Qualcomm is moving to cement its position as an AI infrastructure supplier in the data centre market. At an investor day event on Wednesday, Qualcomm Technologies unveiled data centre-focused CPUs, AI inference accelerators, high-bandwidth computing technology and custom semiconductor solutions under the Dragonfly brand. The company highlighted its C1000 CPU and HBC memory technology, and outlined timelines for sampling and commercial releases through 2028. Qualcomm also said it signed a multi-generation supply agreement with Meta.

Qualcomm has unveiled its Dragonfly C1000 data centre CPU, CNBC reported on June 24. Meta plans to adopt the C1000 from the start of mass production in 2028. Qualcomm said the chip is optimised for running AI agents and delivers high computing performance while minimising power consumption. Qualcomm also outlined a data centre roadmap that includes AI chips and products that connect multiple chips.