AAEON’s Manufacturing Expertise to Deliver Qualcomm Dragonwing Powered IoT to Market Faster

By Chad Cox

Production Editor

Embedded Computing Design

June 10, 2025

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AAEON’s Manufacturing Expertise to Deliver Qualcomm Dragonwing Powered IoT to Market Faster
Image Credit: AAEON

AAEON and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. are collaborating to speed up the implementation of innovative embedded IoT solutions enhancing medical, industrial automation, and transportation applications. The partnership utilizes AAEON's expertise in manufacturing and its early access capabilities to deliver customized market-ready solutions leveraging Qualcomm’s Dragonwing processors.

"AAEON's 'Always Agile' approach and deep understanding of specialized industry requirements make us an ideal partner to bring Qualcomm Technologies' innovative solutions to demanding embedded applications," said Howard Young, AI Solution Architect at AAEON.

Initial Phase:

  • Design of uCOM SMARC modules and AI edge computing platforms powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 processor
  • Integration of the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ9 Series into AAEON's PICO and High-Performance Computing HPC Single Board Computers
  • Offer engineering support for key accounts allowing early access to new Qualcomm Technologies' solutions

"Our ability to work closely with key accounts and provide early access to next-generation technologies aims to accelerate the adoption of Qualcomm Technologies' solutions in industries requiring highly customized implementations," ends Young.

For more information, visit aaeon.com.

Chad Cox is the Production Editor at Embedded Computing Design. His responsibilities are centered around content creation, writing and editing, and article research and development. Chad covers industry news and events and is known to interact with various industrial leaders via on-premise visits and online interviews. He is responsible for the digital footprint and dissemination of news via social media posts, advertising creation and the production of newsletters including the Embedded Computing Design’s Daily.

He is well versed in many facets of industrial computing including Edge AI, IoT, Processing, Security, Open Source, and more.

Chad graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in Cultural and Analytical Literature and holds a master’s in education.

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