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)

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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>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Qualcomm (QCOM.O) is in talks to provide chip-design services to China's ByteDance, four people familiar with the matter said &hellip; </p>