Qualcomm to Acquire Alphawave Semi in ~$2.4 Billion Deal

Alphawave IP Acquires OpenFive

September 1, 2022

Engineering Services

Alphawave IP Group plc has completed the acquisition of OpenFive, bringing OpenFive's custom silicon SoC IP portfolio and global engineering teams into Alphawave. The transaction, signed for US$210m in cash, expands Alphawave's capabilities into custom silicon and chiplet design to accelerate revenue growth and IP monetization.

Qualcomm Technologies to Acquire NUVIA for About $1.4 Billion

January 16, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NUVIA for approximately $1.4 billion, subject to working capital and other adjustments. The deal will bring NUVIA’s CPU and SoC design team into Qualcomm to expand Snapdragon computing performance and power efficiency for next-generation devices.

D-Wave Quantum Acquires Quantum Circuits to Build Dual-Platform Quantum Computing Company

January 23, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

D-Wave Quantum Inc. completed its previously announced acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc. in a $550 million deal. The acquisition brings Quantum Circuits’ error-corrected superconducting gate-model (dual-rail qubit) technology into D-Wave’s dual-platform strategy, accelerating development of a scaled, error-corrected gate-model quantum computer alongside its commercial annealing systems.

SoftBank Group to Acquire Ampere Computing

March 25, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

SoftBank Group Corp. announced it will acquire Ampere Computing in an all-cash deal valued at $6.5 billion. Ampere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank and retain its name, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2025 subject to regulatory approvals.

MaxLinear Acquires NanoSemi, Inc.

September 9, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL) completed the acquisition of NanoSemi, Inc., a Boston-based MIT spinout that develops patented machine-learning IP to improve signal integrity and power efficiency in SoCs, ASICs and FPGAs. The initial consideration included $10 million in cash and 804,163 shares of MaxLinear common stock, plus $35 million in deferred cash and up to $35 million in potential earnouts; the deal expands MaxLinear's capabilities for 5G and wireless system customers.

Qorvo Acquires Anokiwave

January 31, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Qorvo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Anokiwave, a Boston-based supplier of high-performance millimeter-wave integrated circuits for beamforming and IF-to-RF conversion used in phased arrays, SATCOM and 5G. The Anokiwave team will join Qorvo’s High Performance Analog segment to expand Qorvo’s capabilities and addressable opportunities across defense, aerospace and network infrastructure markets.