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Samsung Electronics: Partnership
Samsung Electronics is using Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite processors in its new Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch 9 instead of its in-house Exynos chips, marking a shift away from vertical integration in smartwatch processors.
Source: Korea Times Business
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Alliances like this can broaden technology commercial leadership bench strength.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 107.4 (Hot), down 1.7 on the prior month; Asia hiring signal is running steady (+0.3pts).
Samsung Electronics: 11 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 210 tracked companies; 0.8% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 11 tracked across 59 days.
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