高通營收低於同期近兩成 (English news) - 工程師

Qualcomm Inc. said its earnings fell 24% in the most recent quarter,

the latest sign that slowing sales of high-end smartphones from Apple Inc.

and others are hurting component suppliers.

The San Diego-based chip maker, which also has been facing headwinds in

its patent-licensing business, on Wednesday issued a forecast for the

current quarter that fell short of some Wall Street expectations.

But Qualcomm executives stressed that earnings and revenue for the fiscal

first quarter ended in December were above its own recent projections.

“We delivered a better quarter than we said we were going to deliver,”

said CEO Steve Mollenkopf in an interview.

In another development, Qualcomm disclosed Wednesday that LG Electronics Inc.

contends that it paid the chip maker too much under its patent licensing

deal and seeks compensation through an arbitration proceeding.

Qualcomm said it believes LG’s claims are without merit but added

that it is deferring recognition of licensing revenue from the South Korean

company for the moment.

Qualcomm, the biggest maker of processors and modem chips used

in mobile phones, gets more than half of its profit from royalty

payments by handset makers to use its cellular patents.

Its licensing practices have prompted antitrust probes in South Korea,

Taiwan and the U.S., while European authorities have been investigating

its chip sales tactics.

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