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For those curious about the Snapdragon X1 Elite performance on the recently released Ubuntu 26.10 Concept X1E ISO, here are some benchmarks showing the performance relative to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS X1E state on the same hardware.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite uses a hybrid core setup, breaking away from the all-big-core strategy that the company previously used with in-house core designs.
Arm's Ami Badani cites the $2 nominal damages award as validation, while chip design experts point to open architectures such as RISC-V as the long-term alternative for AI workload flexibility. The post Arm Comments on Jury Decision in Qualcomm Trial appeared first on EE Times.
Google and Synaptics launching an xMCU, datacentre CPU growth outpacing GPUs and ASICs, and Microsoft pulling out of Nscale's UK datacentre project... The post Most Read – xMCUs, NVHBM base dies, Qualcomm layoffs appeared first on Electronics Weekly.
The $2 damages award grabbed headlines, but the Arm-Qualcomm verdict’s bigger implication concerns who controls the compliance tests that custom chips must pass before shipping. The post Two Dollars and a Test Suite appeared first on EE Times.
The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Asus A16 now can run Windows,Linux and MacOS. MacOS support was made largely through the use of genAI
For your viewing pleasure today are the first Linux benchmarks of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme on Linux using the new Ubuntu 26.10 X1E Concept ISO for Snapdragon X laptop support on Linux. The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme flagship SoC is tested within the ASUS Zenbook A16 UX3607OA laptop.
Qualcomm will begin performance-based layoffs worldwide in November as the chipmaker reallocates resources toward AI infrastructure, data centers, automotive, PCs, and edge computing, amid weaker consumer electronics demand.
A federal jury sides with Arm on select issues, rules in favor of Qualcomm in other cases. The legal battle set to continue.
Qualcomm will license patents behind Huawei’s LogicFolding, according to one report, as a teardown shows off the Kirin 9050 Pro’s two dies.
Huawei and Qualcomm sign a multi-year patent cross-license covering 5G and AI, with Qualcomm buying some Huawei US patents.
Laptop chips have gotten very powerful in recent years, with increasing CPU core counts, more powerful iGPUs, and higher DRAM bandwidth to feed that compute.
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Integrated GPUs have become a crucial component in recent laptop chips, thanks to a push for better graphics performance in ultraportable devices.
Day two of the AI Infrastructure Summit, where the running theme is everyone building their own silicon. I take you from Qualcomm's AlphaWave custom silicon and Broadcom's 17,000 pin Tomahawk 6 packages to a six slot rack you carry through airport security. Alan from Giga.io explains who buys compute with no data…
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Qualcomm has won one architecture battle but is still engaged in another CPU contest
Session 1, Hot Chips 2025, Monday, August 25, 2025. Chair: Gabriel Southern, Qualcomm Cuzco: A High-Performance RISC-V RVA23 Compatible CPU IP Ty Garibay & Shashank Nemawarkar, Condor Computing PEZY-SC4s: The Fourth Generation MIMD Many-core Processor with High Energy Efficiency and Flexibility for HPC and AI…
Qualcomm is looking for a server SoC security architect, according to a job listing.
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced the successful qualification of Samsung’s automotive LPDDR4X memory for use with the Snapdragon® Digital Chassis™ from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The LPDDR4X memory is set to be applied in premium in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) and…