​Qualcomm blocked Samsung from selling Exynos chips: KFTC

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has claimed that Qualcomm blocked Samsung from selling its own Exynos processors to other manufacturers through a patent licensing deal, ZDNet reports. Since then, non-Samsung Exynos phones have been few and far between, with the Meizu Pro 5, being a rare example. Subsequently, either Samsung or the phone maker would've had to pay Qualcomm licensing fees if they wanted to use an Exynos SoC in a non-Samsung phone. Deal dating back to 1993 is reportedly why we're not seeing more non-Samsung phones running Exynos. Apple is currently suing the firm in the U.S. and China, claiming Qualcomm has abused its position in the market.


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​Qualcomm blocked Samsung from selling Exynos chips: KFTC

Qualcomm prevented Samsung Electronics, its biggest client for Snapdragon chip-sets, from selling its own Exynos counterpart to third-parties, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission claimed. Samsung uses both Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip-set and its own Exynos line-up for its Galaxy smartphone. The commission said Samsung was prevented from selling its own mobile chip-set to other vendors besides its own through a patent licensing deal with Qualcomm. The upcoming Galaxy S8 will be powered by Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 9, which uses the 10-nanomter production process. But Qualcomm said buyers of Samsung's chip-set must pay it licensing fees or the latter must take the burden of pay, to which Samsung agreed.




Original post, March 27, 10:12AM: A decades-old licensing agreement prevented Samsung from selling its Exynos chips to other phone makers. As part of its recent decision to fine Qualcomm almost $900 million, the regulator also demanded that Qualcomm would renegotiate its deals with Samsung to allow the sale of Exynos chips to other parties. It's not very clear from the source what happened, but Samsung apparently agreed to compensate Qualcomm in the eventuality that third-party manufacturers that used Exynos chips would refuse to pay Qualcomm its CDMA licensing fees. Exynos in the spotlightTwo decades later, technology advancements allowed Samsung to incorporate a CDMA-compatible modem in its Exynos line of SoCs. The first ModAP and the following Exynos chips fell under the limitations of the 1993 licensing agreement, meaning that Samsung could only use them for its own phones.


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