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 the brandname for Qualcomm's integrated circuit (IC) products. These include system-on-chips (SoCs), standalone cellular modems, and wireless network interface controllers (NICs).

Snapdragon-branded SoCs are designed to power embedded systems, such as smartphones, laptops, and vehicles. They typically consist of a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processor (GPU), various digital signal processors (DSP), and optionally, a cellular modem, combined into a single package for compactness. They can run operating systems with graphical user interfaces, like Android and Windows, and can process a variety of signal, like speech from a microphone, images from a built-in camera, and radio waves from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections.

The integrated CPU is based on the ARM architecture, and consists of one or more cores. These are either licensed IP cores developed by ARM Holdings, or in-house cores developed by Qualcomm itself. More than one type of cores may be used at once, such as in a big.LITTLE configuration. The integrated Adreno GPU and cellular modem, when present, are always developed in-house.

Cellular modems branded under Snapdragon start their model name with the letter X, such as the X50,^[1] while NICs start theirs with "FastConnect".