Sources: Qualcomm is in talks to design custom chips for ByteDance, based partly on connectivity tech from Alphawave Semi, which Qualcomm acquired in 2025 (Reuters)
Qualcomm is discussing custom chip design work for ByteDance, signaling a potential AI infrastructure push using Alphawave connectivity technology.
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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/qualcomm-talks-provide-custom-chip-design-services-bytedance-sources-say-2026-06-24/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260624/i8.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260624/p8#a260624p8" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/qualcomm-talks-provide-custom-chip-design-services-bytedance-sources-say-2026-06-24/">Sources: Qualcomm is in talks to design custom chips for ByteDance, based partly on connectivity tech from Alphawave Semi, which Qualcomm acquired in 2025</a></b></span> — Qualcomm (QCOM.O) is in talks to provide chip-design services to China's ByteDance, four people familiar with the matter said … </p>
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