The Qualcomm has already introduced many Snapdragon chips for smartphone such as Pr3 (HP). The new Krait series chips has been produced in a new micro-architecture design having size 28nm to achieve a clock frequency of up to 2.5GHz.
The Qualcomm next generation Snapdragon processor will be based on three variant from 1 core to 4 core. These are MSM8930 single-core variant (1 core), MSM8960 dual-core variant (2 cores) and APQ8064 quad-core variant (4 cores). The Qualcomm APQ8064 four core processor has been specially designed to achieve maximum speed of 2.5GHz. The Qualcomm processor will offer higher performance and lower power requirements. According to Qualcomm, the SoC will also have integrated Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and phone functions, NFC and 3D functions are also implemented. Qualcomm promises up to 150 percent more output and 65 percent less power consumption compared to current ARM variants.
When Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon mobile processor, it was the first mobile chipset solution to break the gigahertz (GHz) barrier with multi-mode broadband and multimedia features. Each subsequent generation of Snapdragon brings new enhancements. From Snapdragon’s MSM8x55 platform with an optimized multimedia sub-system to the MSM8x60 platform featuring dual-CPUs running at up to 1.5GHz for the highest levels of Web application and multimedia performance, and advancements in high-speed data access with HSPA+.
The high-end Qualcomm APQ8064 four cores has been specially designed for tablet computers. In this variant, all cores are controlled independently. In the top version is planned up to 2.5 GHz clock speed. It is designed in such a way that process camera resolutions of up to 20 megapixels.
The first samples of the Qualcomm MSM8960 processor will come at the end of 2011, the MSM8930 and APQ8064 wil follow in early 2012.
