Qualcomm accelerates data center push with new AI chips launching next year
Qualcomm on Monday unveiled two artificial intelligence chips for data centers that will be available next year, diversifying beyond a stagnant smartphones market and sending its shares up 20%.
The share gain following the news underscores strong enthusiasm for the company’s AI bets while the smartphone chipmaker geared up to compete against Nvidia’s AI data center heft.
The new chips, called AI200 and AI250, are designed for improved memory capacity and running AI applications, or inference, and will be commercially available in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
