Qualcomm begins India job cuts as handset chip sales slide

Jingyue Hsiao

, DIGITIMES, Taipei

Nov 13, 2026, 05:45 0

Credit: AFP

Qualcomm has started laying off employees in India, its largest engineering base outside the US, as the chipmaker carries out a performance-focused global workforce reduction amid a fall in smartphone chip sales.

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