Signal Qualcomm and Huawei sign multi-year cross-patent license covering AI and optics, pending US FTC review

Summary

Qualcomm and Huawei have agreed a multi-year cross-license covering 5G, artificial intelligence, computing, networking, and near- and co-packaged optics. As part of the cross-license, Qualcomm licensed Huawei's LogicFolding chipmaking patents. Neither the payment amounts nor the duration of the license were disclosed in the article. Huawei expects its overall patent licensing portfolio, including this deal, to exceed $6.9 billion. The article notes that in a 2020 settlement of a multi-year royalty dispute, Huawei paid Qualcomm $1.8 billion. The transaction still requires review by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and has not formally closed.