Qualcomm lays down $1 billion for new Mirasol plant in Taiwan, catering small and medium devices

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Good news, digital bookworms! After months of rumoring, Taiwan's
Ministry of Economic Affairs has just announced that Qualcomm will
really be building a new Mirasol plant over there. Specifically, the
$1 billion, seven-hectare factory will reside in the Hsinchu Longtan
Science Park to mass-produce small and medium flavors of said
transflective display, meaning the Snapdragon maker will, for the
first time, be able to churn out something smaller than the current
lone 5.7-inch model. Yep, those must be the low-power smartphone
screens that Qualcomm talked about previously, which sure sound
delicious. Now, what's up with our little Pixel Qi?