Cristiano Amon

9 statements across 1 episodes · 7 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 20, 2026 by Cristiano Amon · said 2 times in 2 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Jan 20, 2026 neutral
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Amon: 1.2 billion mobile phones are purchased globally every year
“Every single year is 1.2 billion phones are purchased.”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 3:57 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 bullish
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Amon: AI is probably underhyped in the long run
“I think what's going to happen is AI right now in the long run is going to be bigger than people think. It's probably under hype for the long run.”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 47:48 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 bearish
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Amon: Energy will be a scarce resource for inference data centers
“If you just look at today, you have this very aggressive ramp of growth of AI, and you don't have the same ramp on energy. You know, there's a gap between the available energy and AI. So I think energy is going to be a scarce resource also to operate an infere…”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 35:26 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Amon: Qualcomm is building post-GPU chips for data center inference
“So we're building what we believe is post-GPU. When you started to do inference and you need the dedicated engines, We're building that. I actually believe that the NVIDIA acquisition of Croc validates that you different engines for different things, and I thi…”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 37:50 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 bullish
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Amon: SaaS and ISV apps will require onboard PC computing for AI
“On the enterprise, I think the economics are going to change because you know, those a lot of the ISVs and SAS applications are going to require the onboard computing, and I think that's going to make a difference.”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 33:20 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 bullish
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Amon: Horizontal ecosystem models will beat vertical models in smart wearables
“And I actually think I'm going to make a prediction here. I don't want to be offensive to any other company, but I think that's where horizontal model is going to win versus vertical model.”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 20:42 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 positive
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Amon: Wearables will connect directly to AI models, not just phones
“Wearable was when you talk about wearables and technology was designed to just extend your phone functionality. Like for example, yes, you have a smart watch. We'll tell you the time, but also give you now your sensors back to the phone and give you notificati…”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 4:40 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 positive
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Amon: Companies are currently designing earbuds with built-in cameras
“There are some companies right now, they're designing an earbud with a camera.”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 18:30 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
Jan 20, 2026 bullish
Prediction Held up
Amon: AI inference will eventually surpass training in data centers
“Eventually inference is going to take over training because Just think about that for a second. If you're a company spending billions of dollars building a data center for training, you expect to get a return on that investment. So when you start putting AI in…”
Cristiano Amon Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 34:03 Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon: Future Of AI Devices, AI Fashion, Blending Reality and Computing
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