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CES Snapdragon 800

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Skip the schmaltz up front... QCOM Paul Jacobs keynote at CES.

At about 33:00 check out Pacific Rim trailer.


press release:
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors target premium mobile and computing devices. They are designed to deliver outstanding overall user experience, expand the possibilities of seamless connected computing and enable brand new mobile experiences while maintaining industry-leading battery performance:
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors will deliver up to 75 percent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and the move to 28nm High Performance for mobile (HPm) technology node ensures exceptionally low power
New Krait 400 CPU in quad configuration, with speeds of up to 2.3 GHz per core offers best-in-class performance per watt, so processor performance can hold up to the more demanding processing and communication requirements of premium mobile devices
Additionally, asynchronous SMP architecture provides dynamic power sensing and control for peak performance per core, while extending battery life without the use of specialized cores
New Adreno 330 GPU delivers more than 2x performance for compute applications over the current Adreno 320 GPU
2x32bit LP-DDR3 at 800MHz with industry-leading memory bandwidth of 12.8GBps
New Hexagon DSP V5 delivers floating point support, dynamic multithreading and expanded multimedia instructions for enhanced low power performance
New IZat™ location technology combines multiple tracking systems into a single high performance, highly accurate navigation platform for auto and pedestrian applications
Seamless communications anytime, anywhere: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors offer fully integrated connectivity and a wide variety of communication options.
Third generation 4G LTE modem with data rates up to 150 Mbps (Category 4), fully integrated in the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors
4G LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation feature to maximize radio frequency bandwidth
World multimode and multi-band support using wafer level package (WTR1605)
Integrated newest generation mobile Wi-Fi connectivity, 802.11ac
Broad connectivity support with integrated USB 3.0, Bluetooth and FM

Breakthrough multimedia experiences: The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors also introduce the very latest mobile experiences.
Capture, playback and display in UltraHD video (with four times 1080p pixel density)
Dual Image Signal Processors (ISP) for Qualcomm Snapdragon Camera with support for computational camera
HD multichannel audio with DTS-HD and Dolby Digital Plus for enhanced audio
Higher display resolutions (up to 2560x2048) and Miracast 1080p HD support

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors are currently sampling and expected to be available in commercial devices by mid-year 2013.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor targets high-end mobile devices. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is designed to deliver great performance, rich graphics and enhanced user experience and will deliver up to 40 percent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor at lower power. The new processor offers system-wide architectural improvements, key component upgrades and expanded connectivity options. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor features a new Krait 300 quad-core CPU with speeds up to 1.9GHz, a new speed enhanced Adreno 320 GPU and support for LPDDR3 memory. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is sampling now and is expected to be available in commercial devices by second quarter 2013.
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How to put this.. Have they gotten their PR department out of a mental institution?
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yep, the cheesy presentation made my teeth ache. Wayyyyy overscripted. They managed to turn PJ into a wooden character, when in fact he's a pretty cool SoCal surf type guy and an engaging public speaker. Should have left him with his usual note cards and turned him loose.

Easy to loose sight of what's happening in the technical area. QCOM market cap exceeds Intel now. Though QCOM (#3 chip revenue) is still a smaller chip supplier than INTC.
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The chip is interesting - makes me wonder about power draw and heat output though.
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Depending on process improvements being developed by someone else is an awkward place for a semiconductor company to be. That was an issue with their *current* generation of products.
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Being fabless cuts both ways. Some big advantages and some tradeoffs. Still, as the largest fabless semi maker (by a lot) you get a lot of leverage over the fabs tech roadmap and capacity allocation.


As for power and heat, everyone else is playing catchup.
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