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Qualcomm Announces New Home Hub Platforms Supporting Android Things to Bring the Google Assistant into Households EverywhereLAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- At CES® 2018, Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., today announced two Qualcomm® Home Hub platforms supporting Google's Android Things. Based on the Qualcomm® SDA624 and SDA212 system on chips (SoCs), these platforms are designed to help developers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly and cost-effectively develop home hubs featuring Google services such as the Google Assistant. Home hubs, which rely on cloud connectivity and edge compute capabilities for a variety of form factors, are a fast-growing industry. Additionally, the platform also includes System-on-Modules (SoMs), development boards and reference designs. This comprehensive set of platforms opens exciting new possibilities for OEMs to accelerate the design, development and commercialization of a new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) -enabled consumer electronics products featuring rich digital assistant, touch display, video camera and immersive media. Harman and Lenovo™ are currently working with Qualcomm Technologies on home products including the new Lenovo Smart Display using the Qualcomm Home Hub platforms. "The design of AI-enabled home hubs can be a complex task, requiring OEMs to bring together connectivity, compute and security hardware and software elements in a very short time. Our Home Hub platforms using Android Things are able to integrate the necessary technologies, with support for voice interfaces, connectivity to several ecosystems, and cloud integration to enable a wide range of IoT devices," said Raj Talluri, senior vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Qualcomm Technologies is uniquely positioned to support OEMs with even the most challenging designs, and we are excited to bring these new platform options to our IoT customers enabling them to create cost-effective, innovative AI-enabled devices." Variants of the Qualcomm Home Hub Platforms The more feature-rich variant of the Qualcomm Home Hub platform for Android Things, based on the Qualcomm SDA624 SoC, adds edge computing capabilities while bringing multimedia, video camera, touch display and more to Android Things devices such as smart displays, home monitoring cameras, smart thermostats and security panels. With this variant, home hub devices can support advanced tasks including video conferencing, remote video monitoring, movie and video streaming and more. Both platforms support robust Wi-Fi® 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO and Bluetooth® connectivity using Qualcomm Technologies' QCA9379 chip. Engineered to Accelerate Development and Proliferation of AI-enabled Home Devices In addition to the convenience of the Google Assistant, devices based on the Android Things Qualcomm Home Hub platforms can utilize additional Google cloud-based services to provide consumers with meaningful information and superb entertainment. Google Cast for audio allows consumers to easily stream music, while TensorFlow supports machine learning applications The variant using SDA624 supports video streaming using Google Cast, Video conferencing using Google Duo and Google Maps which can provide the latest traffic updates, for example before leaving the house. Availability and Demos at CES Qualcomm Technologies will demonstrate products based on the Home Hub platforms at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, January 9 – 12, Central Hall, 10948. About Qualcomm Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Lenovo is a trademark of Lenovo. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Qualcomm Home Hub Platform, SDA and QCA chipsets are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm Contacts: John Sinnott, Investor Relations
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