Qualcomm Unveils AI Data Center Accelerator with AWS, Microsoft Design Wins
QCOM•Qualcomm shares jumped 8% after the chipmaker announced entry into the AI data center market with its new Cloud AI 100 accelerator and initial design wins with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. The accelerator delivers up to 2.5x inference performance-per-watt improvements and is slated for volume shipments in Q4 2026.
1. Qualcomm Enters AI Data Center Market
In a strategic move, Qualcomm unveiled its Cloud AI 100 accelerator targeting data center inference workloads. The chip delivers up to 2.5x performance-per-watt improvements and Qualcomm has secured initial design wins with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft ahead of planned Q4 2026 volume shipments.
