Qualcomm Announces Chip for Cloud AI; Enhanced Mobile Device Functionality

Qualcomm said it expanded capabilities in the Snapdragon 730, 730G and 665 mobile platforms to "exceed customer expectations" for experiences in artificial intelligence, gaming and cameras in high- and mid-tier mobile devices. It also announced Tuesday the Cloud AI 100 chip for AI inference processing. The AI 100 is said to facilitate distributed intelligence from the cloud to the client edge “and all points in between.” With the chip, Qualcomm can support “complete cloud-to-edge AI solutions all connected with high-speed and low-latency 5G connectivity,” said Keith Kressin, senior vice president-product management.