Any links as to when he said it? A quick Google search didn't return any results. Or did you mix up Cristiano Amon with Jim Keller who said something similar?
If it was a Podcast [1] then it was Jim Keller. And if it was couple of years ago than the CEO of Qualcomm would be Steve Mollenkopf, not Cristiano Amon. And Steve Mollenkopf isn't an engineer so he is highly unlikely to ever say anything like that.
