5G ERA: The research and testing centers would help local manufacturers nearly halve the time-to-market of new products compared with the 4G era, the US chipmaker said

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 02, 2018
By: Lisa Wang  /  Staff reporter

Qualcomm Inc yesterday said it is to open three research and testing centers — including a 5G module research and design center in Hsinchu next quarter — in an effort to complete the final pieces of its 5G puzzle.

A millimeter-wave testing center and a biometric sensor testing center will also be built at its campus in Hsinchu, it said.

The US chipmaker added that it plans to relocate several key labs to Taiwan over the next few months, making Taiwan the second in the world after Silicon Valley with testing capabilities for those technologies.

The latest development came after the San Diego, California-based chipmaker in August agreed to invest a total of US$700 million in Taiwan over the next five years to settle an antitrust lawsuit with the Fair Trade Commission.    [FULL  STORY]