Apple owes Qualcomm $7 billion in royalty payments says chip designer

Apple and Qualcomm are entangled in a number of lawsuits over patent royalties and other matters. As a result of the animosity between the ...

Apple and Qualcomm are entangled in a number of lawsuits over patent royalties and other matters. As a result of the animosity between the two companies, Apple stopped using Qualcomm's modem chips on the iPhone, turning to Intel's chips instead. That led to another recently filed lawsuit when Qualcomm accused Apple of turning over the latter's modem chipset "secrets" to Intel. 

As described by Reuters, during a court hearing on Friday, Qualcomm said that Apple owes it $7 billion in royalty payments. Apple has accused the chip designer of failing to license ...

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