The two companies are also partnering to develop “high-performance optical connectivity solutions,” potentially amping up competition with Nvidia. As part of the deal, Qualcomm will use Amazon’s AI servers to speed up its chip design process. [Link: Qualcomm Announces Multi-Generational Product Collaboration with Amazon to Build Next-Generation AI Data Center Infrastructure | Qualcomm | https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2026/09/qualcomm-announces-multi-generational-product-collaboration-with | Qualcomm]

Qualcomm announces a multi-generational product partnership with Amazon, expanding its push beyond smartphones toward AI infrastructure and

Qualcomm is trying to move into the data center business, where Nvidia has been the dominant player in the AI boom.

Multi-generation chip collab is more buzzwords than compute

Qualcomm inks AI chip, optical networking deal with Amazon - SiliconANGLE