Qualcomm working with CXMT for custom memory has been making the rounds. Here's what's missing from the coverage:
1. This refers to Qualcomm working with GigaDevice on a discrete smartphone NPU, targeting Chinese smartphone brands.
2. Shipments are expected in late 2026 or early 2027, aimed at devices priced above RMB 4,000–4,500.
3. The NPU delivers ~40 TOPS of compute and is paired with 4GB of customized 3D DRAM, manufactured by CXMT.
4. It delivers higher memory bandwidth than LPDDR5X, with TSV and Hybrid Bonding stacking.
5. Shipment outlook and design wins are now below initial 1H25 expectations, mainly due to: (1) rising memory prices driving up NPU costs; (2) on-device AI use cases and business models still lacking clarity to date.
Interesting.
According to FundaAI, Qualcomm is expected to begin shipping an LPU-like AI ASIC to a Chinese CSP by the end of 2026.
Estimated shipment volume is around 1 million units, with an ASP of roughly $4,000.
For general-purpose server CPUs, shipments are expected to begin in the second half of 2027, or toward the end of 2027.
3 million units… that’s a lot.
Qualcomm is also reportedly working with two U.S. CSPs.
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According to GFHK:
- NVIDIA’s Vera CPU rack has already secured Alibaba, CoreWeave, Meta, and Oracle as early adoption customers.
- Qualcomm’s data center CPU is expected to ship in 2028, and Qualcomm is also developing scale-out switches and connectivity silicon for rack-level solutions.
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