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Qualcomm Incorporated is engaged in the development and commercialization of a digital communication technology called code division multiple access (CDMA). The Company is engaged in the development and commercialization of the orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) family of technologies, including long-term evolution (LTE), which is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)-based standard that uses OFDMA and single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), for cellular wireless communication applications. The Company’s segments include QCT (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies), QTL (Qualcomm Technology Licensing) and QSI (Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives). The Company also develops and commercializes a range of other technologies used in handsets and tablets that contribute to end user demand. The Company’s products principally consist of integrated circuits (chips or chipsets) and system software used in mobile devices and in wireless networks.
Qualcomm is an American multinational semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company that designs and markets wireless telecommunications products and services. It derives most of its revenue from chipmaking and the bulk of its profit from patent licensing businesses. The company headquarters are located in San Diego, California, United States, and has 224 worldwide locations. The parent company is Qualcomm Incorporated (Qualcomm), which includes the Qualcomm Technology Licensing Division (QTL). Qualcomm’s wholly owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), operates substantially all of Qualcomm’s R&D activities, as well as its product and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies.
Qualcomm Inc. manufactures digital wireless communications equipment. The Company licenses its code division multiple access (CDMA) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access intellectual property to other companies, and produces CDMA-based integrated circuits, as well as equipment and software used to track workers, assets, and software for wireless content enablement.
The Company’s products principally consist of integrated circuits (chips or chipsets) and system software used in mobile devices and in wireless networks. The Company also sells other products and services, which include integrated circuits for use in wired devices, broadband gateway equipment, desktop computers and streaming media players; software products and content and push-to-talk enablement services for wireless operators, and products designed for the implementation of small cells.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors are a dominant force in the Android smartphone market, powering many flagship devices, including Samsung’s Galaxy S series in various regions. There’s a good chance the device you’re reading this on is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip.
Qualcomm’s current lineup includes four Snapdragon X processors: three under the “X Elite” brand and one under “X Plus.” These processors share common features, such as an Adreno GPU, an NPU capable of 45 TOPS, and support for LPDDR5X memory up to 8448MHz. However, their core counts and maximum clock speeds vary, ranging from a 12-core chip with a top speed of 3.8GHz and a 4.2GHz dual-core boost, down to a 10-core variant clocked at 3.4GHz without a dual-core boost.
With the Snapdragon X Elite series, Qualcomm has moved away from the hybrid architecture used in its previous laptop chips. Instead of combining performance cores for heavy tasks and efficiency cores for lighter workloads, Qualcomm has adopted a homogeneous architecture where every core is capable of handling both types of tasks. This shift marks a significant improvement over previous Windows on Arm laptops, including 2022’s Surface Pro 9 (SQ3), as the new Copilot Plus PCs are finally equipped with processors powerful enough to run the operating system smoothly and emulate most x86 programs effectively. With every major Windows laptop manufacturer now offering at least one Snapdragon X-based model, the growing install base should encourage more developers to create native Arm64 versions of their applications.
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