SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- PSA Group and
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated
(NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced plans to integrate the
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 Automotive (820A) processor in
the PSA Group's next generation vehicles. As Qualcomm
Technologies' most advanced automotive solution, the Snapdragon
820A processor can support the PSA Group's infotainment systems to
deliver immersive in-car experiences, such as music and video
streaming, 3-D navigation, support for multiple high-resolution
displays, and superior GPU performance with intelligent pre-emption
and context switching.
The Snapdragon 820A processor is expected to begin appearing in
select PSA vehicles beginning in 2020.
The Snapdragon 820A processor is designed to allow infotainment
systems to be upgradable through software updates, allowing
vehicles to be upgraded with the latest differentiation. The
processor's heterogeneous compute architecture and hypervisor
support offers seamless integration of multiple in-car visual
experiences, including instrument cluster and infotainment
displays.
"Qualcomm Technologies is a world leader in the semiconductor
industry, responsible for developing and offering some of the most
cutting-edge features in today's devices," said Jean-François
Salessy, R&D senior vice president & head of electrical
& electronic systems division, PSA Group. "We aim to deliver
high quality in-car experiences to our customers, which is why we
selected Qualcomm Technologies' processor to be featured in our
upcoming infotainment systems. We look forward to working with
Qualcomm Technologies in leveraging the capabilities of this
premium-tier processor to deliver these experiences."
"The Snapdragon 820A processor is a high-performance cockpit
computer that offers superior user experiences. With its rich
graphics and multimedia capability, powered by Qualcomm®
Hexagon™ DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX)
machine vision and learning, and broad portfolio of virtualization
and operating system options, the Snapdragon 820A processor is the
right fit for PSA Group's next generation platform," said
Patrick Little, senior vice
president and general manager, automotive, Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc. "We are proud to be working with PSA Group as we share the
commitment to deliver high performance solutions that will define
the future of automotive."
The custom-built processor is based on a 14nm FinFET advanced
process node running on Qualcomm Technologies' custom 64-bit
Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU, Qualcomm® Adreno™ 530 GPU and
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 680 DSP Vector eXtension.
About PSA Group
With sales and revenue of
€54 billion in 2015, the PSA Group designs unique automotive
experiences and delivers mobility solutions that provide freedom
and enjoyment to customers around the world. The Group leverages
the models from its three brands, Peugeot, Citroën and DS, as well
as a wide array of mobility and smart services from its Free2Move
brand, to meet the evolving needs and expectations of automobile
users. PSA Group is the European leader in terms of CO2
emissions, with average emissions of 102.4 grams of
CO2 per kilometer in 2016, and an early innovator
in the field of autonomous and connected cars, with
1.8 million such vehicles worldwide. It is also involved in
financing activities through Banque PSA Finance and in automotive
equipment via Faurecia. Find out more at groupe-psa.com/en. New
media library: https://medialibrary.groupe-psa.com/
About Qualcomm Incorporated
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 Facebook pages
Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Adreno, Kryo, and Hexagon are
trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries.
Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Adreno, Qualcomm Hexagon and Qualcomm
Kryo are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Sinnot, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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