Taipei: U.S. tech giant Qualcomm Inc. is enhancing its collaborations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) in Taiwan as it seeks to expand its footprint in the artificial intelligence (AI) computer market, as stated by CEO Cristiano Amon at Computex 2025 in Taipei.

According to Focus Taiwan, Amon highlighted Qualcomm’s longstanding relationship with TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, during a media QandA session at the annual exhibition that focuses on AIoT and startups. Qualcomm remains one of the largest fabless semiconductor designers, shipping about 40 billion components annually, with TSMC serving as its primary manufacturing partner.

Amon, who has a background in electronic engineering, emphasized Taiwan’s strong presence in the personal computer (PC) ecosystem. He noted Qualcomm’s increasing collaboration with Taiwan’s PC sector, particularly with ODMs on new hardware designs and industrial applications. ODMs design and build devices sold under other companies’ brands, and companies like Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics make Taiwan a leader in this global sector.

Qualcomm’s relationships with Taiwan’s PC ecosystem are growing rapidly, as noted by Amon. He expressed that the company’s team in Taiwan is expanding actively, underscoring the importance of these partnerships.

These comments followed Amon’s keynote speech, where he outlined Qualcomm’s vision for AI PCs powered by the Snapdragon X series, the latest line of high-performance, AI-accelerated processors for Windows PCs. Following the launch of laptops with the Snapdragon X series, Qualcomm achieved about a 9 percent market share in the United States and is among the top five in European markets as of the last quarter.

Amon also shared that as new players enter the PC market, reaching about 10 percent market share can take seven to nine years, but Qualcomm is pleased with its rapid achievement of this milestone. During his keynote, Amon invited top executives from major PC makers, including Taiwan’s ASUS, the United States’ HP, and China’s Lenovo, to showcase new AI-powered laptops featuring Qualcomm chips.