Chinese smartphone makers Oppo , Vivo and Xiaomi have expressed concern over the potential takeover of mobile technology provider Qualcomm by Broadcom , saying prices of the chips they use in their products may rise and innovation decline. Their fears echo those voiced by Microsoft and Broadcom last December . Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi signed a non-binding agreement in last December to buy $ 12bn worth of components from Qualcomm over November .
Chinese smartphone makers Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi have expressed concern over the potential takeover of mobile technology provider Qualcomm by Broadcom, saying prices of the chips they use in their products may rise and innovation decline. Their fears echo those voiced by Google and Microsoft last December. Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi signed a non-binding agreement in November to buy $12bn worth of components from Qualcomm over the next three years.