Qualcomm and the Global Semiconductor Chip Shortage

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The amount of semiconductors that are required is much larger. Every industry has been digitally transformed. The pandemic aggravated this. There's a couple of trends from the pandemic, but they're not the main issue. And then billions of things become smart and more data goes to the cloud.

Cristiano Amon is the CEO of Qualcomm, world-leader in 5G wireless communication and computation systems inside premium Android phones and other robots. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:43) – Football/soccer
(07:38) – Smartphones
(10:09) – 5G
(26:27) – Snapdragon
(32:45) – Apple and Google
(37:19) – Future of Qualcomm
(48:20) – Autonomous vehicles
(50:05) – Robots
(52:31) – Chip shortage
(56:40) – Lawsuits
(1:00:07) – Leadership
(1:04:26) – Advice for young people
(1:08:17) – Meaning of life