Qualcomm
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
Qualcomm Discloses Snapdragon 888 Benchmarks: Promising Performance
Today Qualcomm is disclosing a set of benchmark results for their new Snapdragon 888 SoC that’s set to power next year’s flagship Android devices. Usually, as in years past...
75 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/18/2020
Qualcomm Tech Summit 2020: Interview with Alex Katouzian
Within today’s Qualcomm Tech Summit 2020, we’ve seen the announcement of the new Snapdragon 888 which we’ve detailed extensively in our dedicated coverage article. As part of the show, we’ve...
91 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/2/2020
Qualcomm Details The Snapdragon 888: 3rd Gen 5G & Cortex-X1 on 5nm
This year although we’re not reporting from Hawaii, Qualcomm’s Tech Summit is still happening in digital form, representing the company’s most important launch event of the year as it...
123 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/2/2020
Qualcomm Tech Summit 2020: Day One Live Blog (10:00 ET, 15:00 UTC)
The annual Qualcomm Tech Summit is upon us, and today is the first day of announcements. Cristiano Amon is expected to go into Qualcomm's successes this year as well...
31 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/1/2020
QNAP Launches QHora-301W: An Affordable Wi-Fi 6 Router with Dual 10GBASE-T Ports
QNAP is a well-known manufacturer of network-attached storage (NAS) units. Recently they have been testing the waters in allied areas such as switches and Wi-Fi expansion cards. As a...
33 by Ganesh T S on 12/1/2020
“Microsoft Pluton Hardware Security Coming to Our CPUs”: AMD, Intel, Qualcomm
One of the key tenets of having good security is reducing how attackable your system is. This is what we call an attack surface – a system needs as...
27 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/23/2020
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 750G: Cortex-A77 & mmWave in the Premium Range
Today Qualcomm is announcing a new entry into their premium tier Snapdragon 700-series with the brand-new Snapdragon 750G platform and SoC. The new SoC, as its name implies, lies...
13 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/22/2020
Qualcomm's Cloud AI 100 Now Sampling: Up to 400TOPs at 75W
Today Qualcomm is revealing more information on last year’s announced “Cloud AI 100” inference chip and platform. The new inference platform by the company is said to have entered...
15 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/16/2020
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 732G: 730G Gets a Speed Bump
Today Qualcomm is announcing an update to its Snapdragon 730G platform, introducing the higher-binned Snapdragon 732G. The new chip gives the platform a slight boost in terms of clock...
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/31/2020
US Appeals Court Reverses Antitrust Ruling in FTC vs Qualcomm
It’s been over three years since the United States FTC had charged Qualcomm with antitrust violations over cellular modem patents and business practices. That suit ultimately received a ruling...
23 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/11/2020
OPPO's Reno3 5G vs Reno3 Pro vs Reno3 Pro 5G: Why Don't We See More MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Phones?
Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at one of MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000 powered phones, the OPPO Reno3 5G. The Reno3 series has been quite the oddball device line-up...
45 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/10/2020
Qualcomm Announces Quick Charge 5 with SMB1396/SMB1398: PD-PPS Up to 100W
Today Qualcomm is announcing a new commercial fast charging solution in the form of Quick Charge 5, taking advantage of the latest technology developments in charging circuits and leveraging...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/27/2020
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 865+: Breaking the 3GHz Threshold
Today Qualcomm is announcing an update to its extremely successful Snapdragon 865 SoC: the new Snapdragon 865+. The Snapdragon 865 had already seen tremendous success with over 140 different...
88 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/8/2020
Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon Wear 4100 & 4100+: 12nm A53 Smartwatches
Today Qualcomm is making a big step forward in its smartwatch SoC offerings by introducing the brand-new Snapdragon Wear 4100 and Wear 4100+ platforms. The new chips succeed the...
38 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/30/2020
Qualcomm Announces RB5 Robotics Platform - A Powerful SBC
Today Qualcomm is announcing an update to its robotics platform, upgrading the aging RB3 with a Snapdragon 845-based SoC with the new RB5 platform which is based on a...
3 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/17/2020
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 690: 5G & A77 In The Mid-Range
Today Qualcomm is extending its 5G SoC portfolio down to the Snapdragon 600-series, introducing the new Snapdragon 690 platform and chip. The new design is a more significant upgrade...
24 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/16/2020
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 768G: Higher-bin 765 up to 2.8GHz
Today alongside with the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition, Qualcomm is announcing the new Snapdragon 768G SoC which powers the device. The new SoC is...
34 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/11/2020
Qualcomm to Update Smartphone GPU Driver Every Quarter, Develops GPU Inspector Tool
As part of its Snapdragon Elite Gaming initiative, Qualcomm previously announced its intentions to release quarterly driver updates for its Adreno GPUs. And now at long last, the first...
10 by Anton Shilov on 3/26/2020
Qualcomm to Start XR2 Reference Design Programme for AR/VR/XR
Today Qualcomm is announcing that it will be reintroducing its Reference Design Programme for its upcoming XR2 chip for VR/XR headsets. The company stated that after the success of...
22 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/25/2020
Qualcomm’s March on Connection Quality: New RF Filters with up to 0.8 dB Better Performance
One of the key components to any wireless system is the ability to detect the required frequency and ensure a clean signal with a stable connection. In order to...
15 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/18/2020
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