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Semiconductor revenue (QCT, FY2023)
3 yr~$30B
Snapdragon chips in ~30% of all Android smartphones; dominant in mobile processors
[Qualcomm FY2023 annual report] · as of 2023-09
Licensing division (QTL) operating margin
4 yr~70%+
pure royalty income; ~70% operating margin vs ~30% for the chip business; the QTL model is why Qualcomm's total margin exceeds most chip companies
[Qualcomm FY2023 disclosures] · as of 2023
- David:Qualcomm's QTL segment — the licensing business — runs at about 70 percent operating margins. The chip business runs at about 30. The licensing royalties come in regardless of which company makes the phone.[Acquired Qualcomm, ch. The QTL model]
Broadcom hostile bid for Qualcomm (2018)
8 yr$117B
would have been the largest tech acquisition ever; blocked by CFIUS on national security grounds (Trump administration, March 2018)
[Acquired Qualcomm/Broadcom episode] · as of 2018-03
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