Qualcomm's Phone Chief Talks RAMageddon and AI
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The episode features an interview with Qualcomm's Chris Patrick discussing the impact of rising memory prices on mobile devices and innovations in AI.
This week Jason Howell and Ron Richards sit down with Chris Patrick, Qualcomm's SVP and GM of Handsets and a 30-year company veteran, for a deep dive into the state of mobile. Patrick opens up about RAMageddon, how surging memory prices are squeezing phone costs at every level, and what Qualcomm is doing to innovate through it with techniques like model compression. Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor 0:00 Intro 1:36 Introducing Chris Patrick from Qualcomm 3:42 Interview Begins 5:13 What Phone Does Qualcomm's Boss Carry? 6:55 What Would've Been Impossible 30 Years Ago 9:36 AI Becoming the New Phone UI 13:00 On-Device AI: Perception, Reasoning, Action 17:05 Engineering Chips for Foldables 19:57 Inside the Qualcomm-Samsung Partnership 23:18 Galaxy Unpacked Preview 24:10 Are Wearables Replacing Smartphones? 27:51 RAMageddon: Why Phone Prices Are Surging 32:39 What Happens to Budget Android Phones 36:19 Competing With Your Own Customers 39:11 Snapdragon Summit 2026 41:02 Wrapping Up With Chris Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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