🔩 Hardware: Qualcomm Strikes $2.4 B Deal for Alphawave IP

Qualcomm agreed to acquire U.K. chip-IP provider Alphawave for $2.4 billion, securing high-speed interconnect technology to bolster its AI data-center chip roadmap. The deal includes Alphawave’s SerDes and PAM-4 solutions, aiming to enhance Qualcomm’s footprint in high-performance computing markets.