On September 28, Ziad Asghar, senior vice president of Qualcomm Technologies and general manager of the XR, wearable and personal AI business, said that the company is expanding the Snapdragon platform from smartphones to smartwatches, smart glasses, wireless headsets, and other personal AI devices to cope with the next-generation device market driven by AI agents. Qualcomm unveiled the second-generation Snapdragon Sound Elite platform at the 2026 Snapdragon Summit for devices such as AI headsets, AI pins, and audio glasses. According to Qualcomm, the platform's micro NPU's AI computing performance is doubled compared to the previous generation, the chip size is reduced by 30%, and the energy efficiency is increased by 40%.

On September 28, Ziad Asghar, senior vice president of Qualcomm Technologies and general manager of the XR, wearable and personal AI business, said that the company is expanding the Snapdragon platform from smartphones to smartwatches, smart glasses, wireless headsets, and other personal AI devices to cope with the next-generation device market driven by AI agents. Qualcomm unveiled the second-generation Snapdragon Sound Elite platform at the 2026 Snapdragon Summit for devices such as AI headsets, AI pins, and audio glasses. According to Qualcomm, the platform's micro NPU's AI computing performance is doubled compared to the previous generation, the chip size is reduced by 30%, and the energy efficiency is increased by 40%.