SERVER WARSClash of the Titans

Qualcomm Intel

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Intel conquered the server market with its Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) architecture based server chips which provided extremely fast general

purpose processing speed.

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Delta – Qualcomm v/s Intel

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15% CAGR

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Cloud, HPC, Telco

Enterprise

GROWTH >20%GROWTH 8%

Cloud computing is expected to take-over the enterprise server market in the near future.

Most of the inventions by Intel are of good quality whereas Qualcomm need to focus more on filing

patents.

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Cloud to drive server marketin future

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*H.S.N. – High Speed Networking

The size of the technology domains in the heat-map indicates the number of patents filed by Qualcomm in that technology domain and the color code indicates Qualcomm’s portfolio weakness compared to Intel’s.

RAID Storage Memory Controllers Power ManagementError Correction

Control Unit

Current Control & Monitoring

I/O Processing

Remote ManagementServices

Caching

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Topologies & Protocols

Temperature Control & Monitoring

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High-Speed Networking Cooling Kit Hot-Swapping Controller

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