Dragonfly: Qualcomm names its upcoming server processors

Wherever computing power (preferably for AI) is required, Qualcomm wants to play a role in the future – that's the short and sweet summary of Qualcomm's Computex keynote. Currently, the portfolio starts with wireless headphones, where the chips may only consume a few milliwatts, and extends to hardware for, (as far as possible), autonomous driving cars, which corresponds to roughly the kilowatt range.

In the near future, the upper limit is set to shift to the range of several hundred kilowatts, as Qualcomm plans to enter the server processor market for large data centers. The ambitions have been known for a longer time, but now it's becoming concrete: At the end of his speech, Amon revealed the logo and the future brand name: the chips will be called Dragonfly. The company thus remains true to its dragon-related naming conventions: mobile processors are known as Snapdragon; the embedded line runs under Dragonwing.

Qualcomm did not want to provide further details but only referred to June 24th in the subsequent Q&A session for press representatives. On that day, there will be an investor event in New York where Qualcomm will reveal more.

(mue)