Amidst the backdrop of its ongoing buyout dispute with Broadcom, Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 820E, the latest addition to its embedded computing range of systems-on-chip. The new platform is aimed at premium devices and applications, which need more powerful hardware than its 400 and 600 Series. Qualcomm is pitching the new platform at computer vision, AI, and immersive multimedia developers, for VR, digital signage, connected retail, and robotics. The new Snapdragon 820E houses a 64-bit ARMv8 quad-core CPU, the Qualcomm Kryo in this case, as well as an Adreno 530 GPU and a Hexagon 680 DSP. 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 are also included, as well as satellite location support, for GNS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Gallileao, QZSS, and SBAS. Broadly,…