Qualcomm unveils new chips for smart home gadgets

Qualcomm’s Q4 report from last week showed that the company raked in $1.7 billion in revenues from its Internet of Things (IoT) products. That’s double what it is currently making from automotive. So, you probably won’t hear much about these chips, but there is a good chance that you will encounter them in one form or another. The QCC74xM is Qualcomm’s first programmable connectivity module based on RISC-V. This is an instruction set that offers an alternative to ARM, which might come in handy, given the recent ARM vs. Qualcomm spat. This module has advanced connectivity features with...

Qualcomm unveils new chips for smart home gadgets

Qualcomm’s Q4 report from last week showed that the company raked in $1.7 billion in revenues from its Internet of Things (IoT) products. That’s double what it is currently making from automotive. So, you probably won’t hear much about these chips, but there is a good chance that you will encounter them in one form or another. The QCC74xM is Qualcomm’s first programmable connectivity module based on RISC-V. This is an instruction set that offers an alternative to ARM, which might come in handy, given the recent ARM vs. Qualcomm spat. This module has advanced connectivity features with...