Category: Qualcomm

Sunil Lalvani – President, Qualcomm India on Make in India

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Qualcomm is looking to help make India a hub for design capabilities for smartphones, tablets and IoT. The company is also looking to leverage India’s engineering talent to scale innovation for both local consumption, and rest of the world. On those lines, Qualcomm is setting up an Innovation Lab in Bangalore, India to provide technical and engineering support to the home grown companies.

In the very recent past, Qualcomm had also hosted the Design in India Challenge in association with NASSCOM to accelerate the creation of a product and hardware design ecosystem in India for healthcare, education, banking, agriculture, automotive, wearables and smartcities.

We at FoneArena had a chance to speak to Sunil Lalvani, the President of Qualcomm India at the Make in India week, which took place in Mumbai last month. Here’s the transcript from our talk..

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LG G5 supports Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 but Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge don’t

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Earlier, it was expected that if you pack the latest processor from Qualcomm, it would in effect be able to have the fast charging properties of the particular processor. However, the OnePlus 2 showed that it is possible to remove the fast charging abilities if needed.  Similarly, now it seems that Samsung have bundled only QuickCharge 2.0 with their Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge while LG’s G5 is capable of doing QuickCharge 3.0.

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Samsung and Qualcomm collaborate to deliver small cells supporting LTE in unlicensed spectrum

Samsung and Qualcomm have teamed up to deliver small cell technologies and products supporting LTE in unlicensed spectrum designed. The move comes from the duo with an aim to enhance the speed and capacity of mobile networks to help operators provide richer and superior user experiences for their subscribers.

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LG G5 will be powered by Snapdragon 820, confirms Qualcomm

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After several rumors, Qualcomm today confirmed that the upcoming flagship LG G5 smartphone that will be unveiled at the MWC 2016 on Sunday will be powered by its latest high-end Snapdragon 820 processor. The Snapdragon 820 uses custom 64-bit CPU architecture in ARMv8-based Qualcomm Kryo CPU and is based on FinFET process. It has Adreno 530 GPU, X12 LTE modem, Snapdragon Smart protect, SafeSwitch kill switch solution, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and more unique features.

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Qualcomm to supply LTE-A carrier aggregation support tech to Micromax and Samsung in India

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Qualcomm will supply LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation support technology to smartphone makers such as Micromax and Samsung, according to a latest report from the ET. Carrier aggregation used in LTE-Advanced increases the bandwidth, thereby increasing the bitrate. Back in 2014, Qualcomm partnered with LG and Airtel to offer LTE Advanced with carrier aggregation on LG G2 that is powered by Snapdragon 800 processor. Continue reading “Qualcomm to supply LTE-A carrier aggregation support tech to Micromax and Samsung in India”

Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE modem announced, supports up to 1Gbps download speeds

Qualcomm has announced a brand new Snapdragon X16 LTE modem, which is capable of supporting Cat.16 download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbps.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 SoC and Snapdragon Wear platform for wearables announced

Qualcomm has introduced Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear, a new platform for next generation wearable devices and the Snapdragon Wear 2100 system-on-chip (SoC). The Snapdragon Wear 2100 will arrive in two versions – tethered (Bluetooth and WiFi) and connected (4G LTE and 3G).

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 14nm Octa-Core SoC, 435 and 425 with LTE announced

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Qualcomm today introduced three new SoCs – Snapdragon 625, Snapdragon 435 and Snapdragon 425. The Snapdragon 625 is an Octa-Core SoC, which is first in its class of Snapdragon processors to use 14 nm FinFET technology. It also has an integrated X9 LTE modem. The Snapdragon 435 is also an Octa-Core SoC, but this is based on 28nm process technology. It has an integrated X8 LTE modem. The Snapdragon 425 is a Quad-Core SoC based on 28nm process technology and has an X6 LTE modem. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 14nm Octa-Core SoC, 435 and 425 with LTE announced”

Qualcomm QPrize Make in India contest announced, awards Rs. 2 Crore for winning startup

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Qualcomm Incorporated through Qualcomm Ventures has announced QPrize – Make in India contest in association with the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP). “The goal of this contest is to catalyze Indian entrepreneurs and the startup community to drive the entire value chain from innovation to manufacturing in India. The winner will receive an investment of Rs. 2 crores (approximately US$ 300,000),” said Qualcomm.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 620, 618, 617 and 430 will support SafeSwitch theft prevention solution

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Qualcomm announced SafeSwitch kill switch solution to address mobile security threat, back in September 2014. Earlier this month at the CES it said that it will be working with OEMs to introduce the feature in devices powered by its flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processors. Now it has detailed how SafeSwitch works and also said that devices powered by Snapdragon 820, 620, 618, 617 and 430 will support this feature. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 620, 618, 617 and 430 will support SafeSwitch theft prevention solution”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 based on Samsung’s 10nm process, 8GB RAM support rumored for early 2017

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Back in October last year there was a report that said that the upcoming Snapdragon 830 SoC will be based on 10nm process technology. Now the same weibo user says that the processor will be based on Samsung’s 10nm FinFET process technology. Samsung recently announced that Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor will use its 14nm LPP (Low-Power Plus) process, the 2nd generation of the company’s 14nm FinFET process technology. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 based on Samsung’s 10nm process, 8GB RAM support rumored for early 2017”

Qualcomm partners with Chinese province to design ARM-based server chips

Qualcomm has teamed up with the regional government of Guizhou Province that is located in southwest China. The duo has announced a joint venture that is worth $280 million that will focus on the design, development and sale of advanced server chipset technology in China.

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Samsung to produce 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor

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Samsung today announced that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor will use Samsung’s 2nd generation 14nm FinFET process. It also announced that it has started mass production of its latest chips, including the Exynos 8 Octa 8890 SoC that uses its 14nm LPP (Low-Power Plus) process, the 2nd generation of the company’s 14nm FinFET process technology. Continue reading “Samsung to produce 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor”

Qualcomm and TDK form $3 billion joint venture for creating wireless modules for mobile devices

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Qualcomm Incorporated and TDK Corporation today announced an agreement to form a joint venture under the name RF360 Holdings, valued approximately $3 billion to supply RF front-end (RFFE) modules and RF filters used to communicate wirelessly with IoT devices and other devices like drones, robotics, automotive applications and more. Continue reading “Qualcomm and TDK form $3 billion joint venture for creating wireless modules for mobile devices”

Windows 10 smartphone powered by Snapdragon 820 shows up on GFXBench

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Microsoft is trying hard to make it big with its new Windows 10 smartphones. With the next generation of Android smartphones set to be released powered by the likes of the Snapdragon 820 from Qualcomm, it is important that the Windows phones too have powerful hardware ticking inside them to attract customers.

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