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AUSTIN, 10 October 2024 - At Embedded World North America, Qualcomm Technologies introduces a new IoT portfolio that builds groundbreaking smart computing-enabled smart computing for a wide range of industries by empowering industry use cases with edge-side AI solutions for a wide range of industries by enabling industry use cases to take the lead in the AI era. As a key initiative to address industrial needs, the new industrial-grade processor portfolio, Qualcomm® IQ Series, is designed for the most challenging safety-grade operating environments, meeting the extreme requirements of industrial applications for wide temperature ranges and integrated safety features. In addition, the new Qualcomm IoT Solutions Framework leverages the IQ family of chips, along with a portfolio of industry-leading edge AI tools and reference applications, to develop end-to-end solutions that simplify development and deployment and improve operational efficiency. This strategic shift helps Qualcomm Technologies drive industry change by bringing leading edge AI technologies to connected devices across a wide range of industries.

Qualcomm Technologies is at the forefront of digital transformation and is leading the way in transforming AI across industries,’ said Nakul Duggal, general manager, Automotive, Industrial & Embedded IoT and Cloud Business Group, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The IQ Series is focused on bringing leading edge-side AI to connected devices across all industries. With top-of-the-line technologies ranging from supporting simple to complex computing, we address the entire ecosystem, including IoT industry partners, system integrators and customers, and are committed to helping the entire ecosystem thrive by being their trusted planning advisor and deployment partner.’

A modern paradigm for the Internet of Things

Qualcomm Technologies is capitalising on the inevitable convergence of AI and IoT by advancing the deployment of its product portfolio and go-to-market strategy to better support customers and the broader industrial and embedded computing industry. The first step is to leverage Qualcomm Technologies' top-notch connectivity, power-efficient computing and AI technologies built to meet the needs of the IoT vertical. These solutions offer a range of application processors and connectivity chips, from simple Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® chips to complex industrial-grade processors, and are also supported by a unified software architecture that enables customers and developers to easily extend and customise their products. With its silicon portfolio and unified software framework, Qualcomm Technologies develops customised solutions for multiple IoT verticals. These segments include consumer devices (appliances, displays and home robots, etc.), commercial and enterprise applications (retail, drones, security cameras, etc.), and industrial applications (controllers, industrial robots and industrial PCs, etc.).

Qualcomm IoT Solutions Framework - Industry Chassis to Enable Digital Transformation

The Qualcomm IoT Solutions Framework enables organisations to build solutions that make it easy to develop end-to-end applications, reduce deployment time and improve operational efficiency. The comprehensive solutions for each vertical include preferred chipsets and core software, customised reference designs, software libraries and SDKs, cloud-based complementary services, containerisation and microservices, and support access to the entire ecosystem of distributors, independent hardware and software vendors, system integrators and other partners that can support IoT product development. Enterprises can use this developer-friendly framework to build customised solutions for a variety of use cases, including video security and surveillance, drone services, industrial automation and inspection, generative AI-based worker assistance and more.

Qualcomm Industrial Grade Processor Family

Qualcomm Technologies has introduced a new family of industrial-grade chipsets designed to meet the needs of demanding and high-volume industrial applications. Qualcomm IQ series chipsets with up to 100TOPS of end-side AI performance, the ability to operate in extreme operating conditions, but also through the integrated safety controller to support a series of built-in safety features, including SIL-3 (safety integrity level). The chipsets include a rich portfolio of tiers that support high-performance computing, power efficiency, and enable a range of high-end, mid-range and entry-level industrial and agricultural robots, drones, industrial inspection and automation, advanced computer vision edge AI compute boxes and edge gateway analytics solutions. Qualcomm Technologies' new chipsets span the IQ9, IQ8 and IQ6 families.

Qualcomm Technologies acquires Sequans' 4G IoT technology

Strengthening its leadership in edge-side intelligence, Qualcomm Technologies recently added Sequans' 4G IoT technology to the company's broad portfolio, enabling optimised, reliable cellular connectivity for industrial IoT applications through robust, low-power solutions.

The industry's leading IoT vendors supported Qualcomm Technologies' announcement during the Embedded Electronics and Industrial Computer Applications North America show.