{"id":2553,"date":"2018-09-25T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/qualcomm-claims-apple-shared-tech-with-intel\/"},"modified":"2018-09-25T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:18:16","slug":"qualcomm-claims-apple-shared-tech-with-intel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/qualcomm-claims-apple-shared-tech-with-intel\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualcomm claims Apple shared tech with Intel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US chipmaker Qualcomm has accused Apple of sharing its technology with rival suppliers including Intel in a theft intended to improve the performance of non-Qualcomm chips.<\/p>\n

The complaint, made in a filing in a Californian court, marks the latest clash between the two firms.<\/p>\n

Apple has separately accused Qualcomm of abusing its market dominance in microchips.<\/p>\n

The iPhone maker took aim at Qualcomm’s “illegal business practices”.<\/p>\n

“They supply us with a single connectivity component, but for years have been demanding a percentage of the total cost of our products – effectively taxing Apple’s innovation,” Apple said. <\/p>\n

“We believe deeply in the value of intellectual property but we shouldn’t have to pay them for technology breakthroughs they have nothing to do with. We’ve always been willing to pay a fair rate for standard technology used in our products and since they’ve refused to negotiate reasonable terms we’re asking the courts for help.”<\/p>\n

For years, Qualcomm supplied Apple with items such as processors for its iPhones and other hardware, but it has favoured Intel more recently.<\/p>\n

Apple sued Qualcomm last year, arguing the firm has abused its position to charge “unreasonable” fees for use of its technology.<\/p>\n

In the new filing, Qualcomm said Apple engineers supplied Intel staff with Qualcomm’s confidential source code with the aim of improving the performance of Intel chips, despite a contract intended to restrict access to the technology.<\/p>\n

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Qualcomm says the move was part of an “intricate plan” Apple developed over several years aimed at reducing its costs and increasing its leverage over Qualcomm.<\/p>\n

The breach has caused damages “including, but not limited to lost profits”, while “unjustly” enriching Apple, it says.<\/p>\n

Qualcomm is seeking to add the claims to a lawsuit first filed last year.<\/p>\n

The initial complaint alleged that Apple violated the terms of their contract, including by resisting Qualcomm’s efforts to audit its compliance.<\/p>\n

Separately, Qualcomm has also accused Apple of violating its patents.<\/p>\n

The complaint extends the long-running battle between the two technology giants, which has also attracted interest from regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

In 2016, regulators in South Korea fined Qualcomm for violating the country’s competition laws.<\/p>\n

The US Federal Trade Commission, a consumer and competition watchdog, has also argued that Qualcomm’s approach to licensing technology, which includes the demand for royalty payments, harms competition.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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