Qualcomm announces dual- and quad-core Snapdragon processor support for Windows 8

Jun 1st 2011
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Qualcomm announces dual- and quad-core Snapdragon processor support for Windows 8

After months of rumors, leaks, and speculation, Windows 8 is finally official on ARM and x86 platforms. Terrific. Now Qualcomm has jumped on Microsoft’s coattails with information about the silicon the corporate will offer to support Microsoft’s next generation OS. First at the list is Qualcomm’s dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon with integrated 3G/LTE modem, followed in early 2012 by the quad-core Snapdragon APQ8064 . For sure, ARM licensees Texas Instruments and NVIDIA would be feeding on the Windows 8 table to boot, as will Intel and AMD. But we’re hungry for specifics now, and only Qualcomm is offering up any detail.

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Qualcomm Collaborates With Microsoft on Next Version of Windows

- Snapdragon Family of Processors Will Support Next Evolution of Mobile Computing -

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced today that its upcoming award-winning Snapdragon™ family of smart mobile processors, including the MSM8960™ with integrated 3G/LTE modem, is designed to power devices running the subsequent version of Windows. The companies’ collaboration continues to deal with the converging and fast-changing mobile computing landscape, and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon family of twin-core and quad-core processors will enable optimal computing performance, extended battery life and connectivity, and top-notch graphics and multimedia in devices.

“Qualcomm and Microsoft have an extended and productive history of collaboration fascinated about driving innovation forward, and we’re pleased to be some of the leaders of a higher evolution of mobile computing,” said Luis Pineda, senior vice chairman of product management, computing and consumer products at Qualcomm. “Our upcoming family of Snapdragon processors is intelligently integrated, optimized for mobile and built smarter, making it the perfect processor to deal with consumers’ growing demands for brand new, innovative experiences and usage scenarios that we believe would be delivered by the subsequent version of Windows.”

The 1st processor within the Snapdragon family to power devices using a higher version of Windows could be the MSM8960, that is sampling this month, followed by the quad-core Snapdragon APQ8064™, that’s anticipated to sample in early 2012. Qualcomm has built its Snapdragon family of mobile processors from the bottom as much as deliver enhanced power efficiency for devices running a better version of Windows. The MSM8960 from the Snapdragon family of mobile processors provides the primary dual-core solution with an integrated multi-mode 3G/LTE modem and is designed to satisfy the multi-tasking requirements of the subsequent version of Windows. The Snapdragon family of mobile processors will include dual and quad asynchronous CPU cores that may be independently controlled to deliver maximum performance at maximum efficiency.

“Windows 8 will enable customers to have the versatility, connectivity and tool that they expect from Windows today with new, touch-only devices like tablets. This may require high-performing, low-power processors like those from Qualcomm, with features like 3G and 4G wireless wide area network (WWAN) connectivity,” said Mike Angiulo, corporate vp of Windows planning, hardware and PC ecosystem. “We collaborate with Qualcomm because Snapdragon-powered devices might be useful Windows 8 consumers experience more out in their Windows device and enable hardware manufacturers to attempt exciting new PC designs.”
Qualcomm might be showcasing the newest Snapdragon-powered tablets and smartphones at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011. For additional info on Snapdragon processors, please visit www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon.

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