The chips will function on Snapdragon platforms from Qualcomm.
Digital Desk: Meta is collaborating with Qualcomm to develop customized CPUs for its Quest virtual reality gadgets, the firms revealed on Friday at a consumer electronics expo in Berlin. Both firms' engineering and product teams will collaborate to build the processors, which will run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon platforms.
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is significantly investing in virtual and augmented reality as part of its aspirations to establish the "metaverse." It is projected to release a pair of AR (augmented reality) spectacles in 2024.
According to a source, Meta and Qualcomm have agreed to collaborate on the development of proprietary chipsets for Quest virtual reality devices, which will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon platforms.
According to the report's citation of Meta spokesman Tyler Yee, they will be tailored precisely for Quest's system requirements. According to reports, the agreement only applies to virtual reality gadgets.
Meta, he continued, is developing its own unique silicon chips to power the following iteration of its augmented and virtual reality devices.
"While also investigating our own new silicon solutions, there may be instances in which we employ commercially available silicon or collaborate with business partners on adaptations.
Additionally, there may be circumstances where we combine partner and custom solutions into a single offering "Yee claimed.
Qualcomm chips are used in Meta's virtual reality devices, notably the latest Quest 2 headsets. Augmented reality glasses and goggles are also part of the company's metaverse effort. The first edition of Meta's AR glasses, codenamed Project Nazare, is set to arrive in 2024.
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