Qualcomm news

Fitbit에 투자한돈이 Fitbit IPO로 현금화 하는데 도움이 된다는 이야기와

중국시장에서 AllWinner와 협력한다는 이야기

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The wireless fitness trackers made by Fitbit are among the most popular in the country. Fitbit.com

On Tuesday, it added more information such as the ownership stake of Qualcomm, which invested in Fitbit two years ago.

A handful of existing shareholders, including Qualcomm, will offer an additional 7.5 million shares to investors.

According to the prospectus, Qualcomm owns 3.39 million shares of Fitbit – less than 2 percent of shares outstanding.

If Fitbit goes public at $15 a share, Qualcomm’s stake would be worth about $51 million. The company expects to sell up to 169,000 shares in the IPO, which would net it $2.54 million on the first day of trading.

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Qualcomm Executive Looking For Next Big Thing

Chairman of Qualcomm, Paul Jacobs, speaks at the WIRED Business Conference: Think Bigger at Museum of Jewish Heritage on May 7, 2013 in New York City. (Brad Barket/Getty Images for WIRED)

Founded in 1985, the San Diego-based company Qualcomm has been at the forefront of the technology we carry in our pockets every day.

Its products are in cell phones, cars and medical devices, and the company’s executive chairman Paul Jacobs tells Here & Now’s Robin Young that the medical sector is an area in which he is personally invested in possible advances.

• See more in Here & Now’s View From The Top series

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Xiaomi greets MediaTek with a handshake, Qualcomm feels awkward

I think we should see other processors

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Qualcomm Wants to Push Chips Further Into Internet of Things

Plans for chips in light bulbs, air conditioners, washing machines, cars and medical devices

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Next for Qualcomm: faster WiFi and a gateway to cheap tablets

Computex is the perfect sort of tech convention for a chip giant like Qualcomm. It's all about companies showing off their wares so that other companies will actually want to buy them. And this year, Qualcomm made two major announcements that should intrigue plenty of potential customers: advancements in MU-MIMO (multi-user multiple input/multiple output) technology, which aims to make our 802.11ac WiFi speeds more efficient and ultimately faster, as well as a partnership with AllWinner, a Chinese firm that designs low-cost mobile chips.