2 weeks Ago By Paul Thurrott
The Wall Street Journal that Qualcomm has approached Intel about a complete takeover of the company in recent days, escalating . The offer comes in the wake of . That news was greeted positively by investors, but with Intel still worth less than half its value at the start of the year, it’s still a takeover target.
And Qualcomm, valued at about $185 billion, roughly double the value of Intel, could have the financial means to make this happen. Sign up for our new free newsletter to get three time-saving tips each Friday — get free copies of Paul Thurrott's Windows 11 and Windows 10 Field Guides (normally $9.99) as a special welcome gift! The deal is “far from certain,” at least according to the publication’s multiple sources for this news.
And it would be scrutinized by antitrust regulators, especially in the United States, where Intel and its chip-making capacity falls under the national security umbrella. The publication notes, too, that Qualcomm would have to sell parts of Intel or some of its own assets to complete the transaction. Though it has since denied this report, Intel was already said to be considering selling off its stake in Mobileye, a self-driving technology startup.
Here’s what we do know: Were Qualcomm to acquire Intel–by which I mean the core chip design and manufacturing parts of the current company–it would be the largest-ever transaction in the semiconductor market. Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of and the host of three tech podcasts: with Leo Laporte and Richard Campbell, , and with Brad Sams.
He was formerly the senior technology analyst at Windows IT Pro and the creator of the SuperSite for Windows from 1999 to 2014 and the Major Domo of Thurrott.com while at BWW Media Group from 2015 to 2023. You can reach Paul via , or .
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