The rapid development of tablet PCs, smart phones and other mobile devices make Qualcomm become one of the biggest beneficiaries, Qualcomm released the first quarter performance report ended December 25 earlier this month, the net profit is $ 1.4 billion, compared with $ 1.17 billion in the same period last year it has substantial growth, Qualcomm also raises its full-year profit forecast,because they are optimistic about the sales of the Apple iPhone and other smart devices,so the company expects they will continue to benefit from this.Qualcomm will expand its business scope and promote growth through mergers and acquisitions , but they did not disclose specific acquisition targets.The president of Qualcomm, Steve said: "We are very pleased to see the emergence of a number of market opportunities, we have a lot of experience to seize the opportunity through mergers and acquisitions."Qualcomm has completed merger of WiFi chip vendor Atheros which is of a cost about $ 3.1 billion, the merged entity will focus on the development of the "connected home" products, such as a wireless transmission technology in mobile phones, high-definition television and other send text, video, pictures and other information on the screen.Qualcomm becomes one of the biggest beneficiaries from the popular smart phones and mobile devices, in addition to the sale of related equipment, Qualcomm also charges ICT companies patent license fees.Steve said that Windows 8 is a good opportunity for enterprise, it can bring chip makers into a wider range of computing devices market.Steve said: "we cooperate with multinational PC makers, to develop Tablet PC, folding equipment, and other types of equipment." But he declined to say specifically which several vendors, including the time of the release of the new equipment.In order to diverse sources of income, Qualcomm has also invested $ 1 billion to build mirasol display factory in Hsinchu,Taiwan ,to meet the mobile device manufacturers to monitor the growing demand.