Qualcomm Snapdragon

Snapdragon

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General information
Launched	November 2007
Marketed by	Qualcomm
Designed by	Qualcomm
Common manufacturer	TSMC Samsung
Architecture and classification
Application	Smartphone Tablet Laptop Smartwatch Embedded system Virtual reality headset Bluetooth audio
Physical specifications
Memory (RAM)	LPDDR SDRAM
GPU	Adreno graphics
Products, models, variants
Core name	Kryo CPU Adreno GPU Hexagon DSP Spectra ISP Snapdragon Modem FastConnect WiFi
Model	List of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors
Brand names	Snapdragon X Snapdragon G Snapdragon XR Snapdragon AR Snapdragon 8 Snapdragon 7 Snapdragon 6 Snapdragon 4 Snapdragon 2 Snapdragon W Snapdragon S

Snapdragon is a suite of system-on-chip (SoC) semiconductor products for mobile devices designed and marketed by Qualcomm, who often refers to these SoCs as "mobile platforms". They typically integrate central processing units (CPU) based on the ARM architecture, a graphics processing unit (GPU), some digital signal processors (DSP), and may or may not include a cellular modem. Snapdragon semiconductors are designed for embedded systems, e.g., smartphones, netbooks, and vehicles.^[1] In addition to the processors, the lineup also includes modems, Wi-Fi chips and mobile charging products.

The first Snapdragon-branded product was released in December 2007, using CPU based on Qualcomm’s “Scorpion” microarchitecture. The architecture’s successor, “Krait”, was introduced in 2011 and featured asynchronous symmetrical multi-processing: cores can adjust their clock speed and voltage independent to each other.^[2] On the announcement of Snapdragon 800 in 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, Qualcomm renamed their prior models to the 200, 400 and 600 series. Qualcomm re-branded its modem products under the Snapdragon name in February 2015.