New Mobile Chips; Mid-range Phones Become Significantly More Powerful

Qualcomm will soon launch the 700 series chip, which is 20% more powerful than the 600 series in terms of artificial intelligence and data processing. The 700 series chip is expected to significantly enhance the capabilities of mid-range phones. Technology experts believe that new phones equipped with this processor will perform better in voice commands and user interfaces than before. This processor supports 10-bit color processing and can stream high-quality HDR videos. The Snapdragon 710 is built on a 10-nanometer architecture, resulting in a 20% performance increase compared to the Snapdragon 660. Energy consumption in the Snapdragon 710 has significantly decreased during video playback and gaming. This processor could enable high-performance, affordable smartphones to be produced in emerging economies like China and India for developing countries. Chinese companies like Xiaomi hope to develop powerful and inexpensive phones for Asian and African markets using this processor. Qualcomm has also designed a new processor for virtual reality headsets called Snapdragon XR1. This processor integrates CPU cores, a graphics processing unit, a security module, and a dedicated AI module. This developed chip prioritizes virtual and augmented reality experiences over traditional smartphone features, with Qualcomm engineers designing its architecture to reduce battery consumption. Meanwhile, Intel is also developing new processors for artificial intelligence, introducing the Nervana L-1000 neural network processor, which can significantly enhance AI learning speeds. Intel claims these new processors are designed to be 3 to 4 times faster than the previous generation of its neural network processors, potentially increasing machine learning capabilities and being applicable in self-driving cars. In these processors, Intel essentially mimics the brain's neural system and some brain activities to create circuit connections, which could revolutionize machine learning. This chip is called Loihi. In humans, during emotional analysis, brain neurons transmit information in the form of intense oscillations. This chip attempts to simulate such a pattern. If such a chip is developed, computers could operate independently without internet or cloud connections, reducing the risk of hacking. If this method becomes feasible, processing could be done using a thousandth of current energy levels, achieving multiple times the processing power of today. However, there is a serious challenge for faster processors; according to Moore's Law, the number of transistors in integrated circuits doubles every year. Without a new solution for transistor advancement, computer processing power will remain stagnant in the near future, with no significant increases. Transistors have already become extremely small, and further miniaturization will be much more difficult than in the past.