Editing Qualcomm (section)

==History==
===Early history===
Qualcomm was created in July 1985<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tibken |first=Shara |date=December 21, 2011 |title=Qualcomm Founder Set to Retire |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204879004577111313063790248 |access-date=June 3, 2014 |archive-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122235545/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204879004577111313063790248 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Chafkin King 2017" /> by seven former [[Linkabit]] employees led by Irwin Jacobs.<ref name="Mock2005" /> Other co-founders included [[Andrew Viterbi]], Franklin Antonio, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Harvey White.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/10/qualcomm.facts/ |title=Qualcomm facts |date=August 13, 2007 |website=CNN Business |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725060709/http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/10/qualcomm.facts/ |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> The company was named Qualcomm for "Quality Communications".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deagon |first=Brian |date=May 25, 2014 |title=Qualcomm Dialed 26,078% Gain as it Transformed Mobile |work=Investor’s Business Daily |url=http://news.investors.com/business-the-new-america/042514-698579-qualcomm-qcom-set-cdma-cellphone-standard.htm |access-date=July 26, 2014 |archive-date=September 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929065514/http://news.investors.com/business-the-new-america/042514-698579-qualcomm-qcom-set-cdma-cellphone-standard.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It started as a contract research and development center<ref name="Steinbock2003">{{Cite book |last=Steinbock |first=Dan |url=https://archive.org/details/wirelesshorizons00stei |title=Wireless Horizon: Strategy and Competition in the Worldwide Mobile Marketplace |publisher=AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-8144-0714-1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/wirelesshorizons00stei/page/305 305] |url-access=registration}}</ref> largely for government and defense projects.<ref name="Mock2005">{{Cite book |last=Mock |first=Dave |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JcH4C2eAsJEC |title=The Qualcomm Equation: How a Fledgling Telecom Company Forged a New Path to Big Profits and Market Dominance |date=January 1, 2005 |publisher=AMACOM: American Management Association |isbn=978-0-8144-2858-0 |pages=33 |access-date=May 7, 2020 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819130407/https://books.google.com/books?id=JcH4C2eAsJEC |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="six" />

Qualcomm merged with Omninet in 1988 and raised $3.5 million in funding to produce the Omnitracs satellite communications system for trucking companies.<ref name="Mock2005" /> Qualcomm grew from eight employees in 1986 to 620 employees in 1991, due to demand for Omnitracs.<ref name="nytnyt">{{Cite news |last=Salpukas |first=Agis |date=June 5, 1991 |title=Satellite System Helps Trucks Stay in Touch |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/05/business/business-technology-satellite-system-helps-trucks-stay-in-touch.html |access-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906154334/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/05/business/business-technology-satellite-system-helps-trucks-stay-in-touch.html |url-status=live }}</ref> By 1989, Qualcomm had $32 million in revenue, 50 percent of which was from an Omnitracs contract with [[Schneider National]].<ref name="Mock2005" /><ref name="two">{{Cite news |last=Kraul |first=Chris |date=November 23, 1988 |title=Big Boost for Qualcomm |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-23-fi-275-story.html |access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref> Omnitracs profits helped fund Qualcomm's research and development into [[code-division multiple access]] (CDMA) technologies for cell phone networks.<ref name="Steinbock2003" /><ref name="tribunel" />

===1990–2015===
Qualcomm was operating at a loss in the 1990s due to its investment in CDMA research.<ref name="Steinbock2003" /><ref name="tribunel">{{Cite news |last=Freeman |first=Mike |date=November 26, 2014 |title=Qualcomm completes sale of Omnitracs |work=The San Diego Tribune |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Nov/26/Qualcomm-Omnitracs-Vista-Equity-partners/ |access-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714043500/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> To obtain funding, the company filed an [[initial public offering]] in September 1991,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Greg |date=September 17, 1991 |title=Qualcomm Goes Public With Stock |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-17-fi-2845-story.html |access-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016205314/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-17/business/fi-2845_1_qualcomm-treasurer-dick-grannis |url-status=live }}</ref> raising {{US$|long=no|68 million}}.<ref name="Mock2005" /> An additional {{US$|long=no|486 million}} was raised in 1995 through the sale of 11.5 million more shares. The second funding round was done to raise money for the mass manufacturing of CDMA-based phones, base-stations, and equipment, after most US-based cellular networks announced they would adopt the CDMA standard.<ref name="Steinbock2003" /> The company had {{US$|long=no|383 million}} in annual revenue in 1995<ref name="bwbw">{{Cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Larry |date=September 3, 1995 |title=Qualcomm: Unproven, But Dazzling |work=BusinessWeek |url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1995-09-03/qualcomm-unproven-but-dazzling |access-date=July 16, 2014}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and {{US$|long=no|814 million}} by 1996.<ref name="bw3" />

In 1998, Qualcomm was restructured, leading to a 700-employee layoff. Its base station and cell-phone manufacturing businesses were spun-off in order to focus on its higher-margin patents and chipset businesses.<ref name="Mock2005" /><ref name="Steinbock2003" />{{RP|310–311}} Since the base station division was losing {{US$|long=no|400M}} a year (having never sold another base station after making its 10th sale), profits skyrocketed in the following year, and Qualcomm was the fastest growing stock on the market with a 2,621 percent growth over one year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nee |first=Eric |date=May 15, 2000 |title=Qualcomm Hits The Big Time Pushing a little-known digital cellular technology from surf's-up San Diego, this $4-billion-a-year hotshot wants to be THE NEXT INTEL |work=Fortune Magazine |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279766/index.htm |access-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806234940/https://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279766/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sandiegomag">{{Cite news |last=Perkins |first=Joseph |date=September 3, 2010 |title=A Qualcomm Quarter-Century |work=San Diego Magazine |url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/September-2010/A-Qualcomm-Quarter-Century/ |access-date=November 9, 2018 |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110160205/https://www.sandiegomagazine.com//San-Diego-Magazine/September-2010/A-Qualcomm-Quarter-Century |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Junnarkar |first1=Sandeep |last2=Ard |first2=Scott |date=January 7, 2000 |title=Taking stock of 1999 |publisher=CNET |url=http://news.cnet.com/Taking-stock-of-1999/2100-1017_3-235357.html |access-date=August 9, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714043510/https://www.cnet.com/news/taking-stock-of-1999/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2000, Qualcomm had grown to 6,300 employees, {{US$|long=no|3.2 billion}} in revenues, and {{US$|long=no|670 million}} in profit. 39 percent of its sales were from CDMA technology, followed by licensing (22%), wireless (22%), and other products (17%).<ref name="Steinbock2003" /> Around this time, Qualcomm established offices in Europe, Asia Pacific, and in the Americas.<ref name="Steinbock2003" />{{RP|316}} By 2001, 65 percent of Qualcomm's revenues originated from outside the United States with 35 percent coming from South Korea.<ref name="Steinbock2003" />{{RP|19}}

In 2005, [[Paul E. Jacobs]], son of Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs, was appointed as Qualcomm's new CEO.<ref name="nytsy">{{Cite news |last=Wollan |first=Malia |date=June 12, 2011 |title=At Qualcomm, Rise of Founder's Son Defies Hazards of Succession |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/technology/13qualcomm.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0&amp;gwt=pay |access-date=August 7, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222084815/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/technology/13qualcomm.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0&gwt=pay |url-status=live }}</ref> Whereas Irwin Jacobs focused on CDMA patents, Paul Jacobs refocused much of Qualcomm's new research and development on projects related to the [[Internet of things]].<ref name="nytsy" /> In the same year they acquired Flarion Technologies, a developer of wireless broadband Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access (OFDMA) technology.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 11, 2005|title=Qualcomm acquires Flarion Technologies|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d5806b02-0a8d-11da-aa9b-00000e2511c8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/d5806b02-0a8d-11da-aa9b-00000e2511c8 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription|access-date=September 15, 2021|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Qualcomm announced Steven Mollenkopf would succeed Paul Jacobs as CEO in December 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 4, 2011 |title=Qualcomm names Mollenkopf president, COO |work=EE Times |url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1260357 |access-date=June 5, 2014 |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106015543/http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1260357 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chen |first=Brian |date=December 13, 2013 |title=Qualcomm Picks Insider as New Chief Executive |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/qualcomm-names-a-new-chief-executive.html?_r=0 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110120113/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/qualcomm-names-a-new-chief-executive.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mollenkopf said he would expand Qualcomm's focus to wireless technology for cars, wearable devices, and other new markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barr |first=Alistair |date=January 6, 2014 |title=CES 2014: Qualcomm CEO sees growth in wearables, autos |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/01/06/qualcomm-ceo-mollenkopf/4341927/ |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=USA Today |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806142426/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/01/06/qualcomm-ceo-mollenkopf/4341927/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rubin 2014">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Ben Fox |date=November 19, 2014 |title=Qualcomm wants to move out of your pocket into your car, house and wearable |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-wants-to-move-out-of-your-pocket-into-your-cars-house-and-wearable/ |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=CNET |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110040433/https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-wants-to-move-out-of-your-pocket-into-your-cars-house-and-wearable/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2015–2024: NXP, Broadcom and Nuvia===
Qualcomm announced its intent to acquire [[NXP Semiconductors]] for $47 billion in October 2016.<ref name="Fortune 2016">{{Cite web |last=Pressman |first=Aaron |date=October 27, 2016 |title=Here's Why the Qualcomm-NXP Deal Makes Sense |url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/27/qualcomm-nxp-deal/ |access-date=January 21, 2017 |website=Fortune |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021230049/https://fortune.com/2016/10/27/qualcomm-nxp-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The deal was approved by U.S. antitrust regulators in April 2017<ref name="Fortune 2017">{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2017 |title=Qualcomm's $47 Billion Acquisition Clears Key Hurdle |url=http://fortune.com/2017/04/04/qualcomm-nxp-acquisition-antitrust/ |access-date=October 5, 2017 |website=Fortune |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023245/https://fortune.com/2017/04/04/qualcomm-nxp-acquisition-antitrust/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with some standard-essential patents excluded to get the deal approved.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chee |first=Foo Yun |date=October 10, 2017 |title=Qualcomm offers to buy NXP minus some patents to allay EU concerns:... |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nxp-semicondtrs-m-a-qualcomm-eu/qualcomm-offers-to-buy-nxp-minus-some-patents-to-allay-eu-concerns-sources-idUSKBN1CF20D |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=U.S. |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115174737/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nxp-semicondtrs-m-a-qualcomm-eu/qualcomm-offers-to-buy-nxp-minus-some-patents-to-allay-eu-concerns-sources-idUSKBN1CF20D |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Drozdiak 2018">{{Cite web |last=Drozdiak |first=Natalia |date=January 11, 2018 |title=Qualcomm Set to Win European Backing for $39 Billion NXP Buy |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/qualcomm-set-to-win-european-backing-for-39-billion-nxp-buy-1515673776 |access-date=August 16, 2018 |website=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043232/https://www.wsj.com/articles/qualcomm-set-to-win-european-backing-for-39-billion-nxp-buy-1515673776 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As the NXP acquisition was ongoing, [[Broadcom]] made a $103 billion offer to acquire Qualcomm,<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Ian |date=November 6, 2017 |title=Broadcom Offers $105 Billion for Qualcomm in Landmark Deal |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/broadcom-offers-130-billion-for-qualcomm-in-landmark-tech-deal |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=Bloomberg |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205161344/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/broadcom-offers-130-billion-for-qualcomm-in-landmark-tech-deal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Mukherjee 2017">{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Supantha |date=November 6, 2017 |title=Broadcom bids $103 billion for Qualcomm, open to going hostile |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-m-a-broadcom/broadcom-offers-to-buy-mobile-chipmaker-qualcomm-for-103-billion-idUSKBN1D61EO |access-date=August 16, 2018 |website=U.S. |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109083707/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-m-a-broadcom/broadcom-offers-to-buy-mobile-chipmaker-qualcomm-for-103-billion-idUSKBN1D61EO |url-status=live }}</ref> and Qualcomm rejected the offer.<ref name="Mukherjee 20172">{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Supantha |date=November 13, 2017 |title=Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's $103-billion takeover bid |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-m-a-broadcom/qualcomm-rejects-broadcoms-103-billion-takeover-proposal-idUSKBN1DD1NU |access-date=August 12, 2018 |website=U.S. |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043740/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-m-a-broadcom/qualcomm-rejects-broadcoms-103-billion-takeover-proposal-idUSKBN1DD1NU |url-status=live }}</ref> Broadcom attempted a [[hostile takeover]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venugopal |first=Aishwarya |date=December 4, 2017 |title=Broadcom is laying the foundation for a hostile takeover of Qualcomm |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/qualcomm-broadcom-laying-the-foundation-for-a-hostile-takeover-2017-12 |access-date=August 13, 2018 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806134942/https://www.businessinsider.com/qualcomm-broadcom-laying-the-foundation-for-a-hostile-takeover-2017-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> and raised its offer, eventually to $121 billion.<ref name="dkahfad">{{Cite web |last=King |first=Ian |date=February 5, 2018 |title=Broadcom Raises Qualcomm Hostile Bid to About $121 Billion |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-05/broadcom-is-said-planning-to-boost-qualcomm-bid-to-120-billion |access-date=August 13, 2018 |website=Bloomberg |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109012319/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-05/broadcom-is-said-planning-to-boost-qualcomm-bid-to-120-billion |url-status=live }}</ref> The potential Broadcom acquisition was investigated by the U.S. [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States|Committee on Foreign Investment]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Massoudi |first1=Arash |last2=Toplensky |first2=Rochelle |last3=Fontanella-Khan |first3=James |date=March 5, 2018 |title=US national security regulator delays Qualcomm vote |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fb3e6312-2055-11e8-a895-1ba1f72c2c11 |access-date=August 16, 2018 |website=Financial Times |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806132324/https://www.ft.com/content/fb3e6312-2055-11e8-a895-1ba1f72c2c11 |url-status=live }}</ref> and blocked by an executive order from U.S. President [[Donald Trump]], citing national security concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=David |date=March 12, 2018 |title=Trump Blocks Broadcom Takeover of Qualcomm on Security Risks |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-12/trump-issues-order-to-block-broadcom-s-takeover-of-qualcomm-jeoszwnt |access-date=August 16, 2018 |website=Bloomberg |archive-date=March 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312230138/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-12/trump-issues-order-to-block-broadcom-s-takeover-of-qualcomm-jeoszwnt |url-status=live }}</ref>

Qualcomm's NXP acquisition then became a part of the [[2018 China–United States trade war]].<ref name="ouafhouh">{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Alex |date=June 15, 2018 |title=Trump Throws a Wrench Into Qualcomm's NXP Deal |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-15/trump-throws-a-wrench-into-qualcomm-s-nxp-deal |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=Bloomberg |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616011920/https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-15/trump-throws-a-wrench-into-qualcomm-s-nxp-deal |url-status=live }}</ref> U.S. president [[Donald Trump]] blocked China-based [[ZTE Corporation]] from buying American-made components, such as those from Qualcomm.<ref name="ouafhouh" /><ref name="The New York Times 2018">{{Cite web |last1=Swanson |first1=Ana |last2=Stevenson |first2=Alexandra |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Qualcomm May Be Collateral Damage in a U.S.-China Trade War |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/us/politics/qualcomm-us-china-trade-war.html |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035622/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/us/politics/qualcomm-us-china-trade-war.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ZTE restriction was lifted after the two countries reached an agreement,<ref name="Financial Times 2017">{{Cite web |last=Yuk |first=Pan |date=June 7, 2018 |title=Qualcomm, NXP jolted higher after US-ZTE deal |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c162a48c-6a56-11e8-8cf3-0c230fa67aec |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=Financial Times |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806150923/https://www.ft.com/content/c162a48c-6a56-11e8-8cf3-0c230fa67aec |url-status=live }}</ref> but then Trump raised tariffs against Chinese goods.<ref name="ouafhouh" /> Qualcomm extended a tender offer to NXP at least 29 times pending Chinese approval,<ref name="Reuters 2018">{{Cite web |last=Rai |first=Sonam |date=June 29, 2018 |title=Qualcomm extends NXP tender offer yet again |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/r-qualcomm-extends-nxp-tender-offer-yet-again-2018-6 |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806234925/https://www.businessinsider.com/r-qualcomm-extends-nxp-tender-offer-yet-again-2018-6 |url-status=live }}</ref> before abandoning the deal in July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Don |date=July 25, 2018 |title=Qualcomm Scraps $44 Billion NXP Deal After China Inaction |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/technology/qualcomm-nxp-china-deadline.html |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213193601/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/technology/qualcomm-nxp-china-deadline.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Eliot |last2=Davis |first2=Bob |date=July 25, 2018 |title=Qualcomm Abandons NXP Deal Amid U.S.-China Tensions |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/qualcomm-plans-to-abandon-nxp-deal-1532549728 |access-date=August 17, 2018 |website=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222051908/https://www.wsj.com/articles/qualcomm-plans-to-abandon-nxp-deal-1532549728 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 6, 2021, Qualcomm appointed its president and chip division head [[Cristiano Amon]] as its new chief executive.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nellis|first=Stephen|date=January 5, 2021|title=Chip giant Qualcomm names Amon CEO as 5G era ramps up|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-ceo-idUSKBN29A1EE|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112021639/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-ceo-idUSKBN29A1EE|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 13, 2021, Qualcomm announced it would acquire Nuvia, a [[Server (computing)|server CPU]] startup founded in early 2019 by ex-[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] and ex-[[Google]] architects, for approximately $1.4 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2021|title=Qualcomm to Acquire NUVIA|url=https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2021/01/13/qualcomm-acquire-nuvia|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=Qualcomm|language=en|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321160854/https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2021/01/13/qualcomm-acquire-nuvia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 15, 2019|title=NUVIA Raises $53 Million to Reimagine Silicon Design for the Data Center|url=https://nuviainc.com/nuvia-raises-53-million-to-reimagine-silicon-design-for-the-data-center/|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=NUVIA|language=en-US|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422062904/https://nuviainc.com/nuvia-raises-53-million-to-reimagine-silicon-design-for-the-data-center/|url-status=live}}</ref> The acquisition was completed in March 2021, and it was announced that its first products would be laptop CPUs, shipping in the second half of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 16, 2021|title=Qualcomm Completes Acquisition of NUVIA|url=https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2021/03/16/qualcomm-completes-acquisition-nuvia|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=Qualcomm|language=en|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321222341/https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2021/03/16/qualcomm-completes-acquisition-nuvia|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2022, Qualcomm acquired the [[advanced driver-assistance systems]] and [[autonomous driving]] software brand Arriver from the investment company SSW Partners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qualcomm accelerates advanced driver tech with Arriver acquisition |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252515510/Qualcomm-accelerates-advanced-driver-tech-with-Arriver-acquisition |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=ComputerWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2022, Qualcomm acquired Israeli startup Cellwize through its investment arm Qualcomm Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2022 |title=Qualcomm acquiring Israeli startup Cellwize for $350 million |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sknoujvy5 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |website=ctech |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2022, ''[[Bloomberg News]]'' reported that Qualcomm was planning to return to server CPU market based on Nuvia's product.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-18/qualcomm-is-plotting-a-return-to-server-market-with-new-chip |title=Qualcomm Is Plotting a Return to Server Market With New Chip |date=August 18, 2022 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |first=Ian |last=King |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220818173212/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-18/qualcomm-is-plotting-a-return-to-server-market-with-new-chip |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, [[Arm (company)|Arm Ltd.]] announced that it sued Qualcomm and Nuvia for breaching license agreements and trademark violations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/chips-tech-firm-arm-sues-qualcomm-nuvia-breach-license-trademark-2022-08-31/ |title=Chips tech firm Arm sues Qualcomm and Nuvia for breach of license and trademark |work=[[Reuters]] |date=August 31, 2022 |first1=Stephen |last1=Nellis |first2=Jane Lanhee |last2=Lee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831192102/https://www.reuters.com/legal/chips-tech-firm-arm-sues-qualcomm-nuvia-breach-license-trademark-2022-08-31/ |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Arm cited that the chip designs using Arm licenses developed by Nuvia could not be transferred to its parent Qualcomm without permission.<ref name=qcomxarm>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-31/arm-says-it-s-suing-qualcomm-for-licensing-trademark-violations |title=SoftBank's Arm Is Suing Qualcomm for Licensing and Trademark Violations |date=August 31, 2022 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |first=Ian |last=King |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220831190942/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-31/arm-says-it-s-suing-qualcomm-for-licensing-trademark-violations |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Qualcomm indicated that its licenses with Arm cover custom-designed processors.<ref name=qcomxarm />

In January 2023, the company announced a new partnership with [[Salesforce]] to develop a connected vehicle platform for automakers using the Snapdragon digital chassis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qualcomm, Salesforce to build new connected vehicle platform for automakers |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/qualcomm-salesforce-build-new-connected-vehicle-platform-automakers-2023-01-05/ |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>

In May 2023, Qualcomm announced their intent to purchase Israeli [[Fabless manufacturing|fabless]] chipmaking company Autotalks for a reported $350–400 million. The purchase is subject to review by the [[Competition and Markets Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/qualcomm-is-buying-auto-safety-chipmaker-autotalks-120131989.html |title=Qualcomm is buying auto-safety chipmaker Autotalks |last=Moon |first=Mariella |website=Engadget |date=May 8, 2023 |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=UK's CMA says examining Qualcomm's buyout of Israel's Autotalks |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/uk-regulator-examining-qualcomms-buyout-israels-autotalks-2023-09-29/ |access-date=2023-09-29}}</ref> In March 2024, it was announced by the Federal Trade Commission that Qualcomm's proposed acquisition of Autotalks has been terminated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Qualcomm abandons $350 million Autotalks acquisition amid regulatory roadblocks |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hy711r220t |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=ctech |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2023, the company announced that it had signed a contract rumored to be worth $75 million per year for its [[Qualcomm Snapdragon|Snapdragon]] brand to be the primary shirt sponsor for English [[association football|football]] club [[Manchester United]] starting with the 2024–25 season, replacing German company [[TeamViewer (company)|TeamViewer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38390901/man-united-announce-us-tech-brand-new-shirt-sponsor|title=Man Utd name U.S. tech brand as shirt sponsor|date=September 13, 2023|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Crafton |first1=Adam |last2=Slater |first2=Matt |title=Man Utd confirm Qualcomm as shirt sponsors from 2024-25 season |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4857435/2023/09/12/manchester-united-qualcomm-shirt-sponsor-2/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=The New York Times |date=September 13, 2023 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In October 2023, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon X series, a computing platform for Windows PCs which includes a custom ARM-based [[Oryon]] CPU (from Nuvia acquisition), a GPU, and a dedicated neural processing unit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Andrew |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Qualcomm will try to have its Apple Silicon moment in PCs with "Snapdragon X" |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/qualcomm-will-try-to-have-its-apple-silicon-moment-in-pcs-with-snapdragon-x/ |website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=October 30, 2023 |title=Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Performance Preview: A First Look at What's to Come |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/21112/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-performance-preview-a-first-look-at-whats-to-come |website=AnandTech}}</ref>

In October 2024, Qualcomm announced that the Qualcomm-Microsoft exclusive protocol will be expired in December 25 2024, allows [[Windows on ARM (disambiguation)|Windows on ARM]] devices can adapt ARM CPUs other than [[Qualcomm Snapdragon]].<ref>{{Cite news |author1=Nick Evanson |date=2023-10-24 |title=AMD and Nvidia to join Qualcomm in the Windows Arm(s) race |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-and-nvidia-to-join-qualcomm-in-the-windows-arms-race/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2024, [[Arm (company)|Arm Ltd.]] said it would cancel Qualcomm's chip design license in an escalation of the dispute over the acquisition of Nuvia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acton |first=Michael |date=2024-10-23 |website=Financial Times |title=Arm cancels Qualcomm's chip design licence amid legal dispute |url=https://www.ft.com/content/9f638080-a406-4f53-a3c6-d5f321c3d042}}</ref> In December 2024, a U.S. federal jury ruled partially in Qualcomm's favor, finding that its designs were properly licensed under an agreement with Arm. However, the jury was deadlocked on one of three issues raised, resulting in a mistrial on that specific point.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Tobias |date=December 23, 2024 |title=Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial |url=https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/qualcomm_arm_trial/ |work=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hals |first=Tom |date=December 20, 2024 |title=Qualcomm secures key win in chips trial against Arm |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-jury-deadlocked-arm-trial-against-qualcomm-still-deliberating-2024-12-20/ |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> In February 2025, Arm withdrew its efforts to terminate Qualcomm's chip-licensing agreement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |date=February 6, 2025 |title=Arm gives up on killing off Qualcomm's vital chip license |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/arm_qualcomm_nuvia/ |website=[[The Register]]}}</ref>

=== 2025 - Present: Qualcomm ===
On 2 April 2025, Qualcomm acquired Movian AI, the [[generative artificial intelligence]] unit of Vietnamese research company VinAI.<ref>{{Cite news |author=((The Hindu Bureau))|date=2025-04-02 |title=Qualcomm acquires Vietnamese GenAI unit VinAI |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/qualcomm-acquires-vietnamese-genai-unit-vinai/article69402733.ece |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>