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}}[[wikipedia:Qualcomm|'''Qualcomm Incorporated''']] | }}[[wikipedia:Qualcomm|'''Qualcomm Incorporated''']] is a major fabless semiconductor manufacturer, famous for its [[wikipedia:Qualcomm_Snapdragon|Snapdragon]] line of System-on-Chips (SoC) targeted towards mobile phones, tablets, laptops among other types of devices. It also manufactures other components of mobile devices and telecommunication hardware including cellular modems, WiFi/Bluetooth chips and power management ICs. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
* '''User Freedom:''' Known for implementing measures against software modifications in mobile devices utilizing their processors. | *'''User Freedom:''' Known for implementing measures against software modifications in mobile devices utilizing their processors. | ||
* '''Market Control:''' Dominates in high-end mobile chips with indirect competition from [[Apple]] and [[Samsung]]. Higher competition with [[MediaTek]] in the medium to low-end mobile market, and with [[Intel]], [[Broadcom Inc.|Broadcom]] and [[MediaTek]] in WiFi/Bluetooth chips. Competes with [[Apple]], [[Intel]] and [[AMD]] in energy-efficient laptop processors. | *'''Market Control:''' Dominates in high-end mobile chips with indirect competition from [[Apple]] and [[Samsung]]. Higher competition with [[MediaTek]] in the medium to low-end mobile market, and with [[Intel]], [[Broadcom Inc.|Broadcom]] and [[MediaTek]] in WiFi/Bluetooth chips. Competes with [[Apple]], [[Intel]] and [[AMD]] in energy-efficient laptop processors. | ||
== Controversial Practices == | ==Controversial Practices== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||