China hasn’t always been an easy market for Qualcomm, but a bump in Chinese chip demand has given the U.S. chipmaker something to smile about. Shares in the company jumped 7 percent in after hours trading following the release of their Q3 earnings on Wednesday, which showed unexpected gains, boosted by Chinese chip demand. During the earnings call he also noted that demand for lower-tier chip sets in China has risen unexpectedly. Qualcomm has run into issues inking licensing deals in China in the past. They then struggled to seal high-level licensing deals with Chinese smartphone vendors throughout the year, cutting into their bottom line.