Qualcomm announced it is expanding the Snapdragon platform with a
next-generation chipset that uses 45 nanometer (nm) process technology
to provide faster processing, battery life improvements and
other enhancements for the user experience on Snapdragon-powered
smartphones and a new category the call "smartbooks."
The new Snapdragon QSD8650A chipset -
scheduled for sampling before the end of 2009 - has a 1.3 GHz processor for 30 percent
higher performance as well as enhanced multimedia and 2D/3D graphics.
Utilizing 45nm technology also allows power consumption improvements
such as up to 30 percent lower dynamic power than previous-generation
Snapdragon products and an unmatched standby power of less than 10
millwatts.
"This latest addition to the growing family of Snapdragon chipsets will
help our customers to develop faster, more power-efficient smartphones
and smartbooks," said Luis Pineda, senior vice president of marketing
and product management at Qualcomm CDMA
Technologies. "This new 45 nm device shows our continued commitment to
extending the capabilities of the Snapdragon platform with leading-edge
process technology and an expanded list of integrated features."
The QSD8650A chipset offers an exceptionally high level of integration.
In addition to its faster processor and faster bus speed, the new
QSD8650A chipset also offers multi-mode UMTS and CDMA 3G
mobile broadband connectivity in the same 15x15mm package as current
Snapdragon chipsets. A standalone, power-efficient 2D graphics
accelerator and enhanced 3D graphics core deliver a powerful multimedia
experience with better performance of Adobe® Flash® software. It also
features integrated GPS and high-definition video recording and playback, the latest Bluetooth® 2.1 technology and support for Wi-Fi , high-resolution WXGA displays and mobile TV technologies such as MediaFLO™, DVB-H and ISDB-T.
In addition to the new QSD8650A chipset, Qualcomm's Snapdragon family
includes the original 1 GHz QSD8x50 chipsets and the 45 nm QSD8672
chipset with dual CPUs capable of up to 1.5 GHz for even faster
response and processing. More than 15 manufacturers are now developing
more than 30 Snapdragon-based products, the first of which is the
Toshiba TG01 Smartphone, introduced in February 2009.