Qualcomm

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2025 Qualcomm develops Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, targeting Samsung Galaxy S25 series including S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra.
2025 Lenovo plans to release Legion Tab Gen 3 and Yoga Pad Pro AI with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.
April 2 2025 Qualcomm acquired the generative Artificial Intelligence unit, Movian AI, from Vietnamese AI research company VinAI, expanding its AI capabilities.
2025 Samsung to launch Galaxy S25 series (S25, S25+, S25 Ultra) with Snapdragon 8 Elite (SM8750-AB) chip.
February 12 2025 Introduction of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, a 4nm TSMC N4P SoC with advanced Cortex-A720 and A520 cores, enhanced Adreno graphics, and improved 5G capabilities.
February 2025 Arm withdrew its efforts to terminate Qualcomm's chip-licensing agreement following a partial U.S. federal jury ruling in Qualcomm's favor.
January 2025 Sampling availability for Snapdragon 8 Elite (SM8750-3-AB) begins in Q1 2025, with Oppo Find N5 5G as a confirmed device.
January 2025 Qualcomm planned to release the base Snapdragon X processor in Q1 2025, targeting the entry-level Windows PC market.
January 2025 Qualcomm planned the sampling availability of the Snapdragon XX1-26-100, a 4nm processor with Oryon 8-core architecture and advanced connectivity features.
January 2025 Two new Snapdragon 8 Elite variants planned for release: SM8750-3-AB with Oryon 2 + 5 cores, and Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy (SM8750-AC) with Oryon 2 + 6 cores and higher Prime core clock speed of 4.47 GHz.
January 6 2025 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X processor, further extending their Windows 11 PC mobile computing platform series.
December 2024 A U.S. federal jury ruled partially in Qualcomm's favor in a dispute with Arm Ltd., finding its chip designs were properly licensed, though a mistrial occurred on one specific issue.
December 2024 Snapdragon 8 Elite (SM8750-AB) planned for release in Q4 2024, manufactured on 3nm TSMC N3E process, with an internal X80 5G Modem and support for advanced features like AI Relighting and Video Magic Eraser.
October 2024 Arm Ltd. announced it would cancel Qualcomm's chip design license in an escalation of the Nuvia acquisition dispute.
October 2024 Qualcomm announced the expiration of its exclusive protocol with Microsoft in December 2024, allowing Windows on ARM devices to use other ARM CPUs.
October 22 2024 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite, featuring 2 Oryon Prime cores up to 4.32 GHz, 6 Oryon Performance cores up to 3.53 GHz, and promising a 45% performance uplift with 44% power efficiency improvement.
September 2024 Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (SM6475-AB) becomes available, with initial devices from Motorola and Samsung
August 31 2024 Announcement of Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, featuring improved performance and connectivity options.
August 20 2024 Announcement of the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3.
April 2024 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (SM6375-AC) becomes available, with initial devices from Motorola
April 24 2024 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X Plus processor for Windows 11 PCs, expanding their mobile compute platform lineup with multiple variants featuring Oryon cores.
March 2024 The Federal Trade Commission announced the termination of Qualcomm's proposed acquisition of Autotalks.
March 2024 Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 (SM6115-AC) chip sampling planned for Q3, targeting Oppo A3, A3x, and A5 Pro models
March 21 2024 Announcement of the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3.
March 18 2024 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, a more budget-friendly variant of the 8 Gen 3 with slightly reduced specifications, including a 3.0 GHz Kryo Prime core and Adreno 735 GPU.
January 2024 Samsung launches Galaxy S24 series with special Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (For Galaxy) variant, specifically for US, Canada, Japan, China, and Taiwan markets.
January 2024 Qualcomm released the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, a specialized variant with a higher 3.4 GHz Kryo Prime core and enhanced Adreno 750 GPU clocked at 1000 MHz.
2023 Qualcomm lost the case in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea, enforcing the previously imposed $854 million fine.
2023 Qualcomm was ranked 3rd in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s Annual PCT Review, with 3,410 patent applications published under the PCT System.
2023 Qualcomm released the SA8295P Snapdragon Automotive platform with advanced Kryo 6 CPU, Adreno 695 GPU, and enhanced connectivity options.
November 17 2023 Announcement of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.
October 2023 Snapdragon G1 Gen 1 and G2 Gen 1 platforms sampled for availability in Q4 2023.
October 24 2023 Launch of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, featuring the Cortex-X4 core, Adreno 750 GPU, and enhanced AI and imaging capabilities.
October 24 2023 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, featuring significant improvements over its predecessor including a new CPU configuration with a 3.3 GHz Kryo Prime core, enhanced GPU performance, and advanced AI capabilities.
October 24 2023 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X Elite processor for Windows 11 PCs, introducing a new high-performance mobile computing platform with Oryon 12-core architecture.
September 2023 Qualcomm signed a contract to become the primary shirt sponsor for Manchester United football club, starting with the 2024–25 season.
September 2023 Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 was announced, integrated into Meta Quest 3, with improved performance, support for up to 10 concurrent sensors & cameras, and Wi-Fi 7 network.
September 27 2023 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 Platform for slim and light AR glasses, designed to enable personal assistants, audio enhancement, visual search, and real-time translation.
September 15 2023 Announcement of the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.
August 2023 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon G series platform specifically designed for handheld gaming devices.
July 2023 Qualcomm launches the QCM6490 chipset (based on 778G) with sampling availability in Q3 2023, used in Fairphone 5 and ShiftPhone 8.1.
July 5 2023 Nubia's Red Magic 8S Pro became the first non-Galaxy phone to feature the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy variant, expanding its availability beyond the initial Samsung exclusivity.
June 26 2023 Qualcomm released the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, a 4 nm SoC with improved core performance, Adreno 613 GPU, and support for LPDDR5 memory.
May 2023 Qualcomm announced intent to purchase Israeli fabless chipmaking company Autotalks for $350–400 million.
April 2023 Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 platform with advanced features including a 4 nm TSMC N4 fabrication process, a new Kryo CPU configuration, Adreno A32 GPU, and X70 5G modem with enhanced connectivity options.
March 17 2023 Announcement of the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2.
January 2023 Qualcomm partnered with Salesforce to develop a connected vehicle platform for automakers using the Snapdragon digital chassis.
January 2023 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (SM6450) chip sampling becomes available, enabling new smartphone models from manufacturers like Honor, Motorola, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, and Vivo
January 2023 Qualcomm introduced the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy variant (SM8550-AC), exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S23 series with a higher 3.36 GHz Prime core and slightly faster GPU clock speed.
2022 Microsoft introduced the Microsoft SQ3, developed on a 5 nm Samsung process, featuring a more powerful Kryo core configuration, enhanced Adreno 695 GPU, and improved connectivity options including 5G support.

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