Qualcomm to launch data center processors that link to Nvidia chips

Cristiano Amon, CEO & President, Qualcomm, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Qualcomm on Monday said it plans to launch processors designed for data centers to power artificial intelligence, which will link to Nvidia' s chips. Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) have become a critical component in data centers used to train huge AI models that power applications like chatbots. They are often paired with a central processing unit (CPU) — a market dominated by Intel and AMD . Qualcomm said it is planning to launch a custom CPU for the data center that can connect to Nvidia's GPUs and software. A link to Nvidia's infrastructure is key for any player hoping to crack into the data center given the relevance of the U.S. chip giant's semiconductors for AI. The announcement actually marks a re-entry into the data center market for Qualcomm after previous efforts last decade bore little fruit. In 2021, Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, whi ... Read full article.