Apr 19, 2019 10:37:00

Apple announced that it has settled 'Quite court struggle' by reconciling with Qualcomm, the settlement money is said to be about 670 billion yen

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Apple has agreed with chip maker Qualcomm and has officially announced that it has ended the long-standing 'Morning Court Battle'. In addition, USB security analysts have estimated that Apple paid Qualcomm $ 5 billion (about 560 billion yen) to $ 6 billion (about 700 billion yen) as a settlement.

Qualcomm and Apple agree on withdrawal of all lawsuits-Apple (Japan)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/04/qualcomm-and-apple-agree-to-drop-all-litigation/

UBS analyst: Apple paid $ 6 billion, agreed to higher royalty per iPhone to end Qualcomm battle-9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/18/apple-qualcomm-settlement-royalty/

Qualcomm and Apple have been suing each other for many years for the patents and license fees for chips on the iPhone, and the lawsuit has a very dumb appearance. The problem did not go down until 2018, and Germany and China acknowledged Qualcomm's case and suspended the sale of the iPhone for patent infringement.

iPhone Holds German Injunction, Qualcomm Appeals Patent Infringement-GIGAZINE

On April 16, 2019, Apple and Qualcomm settled,

officially announced that they had dismissed and settled all lawsuits around the world. The settlement was not officially announced, but UBS security analyst Timothy Arcuri estimates that Apple paid $ 5 billion (about 560 billion yen) to $ 6 billion (about 700 billion yen) to Qualcomm. You are

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At the same time as the settlement announcement, Qualcomm also announced an agreement to supply chipsets to Apple. The contract, effective on April 1, 2019, is a six-year contract that includes a two-year extension option. As a result, the next new iPhone will be equipped with a Qualcomm 5G modem chip .