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Qualcomm to Acquire Arduino, Pairing Deal With New Uno Q Board and App Lab IDE

The move gives the chipmaker a direct pipeline from Arduino’s 33 million developers to commercial edge AI deployments.

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Overview

  • Qualcomm announced an agreement to buy Arduino for an undisclosed sum, with closing subject to regulatory approval and customary conditions.
  • Arduino will keep its independent brand, tools and open-source mission while continuing support for chips from multiple semiconductor vendors beyond Qualcomm.
  • The companies unveiled the Arduino Uno Q, a dual‑brain board combining Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRB2210 processor running Debian Linux with an STM32 microcontroller for real-time control.
  • Uno Q targets on-device AI uses such as vision and sound, with Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth, and ships in two versions: 2GB/16GB for about $44/€39 available now and 4GB/32GB for about $59/€53 coming shortly.
  • Arduino App Lab debuted as a unified development environment integrated with Edge Impulse to streamline real-time, Linux, Python and AI workflows, reflecting Qualcomm’s broader edge strategy following Foundries.io and Edge Impulse acquisitions.