Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) disclosed on Tuesday that it is acquiring hardware startup Arduino to expand the San Diego-based ...

Buys into open source to cosy up to tinkerers and robot builders Smartphone processor outfit Qualcomm has decided it wants a piece of the open source action, announcing plans to buy Arduino, the ...

"Joining forces with Qualcomm Technologies allows us to supercharge our commitment to accessibility and innovation," Arduino chief exec Fabio Violante said in a statement. "The launch of UNO Q is just ...

Qualcomm previously acquired edge computing company Foundries.io in March 2024 and announced it was acquiring Edge Impulse in March 2025.

The UNO Q takes on the Raspberry Pi, which has single-board models ranging from as little as $20 to $132 for the feature-packed Raspberry Pi 5. That model has 16GB of RAM and a 2.4GHz quad-core Arm ...

The chipmaker’s acquisition brings its Dragonwing-powered board and new AppLab development environment to a 33 million–strong ...