Qualcomm has taken an official step to buy Arduino, the EDS known to everybody in the world, the open source electronics basic company across the globe.
It is a significant breakthrough in the history of Qualcomm, which is normally considered a smartphone processor developer and has increasingly ventured into hardware ecosystems and developer friendly tools.
As the official news said, the acquisition enables Arduino to remain a more autonomous enterprise and reach the hardware, teen technology, and chipset of Qualcomm alongside the fortune of AI research and global hardware.
What the Acquisition Means
Over the years, Arduino has been a household brand to the world of makers, hobbyists, and teachers.
Its open source software and easy to program boards led millions of individuals to learn electronics and create novel devices and innovations used as smart sensors, drones, and 3D printers, as well as AIs and robots.
This time around, both the firms are benefiting in a big manner as Qualcomm purchases Arduino.
The wide access means that Qualcomm is introduced to the massive international community of Arduino.
Over 30 million people are Arduino users since its introduction to new cutting edge technology that will make Quality boost.
The combination of an open source oriented philosophy and the production of powerful yet low cost chipsets will result in a new generation of interconnected devices capable of capitalizing on the force of new technology at low prices.
This action, the experts think, will make the process of utilizing IoT (Internet of Things) systems in houses, in industries, and in learning spheres go much faster.
Further, Qualcomm has indicated a new range of boards built on Arduino with its own Dragon wings powered processors.
It will have these boards targeted at advanced AI, robotics, and automation capabilities (or all of that without losing the appeal a naive beginner well known Arduino has to date, to be honest).
Open-source versus commercial innovation
The unique aspect of such a deal includes the fact that Qualcomm offered to maintain the open-source heritage of Arduino.
The company established that the current product line up, open libraries, and developer tools of Arduino will remain open and community based.
This action is an indication of not an attempt by Qualcomm to dominate, but a collaboration, namely, bringing together the open-source versatility with the business excellence of a tech giant.
It is a comparable play to mainstream ones such as Microsoft has done with GitHub building its ecosystem without limiting innovation.
According to industry analysts, such a partnership may result in a greater community of hardware developers.
Qualcomm is likely to give access to more advanced chipsets and AI-based functionality to Arduino users, and Arduino can assist Qualcomm in accessing more students, startups, and DIY innovators who desire solutions that are less expensive but offer flexibility.
The Future of Developers and Users
Uncovered by insiders, Qualcomm intends to introduce new development kits in the Arduino brand, of which Snapdragon and Dragon wing are the chip architectures used.
These platforms will work with edge computing as well as IoT-related apps, such as smart homes, wearables, robotics, and educational prototyping.
A new developer platform (based on Arduino IDE tools) will allow developers to create prototype designs with Qualcomm chips without compatibility problems and enable more rapid product development.
This implies that users can proceed with the same code just the way they have always done it, but now they have expanded hardware capabilities as well as the AI processing features.
Moreover, the takeover will legitimize the interests of Qualcomm in the open-source hardware industry, making it a bit more connected in terms of competition with such enterprises as NVIDIA and Raspberry Pi Foundation.
This may auger well with Arduino enthusiasts who may get an improved performance, more resources, and increased worldwide support without losing the spirit of DIY.
The Drive to a Connected, Smarter Future
In the case of the Arduino deal, it is evident that Qualcomm is broadening its scope of vision beyond mobile and automotive industries.
The firm is staking its claim upon the possibility of a future in which all smart devices appliances as well as robots operate intelligent and connected hardware.
Arduino has a huge following and educational reach that should hopefully educate and reach more young people and emerging markets that are already very active in DIY innovation to access Qualcomm.
A move to the acquisition also highlights a developing trend in the technological landscape large companies switching to open source ecosystems to gain an edge when it comes to innovation and talent.
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Now, with the two companies on the go, ready to enter the next stage of cooperation, certain aspects become evident, whether or not this collaboration may rebrand the development of open source hardware in the age of AI and automation.
