Intel says – “I’ll see your IP move and raise you a fab” and more thoughts on the news of talks about an Intel GlobalFoundries acquisition – Futurum Tech Webcast
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I’m joined by my colleagues Daniel Newman and Fred McClimans to discuss the reports of Intel Corp being in talks to buy semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries for about $30 billion. There’s no doubt the silicon industry is in the midst of a crisis — limited fab capabilities and […]
FTC Arguments Against Qualcomm Fail to Impress 9th Circuit Court
Last Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court heard arguments from the FTC, Qualcomm, and the Department of Justice, in what was the latest chapter of the controversial FTC v. Qualcomm, Inc “antitrust” case – a case which you may recall from our coverage and analysis here last year. Arguments, which were intended to last roughly an […]
Opinion: It Only Took a Few Days of Testimony for the FTC’s Case Against Qualcomm to Fall Apart – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how, two years ago, when the FTC first filed its case against Qualcomm in US District Court, outgoing FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen took the extraordinary step of drafting a dissent letter that outlined just how unjustified and ill-advised the FTC’s case against Qualcomm was. She wasn’t wrong. […]
