Wearables
Qualcomm and Google developing RISC-V Snapdragon Wear platform for Wear OS smartwatches
Qualcomm and Google are working to develop a RISC-V Snapdragon Wear platform. Beyond that, the former announced that the new platform will power next-generation Wear OS smartwatches. Meanwhile, Samsung Galaxy smartwatches coming next year could use Exynos chips.
The US chip designer revealed that the work has begun and will continue, to ensure that applications and a robust software ecosystem for RISC-V will be available for commercial launches. The company plans to commercialize the RISC-V based wearables solution globally.
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This expanded framework will help pave the way for more products within the ecosystem to take advantage of custom CPUs that are low power and high performance. Leading up to this, the companies will continue to invest in Snapdragon Wear platforms.
Qualcomm and Google recently joined other industry leaders to launch the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) and the US chip designer recently announced that it’s investing in a new company to advance RISC-V hardware development.
