Anduril, Qualcomm partner on new line of US-made laptops
QCOM•Anduril plans to build rugged BlueChip laptops in the United States for government and military customers, using Qualcomm chips. Circuit board assembly is planned for an Anduril plant in Ohio, while the companies aim to establish an end-to-end American supply chain.
1. US laptop production
Anduril said it plans to build a series of rugged computers for government and military customers. The BlueChip laptops will use Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips, with circuit board assembly planned at an Anduril plant in Ohio; Anduril is also developing US production for the case, batteries and other key parts and qualifying other US suppliers.
2. Local AI features
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co will make the laptop chips at its Arizona facilities. Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said local AI inference is important for customers who cannot send certain information to the cloud.
