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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 180.88+2.0%Oct 31 3:59 PM EST
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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (45226)3/28/2005 1:05:33 PM
From: slacker711  Read Replies (1) of 196414
 
does Texas Instruments charge the 16% royalty for their GSM ASICs, or if not TI, who collects the GSM royalties? I thought TI was in the GSM Guild as an intellectual property contributor in the "all for one and one for all" deal. I suppose I should ask Google who collects 16% royalties and who pays that much.

I don't know who gave QUALCOMM the various GSM intellectual properties necessary for producing GSM ASICs, but I thought TI was one of the contributors and therefore I expect they are not paying royalties to the other GSM Guild members.

I agree that Qualcomm is not paying GSM royalties for their ASIC's. I dont think that anybody questions that.

The only question is if handset manufacturers who use a Qualcomm ASIC have pass-through rights for GSM IPR. That would mean a company like LG (not a GSM patent holder) could get away without paying royalties on the wholesale price of the handset to the GSM guild. This would amount to a HUGE savings for either a GSM only handset or a WCDMA/GSM handset. If Qualcomm really had this advantage, I would expect them to have 100% of the market among non-GSM patent holders.

Since this isnt the case, I reiterate that Qualcomm must only have limited pass-through rights for GSM IPR.

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