Qualcomm
American semiconductor company
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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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