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The partnership focuses on inference workloads and spans multiple generations of customized silicon for AWS infrastructure

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Qualcomm $QCOM announced a partnership with Amazon $AMZN Web Services on Tuesday to develop custom chips for AI data center infrastructure, sending Qualcomm stock up 10%.

The two companies will work together across multiple generations of customized silicon, with a focus on inference workloads, the company said. The collaboration is aimed at combining Amazon's AI infrastructure with Qualcomm's power-efficient processing and silicon design capabilities, according to the press release.