Qualcomm's new chip is designed for what artificial intelligence researchers call "inference" – the process of using an AI algorithm that has been "trained" with massive amounts of data in order to, for example, translate audio into text-based requests.

Analysts believe chips for speeding up inference will be the largest part of the AI chip market.

Qualcomm is working on applying quantum field theory to deep-learning AI.

Qualcomm announced a working project to apply quantum field theory to deep learning-vision AIs using Qualcomm computing technology.

This is existing Qualcomm computing technology. Quantum field theory now provides a unique way of working on and solving complex problems using massive parallel processing resources.