Qualcomm Dragonwing™ Q-6690: World’s First Mobile Processor with fully integrated UHF RFID Capabilities

• Combines integrated RFID, AI and enhanced connectivity, enabling edge devices to connect, compute, and interact in smarter, proximity-aware ways.
• Leading OEMs including Zebra and Honeywell and CipherLab, are the first to adopt this platform, with commercial devices projected availability towards end 2025.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have introduced a groundbreaking processor, the Qualcomm Dragonwing™ Q-6690, which is the world’s first enterprise mobile processor with fully integrated UHF RFID capabilities. The processor includes built-in 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and ultra-wideband, supporting proximity-aware experiences and superior global connectivity. Designed to support a wide range of form factors from robust and durable handhelds to retail point-of-sale systems and smart kiosks, the Dragonwing Q-6690 offers OEMs and ODMs a scalable and upgrade-ready platform with software-configurable feature packs that can be upgraded over the air.

“The Dragonwing Q-6690 combines integrated RFID, AI, and next-gen wireless capabilities in a single, scalable platform, designed to accelerate innovation across industries including retail, logistics, and manufacturing,” said Art Miller, vice president and head of retail, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “We are particularly excited about working with retailers today that need platforms that are not only powerful and connected, but also adaptable to evolving customer expectations, from smarter kiosks and handhelds to real-time inventory analytics and contactless experiences.”

World’s First Enterprise Mobile Processor with Fully Integrated RFID capabilities The Dragonwing Q-6690 eliminates the need for external RFID reader modules, and this integration eases the enablement of security-focused, contactless use cases such as access control, asset tracking, inventory management, and product authentication, ideal for retail, logistics, and industrial applications. Decathlon, whose staff and customers will ultimately benefit through the breakthrough technology have already commented. Hervé D’Halluin, Leader RFID & TRACEABILITY, Decathlon, states:

“At Decathlon, we’re relentlessly pursuing ways to elevate the customer experience while optimizing our operations. Since 2004, we’ve fully leveraged RFID technology across our entire value chain. By 2019, we had already achieved 100% RAIN RFID tagging of our products. Now, The Dragonwing Q-6690, with its fully integrated RFID and AI capabilities, represents a game changer. It’s set to maximize our operational efficiency, amplify smarter in-store customer experience and support our sustainability goals through enhanced product traceability.”