What to expect from the Apple versus Qualcomm 'no license, no chips' trial
After ayear of maneuvering. Apple and Qualcomm are set to face off in Judge GonzaloCuriel's courtroom on April 16. AppleInsider breaks down the developments ofthe last year, leading up to the trial. A Qualcomm modem chip, used in Apple's iPhone The public-facing fight between Qualcomm and Apple began in January 2017. On link text January 17, 2017, after three years of investigation, the US Federal Trade Commission launched a lawsuit, accusing Qualcomm of forcing Apple into an exclusive deal to buy its baseband chips. According to the FTC, when Apple sought to lower the patent royalties it was paying Qualcomm, the latter firm made that conditional on Apple buying Qualcomm chipsexclusively between 2011 and 2016. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus used Qualcomm chips in some configurations, and since then, Apple has shifted to Intel modems across the board. On January 20, 2017, Qualcomm's legal woes connected to Apple escalated, as the iP...