[Qualcomm Announces Third-Generation AI Chip Scheduled for 2027 Launch] According to Golden Finance, on June 25, Qualcomm's data center head stated that the third-generation AI chip is scheduled for launch in 2027, with a data center CPU set to launch in mid-2028, and the second-generation HBC chip to be released in 2028. Microsoft will deploy Qualcomm's high-bandwidth computing chips in Azure data centers. META plans to use the C1000 CPU in its data centers. Qualcomm claims that data centers will generate billions of dollars in revenue in fiscal year 2027.