You will find Qualcomm processors powering devices from tablets, smartphones to wearables. Early this year, the US-based company announced the Snapdragon Wear 2100 Chip to replace the Snapdragon 400 SoC which was originally made for smartphones but adapted to work with wearables.
At this year’s Computex, Qualcomm announced a new entrant to the company’s wearable line-up – Snapdragon Wear 1100 Chip. Unlike the Wear 2100 Chip which aims to extend battery life of smartwatches, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 1100 is focused on low-power wearables – kids/elderly watches, smart headsets, health & fitness trackers and wearable accessories.
In terms of what it will offer; the new chip includes – Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Voice support, and built-in modem with support for global 3G and 4G LTE networks. It also adds Power Save Mode (PSM), voice, Qualcomm’s iZat location technology and TrustZone for security.
The Snapdragon Wear 1100 is commercially available for shipping and is being used by power reference platforms such as Aricent, Borqs, Informark, and SurfaceInk. Qualcomm also introduced new Wireless chip solutions such as the QCA4012 dual-band WiFi solution for IoT products, and the 802.11ac tri-radio chip for WiFi routers and range extenders.
