Qualcomm expects to enter the market with Apple M1 competitor next year

Qualcomm’s new CEO Cristiano Amon expects to launch a powerful laptop chip in mid-2022. According to Amon, the new chip should be able to compete with Apple’s M1 processor.

In a interview Amon told Reuters that Qualcomm wants to focus more on processors for laptops. The chip manufacturer is now mainly known for its chips for smartphones and tablets. According to Amon, this will change next year.

Qualcomm can compete with Apple and other chipmakers through the acquisition of the Nuvia company that the company made earlier this year. This start-up consists of ex-Apple chip designers and after the takeover, Qualcomm announced that it would launch powerful laptop chips in 2022. Amon’s comments seem to suggest that Nuvia’s team is well on its way to making this happen.

Amon also expects Qualcomm to grow strongly in China next year. The trade war between China and the US has hit Chinese manufacturer Huawei with sanctions, creating room for Qualcomm, Amon said.