Qualcomm
Mentioned in 21 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A major semiconductor and wireless technology company that designs mobile processors (Snapdragon chips) and modems for smartphones and wearables, competing directly with Apple's custom silicon efforts. Recently expanded into emerging technologies including robotics chipsets, AI acceleration for mobile devices, and XR platforms, while also acquiring talent from Apple to strengthen ARM-based chip design capabilities. Podcasts discuss Qualcomm in contexts ranging from smartphone performance and supply chain impacts to its positioning in next-generation AI and autonomous systems markets.
Mentioned On
Episode Mentions
Daily Tech News Show · Apr 10, 2026
Don’t Believe the Ghost Murmur Hype
“Providing Snapdragon XR extended reality platform for Snap Specs smart glasses development partnership”
Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer · Apr 7, 2026
'Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer 4/7/26
“Semiconductor company; caller asked about valuation; Cramer recommends ARM instead”
This Week in Startups · Apr 2, 2026
How 3 CEOs Use AI to Run $10B in Companies | This Week in AI
“Partnering with Light Matter on optical chip announcement with 1.6 terabit bandwidth per fiber”
Practical AI · Mar 25, 2026
AI at the Edge is a different operating environment
“Semiconductor company that acquired Edge Impulse, produces processors and NPUs for edge AI applications”
Daily Tech News Show · Mar 2, 2026
Why Anthropic is Fighting with the US Military - DTNS 5216
“Unveiled Snapdragon Wear Elite 3nm chip for wearables supporting 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6, and billion-parameter AI models”
CNBC's "Fast Money" · Feb 4, 2026
Alphabet Reports Results… And Pharma Stocks Diverge In Weight Loss Drug Race 2/4/26
“Missed Q2 guidance due to memory supply constraints; premium handset demand strong but mass market impacted”
AppleInsider Podcast · Jan 30, 2026
Apple Creator Studio, ChatGPT health, and iPhone 18 rumors on the AppleInsider Podcast
“Previous modem supplier; Apple's custom modem enables features impossible with Qualcomm chips”
9to5Mac Happy Hour · Jan 29, 2026
Creator Studio bundle, AirTag 2, new Siri features coming soon
“Modem supplier; Apple's custom C1/C1X modems enable privacy features unavailable with Qualcomm chips”
TBPN · Jan 24, 2026
China’s acquisition spree, TikTok reaches U.S survival deal, Tech Giants hit by spying | Diet TBPN
Apple Bitz XL w/ Brian Tong · Jan 13, 2026
Apple Announces Google Gemini Will Power The Next-Gen Siri This Year (Apple Bitz XL, Ep. 367)
“Developing Dragon Wing software platform for humanoid robotics standardization; previously succeeded with XR platform”
Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast · Jan 9, 2026
CES 2026 Actually Has Some Bangers?
“Working officially with Pickle on Snapdragon technology; validates Pickle's funding and development legitimacy”
Elon Musk Podcast · Jan 7, 2026
Nvidia is coming for Tesla
The Compound and Friends · Jan 6, 2026
Software vs Semis, Trump Accounts for Babies, Sell-Side Indicator
“Released robot brain chipset and software enabling rapid robotics development; positioned as non-obvious autonomous vehicle winner”
The Talk Show With John Gruber · Dec 31, 2025
438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie
“Acquired Nuvia startup with former Apple Silicon engineers, increasing ARM competition”
The New Yorker Radio Hour · Dec 26, 2025
The Company Behind the A.I. Boom
“Historical competitor that viewed Nvidia as second-tier company; not pursuing AI hardware strategy like Nvidia”
The Talk Show With John Gruber · Dec 24, 2025
437: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson
“Mentioned as potential competitor for Apple Silicon chip talent and executive recruitment.”
The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) · Dec 9, 2025
Why Vision Language Models Ignore What They See with Munawar Hayat - #758
“Munawar Hayat's employer; presented 17 NeurIPS papers and 9 demos on efficient mobile AI including diffusion models, VLM optimization, and multimodal retrieval”
The Besties · Nov 21, 2025
Reflecting on 2025’s Best Games Ahead of GOTY
“Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip used in Steam Frame VR and Android handhelds enabling cross-platform Steam deployment”
Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast · Sep 12, 2025
The iPhone 17 Event!
“Apple moving away from Qualcomm modems with custom C1 and C1X chips for better efficiency”
Acquired · Jan 27, 2025
TSMC Founder Morris Chang
“Major TSMC customer that switched from IBM foundry; Morris Chang identified this shift as signal of IBM's semiconductor decline”
Acquired · Jan 21, 2025
TSMC (Remastered)
“Fabless chip design company; early TSMC customer that helped establish foundry business model”