Chip designer Qualcomm has opened a new artificial-intelligence research and development centre in Vietnam, according to reports from Reuters and Nikkei Asia. The facility broadens the company’s engineering presence in Southeast Asia and adds to its global network of innovation hubs. Qualcomm said the Vietnamese centre will focus on generative and so-called “agentic” AI that can run directly on devices. Research teams will target applications across smartphones, personal computers, extended-reality headsets, automobiles and Internet-of-Things products, reflecting the breadth of markets the company supplies with its Snapdragon chips. The launch follows Qualcomm’s recent declaration that it plans to build a state-of-the-art global engineering centre in Abu Dhabi dedicated to advanced technology and artificial intelligence. Together, the two projects signal the San Diego-based company’s strategy to expand its R&D footprint in high-growth regions as competition in on-device AI intensifies.