Headphones, Headsets, & Earbuds
Elevate the wireless listening experience.
Develop next-generation Bluetooth headphones and earbuds.
Qualcomm Technologies’ low-power Bluetooth audio SoCs and technology solutions power devices from some of the world’s most recognizable audio brands. For more than 15 years, we’ve developed leading-edge Bluetooth SoCs, and the innovation, performance, and flexibility of our platforms has directly impacted the success of many iconic stereo headsets and truly wireless earbuds from the world’s leading names in audio. With our heritage in Bluetooth connectivity, RF, audio transmission, and power consumption, we are uniquely positioned to address the development challenges our customers face in designing smaller, low power, longer lasting, more richly featured audio devices.
Low-power Bluetooth audio
Develop feature-rich headset products without unnecessarily compromising on battery life.
Integrated active noise cancelling technology
Provide superior listening experiences using our industry-leading noise cancellation technology, which is integrated in the SoC and enables super-low latency leak-through of the outside environment to allow for a truly natural awareness of your surroundings.
Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo technology
Designed to deliver superior audio quality and extended battery life, Qualcomm® TrueWireless™ Stereo technology enables a robust and seamless user experience.
Qualcomm TrueWireless Mirroring technology
Ensure a superior user experience with Qualcomm TrueWireless Mirroring technology, which seamlessly swaps between the earbud that’s connected to the smart device and the earbud that mirrors the connection, all without user intervention.
Integrated voice assistant support
Offering both push-button voice activation and wake-word activation for multiple voice ecosystems, we enable OEMs to quickly and cost effectively add voice assistant capability to products at all tiers.
High-res wireless audio
Deliver high-quality, “as good as wired” sound over Bluetooth wireless transmission using Qualcomm® aptX™, with support for up to 24-bit high definition (HD) audio.
Robust and low-latency connectivity
Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive is a ground-breaking audio coding technology which combines robust premium audio quality with low-bit rate audio transmission, scalability, and the opportunity for low-latency—designed to create a premium wireless listening experience for end users.
Broad portfolio
Develop cost-effective solutions for multiple types and tiers of headset products with our feature-specific platforms.
Discover our platforms suitable for virtually any wireless headphone or truly wireless earbud.
From truly wireless hearables to stereo headphones, our Bluetooth audio SoC platforms provide customers with the flexibility needed to create a variety of products at all tiers, including:
Sports Headsets
Enterprise Headsets
Stereo Over Ear Headsets
Gaming Headsets
Featured documents
The 2021 State of Sound Report
The State of Sound Report is an annual study featuring research insights based on data from thousands of audio consumers around the world. The use of audio devices overall has expanded since 2020. Many consumers today are heavily reliant on their audio products to aid connectivity, as well as for video watching, gaming, remote working, and music listening.
The Evolution of True Wireless Technology
Truly wireless earbuds are taking on an ever-increasing presence in the headset category. This report outlines consumer trends, needs, and technologies that will inform and enable the next-generation of truly wireless audio devices.
Learn more about developing Bluetooth audio products with Qualcomm’s technology.
Qualcomm eXtension Program
The eXtension Program consists of Qualcomm Technologies collaborations with third-party companies who port their digital signal processor (DSP)-based software solutions to run on our premium-tier flash-based products. Qualcomm eXtension Program software solutions cover a diverse range of areas, including noise cancelling technology, noise reduction, speech recognition, text-to-speech, audio enhancement, and sound post-processing.
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Qualcomm Technologies works with distributors, design centers, and module and software providers around the world to enable efficient design, development, and distribution of leading voice and music products.
Featured Products
QCC5141 – Earbud Reference Design
The Qualcomm Occluded Earbud Reference Design with Qualcomm TrueWireless Mirroring and Qualcomm Hybrid ANC is designed to provide a flexible development platform for innovation that supports the latest ADK features and helps to reduce development time.
QCC3056
Extremely low-power Bluetooth Audio SoC in a WLCSP package, designed for premium audio feature differentiation in truly wireless earbuds at a range of tiers.
QCC3020 - Low-cost Earbud Reference Design
The Qualcomm® QCC3020 - Low-cost, Occluded Earbud Reference Design with Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Stereo is designed specifically to help reduce development time and provide a proof of concept low-cost design for manufacturers.
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