Purchase of the Italian open-source hardware and software company aims to deepen Qualcomm’s presence in the edge computing, robotics, and AI development markets.

In a major shake-up to the hobbyist and professional electronics world, chip giant Qualcomm announced its intent to acquire Arduino.

Qualcomm said the acquisition will expand its portfolio of edge technologies and products, and better help everyone from students and educators to entrepreneurs and professionals more ...

Arduino debuted its newest product, a single-board computer called the Uno Q, in conjunction with today’s acquisition announcement. As the name implies, it’s based on Qualcomm silicon. There’s also a ...

The deal gives Qualcomm access to millions of developers and extends its strategy for embedded devices, which now extends across hardware, software, AI and tooling.