CES 2022: Qualcomm and Microsoft Working on a Custom Chip for AR Glasses
Jan. 5, 2022Qualcomm and Microsoft Make Way for the AR Era
The new custom augmented realitySnapdragon chip will be for power-efficient and lightweight AR Glassesthat will open doors for rich and immersive experiences. The partnership is said to be a reflection of bothQualcomm and Microsoft’s “shared commitment to XR and the metaverse.”
The future custom chip will include both theMicrosoft Mesh and the new Snapdragon Spaces XR platform, both of which try to provide mixed reality experiences across various devices.
While Mesh has support for a cross-platform VR/ AR system for virtual reality headsets, tablets, smartphones, and PCs, the Snapdragon platform is meant to create more AR-specific apps and even convert a Snapdragon chipset-powered phone as the “secondary screen” for a mixed reality experience. It will be interesting to see how these two merge to create a more immersive AR/ VR experience in the future.
Hugo Swart, Vice President and General Manager of XR, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc, in apress releasesaid, “Qualcomm Technologies’ core XR strategy has always been delivering the most cutting-edge technology, purpose-built XR chipsets, and enabling the ecosystem with our software platforms and hardware reference designs. We are thrilled to work with Microsoft to help expand and scale the adoption of AR hardware and software across the entire industry.”
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