Etiquetas: Cristiano Amon

Qualcomm announced a new generation of Snapdragon processors at its Snapdragon Summit, positioning the chips as the hardware foundation for AI agents on smartphones and PCs. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the Snapdragon X2 Elite family promise dramatically higher token‑processing speeds, increased TOPS performance, and on‑device large language model support. Executives Durga Malladi, Vinesh Sukumar, and CEO Cristiano Amon highlighted how the upgrades could make AI assistants faster, more reliable, and capable of accessing personal data locally. The company also showcased a prototype PC from Humain that uses a prompt‑driven AI interface, illustrating the shift toward agent‑centric user experiences. Leer más

Qualcomm announced its next‑generation Snapdragon X2 Elite processors at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui. The lineup, highlighted by the X2 Elite Extreme, offers up to 18 cores, a 5.0 GHz clock speed and a new Adreno GPU that delivers 2.3 × better performance per watt. A new neural processing unit promises 80 trillion operations per second, nearly doubling the AI capability of prior Snapdragon chips. Battery life is projected to improve by up to 43 % versus the previous generation, and Snapdragon Guardian Technology adds remote device‑management features. CEO Cristiano Amon signaled an annual release cadence, positioning Qualcomm to compete directly with Intel and AMD in the Windows laptop market. Leer más