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Smartphone processor producer Qualcomm has teamed up with main smartphone CMOS sensor maker Sony Semiconductor to supply higher integration between their two techniques for future smartphone growth. And this isn’t simply an on-paper partnership, they’ve really moved groups into the identical constructing to work alongside one another for future smartphone growth.Whereas there aren’t a whole lot of public particulars on the market concerning the partnership but, Sony is shifting a group into Qualcomm’s San Diego headquarters. And within the announcement throughout the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 announcement Qualcomm talked about three particular advantages regarding smartphone cameras which can be anticipated to be gained from the partnership with Sony.The primary is to have the ability to pace up the event means of Snapdragon 8 gadgets. With the 2 leaders of their area working actually side-by-side, Qualcomm’s plan appears to be to enhance its picture sign processing expertise – which might make sense, given how a lot of smartphone pictures is computational as of late.Secondly, it’ll enable for much less purple tape between the 2 firms to entry and take a look at one another’s new applied sciences. This implies simpler and faster prototype growth with one another’s new applied sciences and to even develop joint prototypes collectively. Being beneath the identical roof in the identical lab implies that such actions needs to be far more environment friendly than in the event that they have been separate, leading to extra innovation extra usually.Lastly, it’ll enable each firms to extra quickly take a look at in addition to leverage one another’s expertise to extra quickly develop and enhance the digital camera expertise that’s develop into such an enormous promoting level in smartphones as we speak. It means sooner iteration cycles, extra optimised structure and compatibility between elements from the 2 firms and tighter integration for an general smoother and extra seamless working expertise. It’ll additionally imply that new expertise can come to the market extra rapidly.It’s an thrilling partnership and it’s the kind of partnership that I’m stunned doesn’t occur extra usually. Not simply within the smartphone world however with cameras and electronics on the whole. Whether or not it’ll convey the outcomes that each firms appear to be aiming for stays to be seen, however it does maintain a whole lot of promise for the way forward for smartphones, notably relating to their cameras.
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