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Qualcomm Hexagon
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<p>Hexagon is the brand name for a family of <a href="/facts/Digital_signal_processor/YuBXweos">digital signal processor</a> (DSP) and later <a href="/facts/Neural_processing_unit/k0QuXHIb">neural processing unit</a> (NPU) products by <a href="/facts/Qualcomm/v54S3UgA">Qualcomm</a>. Hexagon is also known as QDSP6, standing for “sixth generation digital signal processor.” According to Qualcomm, the Hexagon architecture is designed to deliver performance with low power over a variety of applications. </p><p>Each version of Hexagon has an instruction set and a micro-architecture. These two features are intimately related. </p><p>Hexagon is used in <a href="/facts/Qualcomm_Snapdragon/FWJM1F0x">Qualcomm Snapdragon</a> chips, for example in smartphones, cars, wearable devices and other mobile devices and is also used in components of cellular phone networks. </p>