on.
Added on 2007-06-22 10:13:00
by Randall Bennett
Wow, Qualcomm just can't catch a break as of yet, as the International Trade Comission denied a request to stay an order banning imports of phones sporting Qualcomm chips. Any phone shipping into the US before June 7th can continue to be imported, but any new phone models utilizing Qualcomm's EV-DO chipset (read: most American 3G devices) will not be permitted in the country.
All is not lost yet, however, the ITC was given till June 27th to explain exactly why the Qualcomm ban is necessary. Blech. You might remember this saga has been winding through every conceivable channel, and mobile carriers, especially of the CDMA flavor, are pretty worried.
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New EV-DO phone models coming to the US could be halted
Added on 2007-06-08 09:29:00
by Randall Bennett
 Potential 3G buyers beware, the International Trade Commission imposed a ban on all Qualcomm-powered phones and if President Bush signs it, we could see a shortage of 3G handsets. Why? Apparently chipset manufacturers Broadcom and Qualcomm have been bickering over a patent that Broadcom claims Qualcomm is infringing.
The main problem for US consumers would be a lack of EV-DO, as Qualcomm is the primary manufacturer (Broadcom only makes UMTS / HSDPA solutions.)
We're sure this ruling is just a bump on the road to more argument, as Qualcomm is seeking both an injunction and a presidential veto on the ban. If the ban were to go through, it would mean any handset with EV-DO couldn't be imported into the United States, and we're pretty sure Verizon, Sprint and any MVNO's using EV-DO handsets will be a tad ticked (except Amp'd) and rally to Qualcomm's defense. The CTIA has already come out with a statement against the ban, saying, "today's decision by the International Trade Commission will cause enormous undue harm to tens of millions of American wireless consumers, and urges President Bush to veto the ITC importation ban."
Blech. No matter who is truly right, US consumers probably will be the last party thought of. Yuck.
UPDATE: Just to clarify, the ruling only applies to new models that will be released, and not to models being currently imported. The shortage won't be of handsets currently gracing our shores, but more of a clamp on future models integrating the chips.
[Via EngadgetMobile]
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