BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its subsidiary, Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., announced the launch of its Head Mounted
Display (HMD) Accelerator Program designed for original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) of virtual reality hardware. This virtual
reality industry-first program is designed to help manufacturers
reduce engineering costs, decrease the time it takes to create and
ship new products, and provide means for OEMs to validate
performance metrics.
"The HMD Accelerator Program is designed to increase scale and
lower the barriers for manufacturers to create a cutting-edge HMD
effectively and efficiently with pre-validated components while
meeting required VR performance criteria," said Cristiano Amon, executive vice president,
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and president, QCT. "Qualcomm
Technologies has laid the groundwork for consistent, successful and
flexible product development so manufacturers can have a commercial
product available within just a few months."
The Qualcomm Technologies HMD Accelerator Program is a catalyst
for hardware manufacturers focused on creating a virtual reality
HMD of their own. Manufacturers will have access to reference
design products and choose from a pre-qualified set of components.
They have the choice of either building their own HMDs from
reference design materials provided, or working with a trained,
turnkey original design manufacturer (ODM) like Goertek® or
Thundercomm to modify and the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835 VR HMD to
suit the manufacturer's commercial needs. VR tracking software from
technology leaders like Leap Motion and SMI has also been
pre-optimized on the Snapdragon 835 VR HMD to accelerate time to
development. Furthermore, the program includes pre-defined quality
metrics and methods of testing, accessories and more, to help
manufacturers develop and deploy mobile VR HMDs that deliver the
most immersive user experiences possible with Snapdragon 835.
The HMD Accelerator program follows the initial success of the
Snapdragon 820 VR HMD reference design announced last September.
Since that time, four ODMs have signed on with commercial designs;
an additional five products have launched; and more are expected to
launch later this year. As part of the HMD Accelerator Program,
Qualcomm Technologies is making available a new HMD reference
design, the Snapdragon 835 VR HMD. GoerTek® and Thundercomm are
ODMs ready to engage on new OEM designs following the Snapdragon
835 VR HMD, and are working with global manufacturers for
commercial designs.
Beginning today, partners and customers can take advantage of
Qualcomm Technologies' latest premium system-on-chip, the
Snapdragon 835 mobile platform. Next-generation chipsets will also
follow the program.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm's technologies powered the smartphone revolution and
connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we
are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected
devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries, including
automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are
allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways
never before imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing
business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated,
operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering,
research and development functions, and all of our products and
services businesses, including, our QCT semiconductor business. For
more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and
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Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of
Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the
United States and other countries.
Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Sinnott, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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