Qualcomm proves once again why it is at the forefront of the 5G modem industry as it has officially announced its next-generation Snapdragon X75. The baseband chip offers a ton of improvements compared to the Snapdragon X70, so let us check those out in more detail.
Snapdragon X75 to likely be paired with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for next year, and possibly the iPhone 16 series too
The big technological leap is that Qualcomm’s latest 5G modem features a hardware tensor accelerator for improved AI performance. The company also states that the Snapdragon X75 is the world’s first 5G modem with 10-carrier aggregation, with a 10Gbps downlink speed limit on both Wi-Fi 7 and 5G. The 10Gbps figure is the same as the Snapdragon X70 and is already overkill since no service has been able to deliver those kinds of speeds yet.
Qualcomm has also employed some new engineering feats that reduce the power consumption of the Snapdragon X75. It is likely that the 5G modem was mass-produced on TSMC’s 4nm architecture, but the company states that its new QTM565 mmWave antenna module has been paired with a converged transceiver, which not only reduces cost but energy consumption and hardware footprint, according to XDA Developers. Durga Malladi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cellular Modems and Infrastructure at the company, was excited to make the announcement below:
“5G Advanced will take connectivity to a whole new level, fueling the new reality of the Connected Intelligent Edge. Snapdragon X75 Modem-RF System demonstrates the full breadth of our global 5G leadership, with innovations such as hardware accelerated AI and the support for upcoming 5G Advanced capabilities, which unlock a whole new level of 5G performance and a new phase in cellular communications.”
The use of AI has substantially increased with the Snapdragon X75, with Qualcomm stating that speeds, coverage, reliability, location accuracy, and power consumption will see improvements thanks to the use of this technology. The flagship 5G modem is said to officially release in the second half of 2023, and we expect that it will be integrated into the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, as well as the iPhone 16 family for next year.
News Source: Qualcomm
