Qualcomm and Microsoft to launch custom chips for gen-x glasses
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Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to introduce customized Snapdragon augmented reality chips, powering future AR glasses within Microsoftâs ecosystems.
These products will blend Microsoft's mixed reality software with Qualcomm's phone-based AR platforms.
Microsoft already has its cross-device Microsoft Mesh VR/AR ecosystem, along with its Windows Mixed Reality platform, and is integrating Teams into VR and AR this year.

According to Qualcomm (QCOM), the collaboration will involve "developing custom AR chips to enable a new wave of power efficient, lightweight AR glasses to deliver rich and immersive experiences, and plans to integrate software like Microsoft Mesh and Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform."
From earlier, Qualcommâs Snapdragon 850 chip already powers Microsoftâs HoloLens 2 headset from 2019.
Source: cnet.com

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