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Oct 5, 2026

Qualcomm to pay Huawei for patents in multi-year licensing deal covering 5G and AI

US chip giant Qualcomm has agreed to pay China's Huawei Technologies to license patents for the first time as part of a multi-year agreement covering 5G, artificial intelligence, computing, and networking technologies. The deal marks a reversal from the previous one-way licensing relationship where Huawei paid Qualcomm, and will require US regulatory approval.

Oct 5, 2026·6 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪A semiconductor teardown of Huawei's Kirin 9050 Pro chip by Geekerwan on October 3, 2026, confirmed the physical existence of a two-die vertical stack using copper-to-copper hybrid bonding at a 1.5-micron pitch.
  • ▪Huawei's LogicFolding architecture achieves transistor density gains by stacking silicon vertically rather than shrinking transistors horizontally, designed to bypass U.S. sanctions restricting access to advanced lithography equipment.
  • ▪Qualcomm's patent deal with Huawei is a concession of Western technological leadership

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