Update 1 (03/16/2021 @ 04:40 PM ET): Qualcomm has announced that it has completed its $1.4 billion acquisition of NUVIA. Click here for more information. The article, as published on January 13, 2021, is preserved below. Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of NUVIA, a startup that consists of some major industry veterans. The deal is valued at $1.4 billion before working … [Read more...] about Qualcomm’s NUVIA acquisition will bring faster Snapdragon CPUs
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Qualcomm’s chip supply woes are spilling into the smartphone segment
It looks like the massive global semiconductor shortage is finally going to hit the smartphone industry in full force, and the biggest name that is going to feel the heat is Qualcomm. As per a Reuters report, Qualcomm is having a hard time trying to fulfill the demand for its mobile processors, especially the flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC that powers some high-profile phones such … [Read more...] about Qualcomm’s chip supply woes are spilling into the smartphone segment
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 slower than Apple’s A14… and even A13
Qualcomm has just released the first performance figures for the Snapdragon 888, the mobile processor that will end up in 2021's Android flagships. They're good - but maybe not good enough. In Geekbench 5, the Snapdragon 888 gets 1,135 points for single-threaded tasks and 3,794 points for multi-threaded, reports Anandtech. This pales in comparison with the 1,603 and 4,187 … [Read more...] about Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 slower than Apple’s A14… and even A13
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 production already with the first silicon successfully coming back, and with first customer sampling having started. The Cloud AI 100 is Qualcomm’s first foray into the datacentre AI inference … [Read more...] about Qualcomm’s Cloud AI 100 Now Sampling: Up to 400TOPs at 75W
Acer’s super Spin 7 comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx gen 2 for 5G smarts
Acer is the first laptop maker to announce a do-anything, 5G-toting Windows 10 Pro laptop based on Qualcomm's latest hardware. The 1.4kg thin and light Acer Spin 7 is based on the not-so-snappily named Qualcomm 8cx gen 2 hardware that combines the latest Arm-based processor and graphics with a 5G modem. Best ultraportable laptop: Superb portables for school, college and … [Read more...] about Acer’s super Spin 7 comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx gen 2 for 5G smarts