Qualcomm and Amazon sign $60 billion AI chip deal
Qualcomm and Amazon Web Services agreed to a long-term partnership that could see Amazon buy up to $60 billion in AI data center chips and related equipment from Qualcomm. As part of the deal, Amazon got warrants to buy about $4 billion in Qualcomm stock if it follows through on product purchases. Qualcomm shares jumped at least 10% after the announcement.
- Amazon can buy up to $60 billion in chips
- Amazon receives warrants for $4 billion in Qualcomm shares
- Deal includes joint work on chips for AI inference
- Companies will collaborate on ultra-fast optical connectivity
- Qualcomm shares spiked at least 10% after news broke
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