As Qualcomm pitches partnership, Samsung faces chip dilemma

At a media briefing Friday in Seoul, Qualcomm delivered a carefully timed message: It wants to be seen not just as Samsung’s chip supplier, but as a core partner in building Galaxy phones. Chris Patrick, Qualcomm’s senior vice president for mobile handsets, told reporters the two companies work “as one team from the beginning,” co-designing chips years before a Galaxy device reaches the market. It was a polished case for partnership. It also came just weeks after Samsung began reducing its relia

By The Korea Herald