South Korean conglomerate LG has announced it will be preparing its own chip for the upcoming CES tradeshow, which looks to be part of a larger trend of companies (such as Samsung and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)) bringing processor design in-house. In the following video, Motley Fool tech and telecom analyst Eric Bleeker discusses why this may not only impact these companies, but may actually affect the industry as a whole, as current smartphone chip producers such as Qualcomm (QCOM +0.68%) and NVIDIA (NVDA 2.84%) stand to lose business.
Apple Started the Trend. Now Will LG Follow?
By Eric Bleeker – Dec 10, 2012 at 8:00PM EST
NASDAQ: QCOM
Qualcomm

Market Cap
$162B
Today's Change
(0.68%) $1.03
Current Price
$152.62
Price as of February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Is LG set to follow in Apple's footsteps?
About the Author
Eric Bleeker, CFA joined The Motley Fool at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. For the next four years he led the Fool's Tech & Telecom sector, both writing articles and providing feedback and ideas to writers. Today, Eric is the General Manager of Fool.com, but still enjoys writing a tech article or two from time to time. Follow @bleekertech
Stocks Mentioned

Qualcomm
NASDAQ: QCOM
$152.62 (+0.01%) $+1.03

Apple
NASDAQ: AAPL
$270.17 (+0.04%) $+10.69

Nvidia
NASDAQ: NVDA
$185.71 (0.03%) $5.42
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.



