Durga Malladi, EVP and GM (Technology Planning, Edge Solutions and Data Centre), Qualcomm Technologies
For true democratisation of AI and sustainability, you must take AI to the place knowledge originates, says a senior govt at fabless chip design big Qualcomm Technologies.
“As data centres (DCs) roll out at large scale, the question to ask is, ‘Does it make sense to actually do all the processing in the DC or should we distribute the workload across the entire network?’” says Durga Malladi, EVP and GM (Technology Planning, Edge Solutions and Data Centre), Qualcomm Technologies. This narrative more and more resonates with policymakers and enterprises, he provides.
“With AI agents coming in, you don’t have to pick up your phone and do things. The idea is to simply use voice and you have an agent that breaks down any complicated task, run and tap into applications behind the scenes,” Malladi explains.
Qualcomm helps smartphones, PCs, automotive electronics and new-age tech, akin to Meta’s Ray Ban glasses, with Edge AI.
At the current AI summit in New Delhi, the tech main introduced that it’s working carefully with India’s sovereign AI startup Sarvam, whose fashions run on Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms.
Demand for reminiscence
However, alongside the bullishness on Edge AI, Qualcomm has resumed making silicon for DCs, difficult Nvidia’s domination in this section.
Its newly launched AI chips for DCs — AI200 and AI250 — are designed for improved reminiscence capability and working AI inference. “We have a deployment coming up in Saudi Arabia. We have also received tons of interest from local [Indian] DC players,” Malladi says.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon had, in a current earnings name, flagged an present reminiscence scarcity, including the corporate anticipates an early decision. Malladi says a single DC rack has about 40 terabytes reminiscence, so the requirement for the deliberate capability rollouts dwarfs the unique estimate.
Qualcomm additionally introduced it’s partnering with Tata Electronics to fabricate Qualcomm automotive modules on the latter’s upcoming semiconductor meeting and take a look at facility in Jagiroad, Assam. The modules can assist digital cockpits, infotainment, connectivity and clever automobile programs.
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Published on February 23, 2026