Qualcomm plans to enter the computer hardware market further

It is reported that US chip maker Qualcomm is developing a new 64-bit chip compatible with Windows 10 called Snapdragon 1000, ARM, as it is becoming increasingly clear that it wants to expand its options significantly in terms of chip-compatible devices to come.

Qualcomm entered the field of personal computers shyly by collaborating with Microsoft in the so-called connected computers Always Connected, which included the chip Snapdragon 835, was announced Snapdragon 845 in December for the leading phones in addition to Earlier this month, the Snapdragon 850 was announced, which is a modified version of the Snapdragon 845.

Qualcomm, famed for designing smartphones and cellular modems, seems eager to break into the ever-connected laptop market, the medium-sized laptop that can access the Internet permanently through 4G technology or Wi-Fi, However, there are two types of barriers to ARM-based laptop computers, especially Windows hardware and software.

ARM-based processors are capable of running Windows Live applications directly, but they need an emulator to run Windows x86 applications. Although the emulator provides great speed during operation, it is not ideal. ARM architecture adopts 64-bit architecture.

The question is whether ARM processors designed primarily for mobile devices can compete with Intel and AMD processors on the market. It appears from the performance measurement platforms that ARM designs, such as those for Apple and the Cortex-A core series, That real usage may appear otherwise.

According to the information, the chip is expected to compete with chips such as the Intel Atom or Celeron series, and may also target Intel core processors from the Y and U series. Qualcomm's test platform, distributed to developers and device manufacturers, has acquired the chip for a range of features Dedicated to the end user, especially in the area of ​​RAM.

The platform includes support for up to 16 GB of LPDDR4X RAM with 256 GB internal storage, 802.11ab gigabit Wi-Fi, gigabit LTE, new power management controller, new ARM Cortex-A76 Manufactured by the 7 nm manufacturing process by TSMC Taiwan to achieve a significant increase in speed and efficiency, ARM expects the A76 kernel performance to be comparable to the performance of the Intel U processor series with the Skylake architecture.