They seem to have a stable modem team, although much smaller.

How Is that NXP tender offer coming along? What about all the open legal issues? Guys, we are getting impatient....

Qualcomm appears to be a bit more receptive. Simply put, Qualcomm has thawed a bit to Broadcom's overture.

Hey - I work for an unrelated company but sometimes read all boards here. What's this White Blue stuff. I know Broadcom is looking into acquiring Qualcomm and you guys do not want to be sold.

QC keeps sending so many "white" proxy cards it's embarrassing never in 20 + years hae they ever sent more than 1. NXP will not go through so either way Qc is done. Broadcom buys us great some get to keep our jobs. QC stays QC great some of us lose... — read more 

Geez, they just can’t stop coming in the mail. This time with an adjusted price, but the number of board members have not been adjusted to 6. Guess I’ll have shred another one soon, both sides are wasting shareholder’s $$, why even send it to small... — read more 

With layoffs around the horizon with or without acquisition (NXP/BRC), stability in semiconductor industry is a far fetched dream. I do believe nothing lasts forever but makes me wonder what companies are going to be stable at least in the near... — read more 

Who else is so tired of this they'd be willing to sell one of their kidneys just to move on??? Just be over and done with the whole thing. Buy or don't buy, sell or don't sell - just be done with it finally!!! We'll never be able to move on or do... — read more 

15 months later NXP deal still not cleared. Dangle a massive buyback in lieu of getting across the finish line. Good stuff....

https://www.barrons.com/articles/qualcomm-we-met-we-listened-well-discuss-1518645913

The majority of the big banks were weary of lending above $100 billion the new deal is stretch and Broadcom knows it. The pipeline sitting on the board no matter who will and cannot support it Also there would be huge issues on the regulatory side... — read more 

PTE will layoff hundreds of people !!! MIke C must be shaking now, he will be gone in no time!! It was about time PTE now moving to SG !! Excellent move!!

AVGO changed their slate of directors in order to secure the support of proxy advisors. The big funds will almost certainly follow the advice they get. This gives AVGO the majority they are looking for. Today's meeting is all about the remaining... — read more 

I’ve decided to proceed with the assumption I’m being laid off until I have confirmed otherwise. Is this a helpful approach?

Unless if your job was given to you by , hypothetically speaking, by your president brother..

What is best job site to look for a new job in San Diego?

This situation with Qualcomm is depressing, but the direction will be known soon. If Broadcom succeeds there will be some large layoffs in 2018. We are a little like children caught in a custody battle...for which parent are we cheering? Maybe we... — read more 

Things don’t look good. I’m likely to get laid off either way. The profits just aren’t there to support excessive expenses. But for now I am thinking God just for having a job today. Amen!

So Broadcom and Qualcomm are going to meet on Wednesday. Perhaps they will kiss and make up.

Anybody noticed how depressing working at Qualcomm has become? We never discuss anything positive at the office. It's always buyouts, voting arguments, layoffs, suits, losing clients... When was the last truly positive thing that happened to this... — read more 

tan thinks this is pai gow poker instead of texas hold-em. what color will new proxy vote card be? pink

From Bloomberg’s: ISS and Glass Lewis give their recommendations today to institutional investors. The QC board is waiting until they hear the prognosis before talking to the greasy Slop Tan. If you have any doubts about the deal, look at share... — read more 

"Broadcom has pledged a willingness to sell two businesses of Qualcomm’s, those pertaining to WiFi and Bluetooth chips in mobile devices, and the so-called “RF Front End” parts, but that is not enough for some who claim the need for “hell or high... — read more 

This morning on Squawk Box at 9 am EST

Definitely there will be huge reductions and will Qualcomm be the way it is today ? or do we expect a new Qualcomm with better business, innovation and technologies ? How about the CEO and friends/family, will they still continue to reign ? or do we... — read more 

We are now in the mainstream media: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/business/economy/san-diego-qualcomm.html

Let‘s face the facts. Tan is KNOWN for being a great dealmaker. AVGO is KNOWN for being highly efficient and ruthless in its acquisitions. They have probably spent all of 2017 planning this, weighing all options and strategies. They have discussed... — read more 

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/gadfly/articles/2018-02-09/qualcomm-broadcom-standoff-qualcomm-may-blink-first

Institutional investors purchased a net $5.4 million shares of QCOM during the quarter ended December 2017 and now own 79% of the total shares outstanding. This majority interest is a greater percentage than is typical for companies in the... — read more 

Do these really need them ? your comments appreciated. How about HR, product management ( show me the roadmap..), who does nothing to start with ? Lets ignore SM, CA and those guys as discussion about them is a mute and meaning less here.

Read the letter from Dr Paul. It looks like a fresh engineer writing a letter ( with a attitude) and attempting to throw random questions to make the presence felt! Read the letter from Mr Hock Tan, which appears to be highly polished ,diplomatic,on... — read more 

Move on guys

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Layoffs or will it be sold?