M&A Deal Summary

Qualcomm Acquires Alphawave Semi

On June 9, 2025, Qualcomm acquired technology hardware company Alphawave Semi for 2.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Qualcomm’s 7th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Qualcomm’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Qualcomm’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-06-09
Target Alphawave Semi
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Qualcomm
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.4B USD

Target

Alphawave Semi

London, United Kingdom
Alphawave Semi is a provider of technology services to meet the needs of global tier-one customers in data centers, compute, networking, AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and storage. Alphawave Semi was founded in 2017 and is based in London, England.

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Buyer

Qualcomm

San Diego, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Semiconductors
Employees49,000
Revenue 39.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Qualcomm's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm's corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.

Qualcomm develops and commercializes communication technologies. Qualcomm develops a digital communication technology called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and owns significant intellectual property applicable to products that implement any version of CDMA. Qualcomm develops OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) technology for which the Company owns intellectual property. Qualcomm also develops and commercializes technologies used in handsets and tablets. In addition to licensing portions of its intellectual property portfolio, Qualcomm produces integrated circuits (also known as chips or chipsets) and system software used in mobile devices and in wireless networks. Qualcomm was formed in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 41
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 7 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 35 of 36
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-05 Autotalks

Kfar-Netter, Israel

Autotalks is a fabless semiconductor company that has been dedicated to V2X communications. Autotalks provides automotive qualified dual-mode global V2X solutions compatible with multiple V2X standards that are designed to reduce collisions and improve mobility. Autotalks was formed in 2009 and is based in Kfar-Netter, Israel.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-07 Arduino

Turin, Italy

Arduino is a popular tool for IoT product development as well as one of the most successful tools for STEM/STEAM education. Designers, engineers, students, developers, and makers use Arduino to innovate in music, games, toys, smart homes, farming, and autonomous vehicles. Arduino is based in Turin, Italy.

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