Qualcomm has announced that it is expanding the Snapdragon platform with a new chipset that uses 45 nanometre (nm) process technology.
The new QSD8650A chipset reportedly offers significant performance improvements including a 1.3GHz processor for 30% higher performance as well as enhanced multimedia and 2D/3D graphics.
According to the wireless technology company, 45nm technology offers power consumption improvements such as up to 30% lower dynamic power than previous-generation Snapdragon products.
In addition to the new QSD8650A chipset, Snapdragon family also includes the original 1GHz QSD8x50 chipsets and the 45nm QSD8672 chipset. The company claims that more than 15 manufacturers are now developing more than 30 Snapdragon-based products, the first of which is the Toshiba TG01 Smartphone, introduced in February 2009.
Luis Pineda, senior vice president of marketing and product management at Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, said: This latest addition to the growing family of Snapdragon chipsets will help our customers to develop faster, more power-efficient smartphones and smartbooks. This new 45nm device shows our continued commitment to extending the capabilities of the Snapdragon platform with leading-edge process technology and an expanded list of integrated features.
