Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #280

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Released

April 27, 2022

Duration

1h 9m

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Lex Fridman Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Cristiano Amon is the CEO of Qualcomm, world-leader in 5G wireless communication and computation systems inside premium Android phones and other robots. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS: Cristiano's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cristianoamon Qualcomm's Website: https://qualcomm.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:26 - Football/soccer 2:21 - Smartphones 4:52 - 5G 21:09 - Snapdragon 27:28 - Apple and Google 32:02 - Future of Qualcomm 43:03 - Autonomous vehicles 44:47 - Robots 47:14 - Chip shortage 51:23 - Lawsuits 54:49 - Leadership 59:08 - Advice for young people 1:03:00 - Meaning of life SOCIAL:

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• Cristiano Amon

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• Lex Fridman

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Cristiano Amon and Lex Fridman, Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #280 explores qualcomm’s CEO on 5G, Snapdragon, and the Connected Intelligent Future Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, discusses how 5G and Snapdragon platforms underpin a future where nearly everything is connected to the cloud and endowed with on‑device intelligence. He explains 5G’s design goals, spectrum challenges, and safety, and how these networks will support phones, PCs, cars, robots, and industrial systems. Amon outlines Qualcomm’s strategy beyond smartphones—into PCs, automotive, IoT, and robotics—positioning the company as the “brain” at the connected edge rather than just a wireless vendor. He also talks about regulation, chip shortages, leadership, personal philosophy, and the broader societal implications of a fully interconnected, AI‑powered world.

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