Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Qualcomm Licenses Huawei Patents Tied to LogicFolding Chip Technology
Qualcomm and Huawei have made a multiyear agreement to share licenses for some of their technology patents.
One part allows Qualcomm to license patents connected to Huawei’s LogicFolding chipmaking method.
Huawei says this method can help chips work better and move data faster.
The deal also covers areas such as 5G, AI and networks.
Huawei is working on its own chips because US restrictions have limited its access to some foreign technologies.
The companies did not say how much this agreement is worth.
Huawei expects the value of its patent-licensing contracts overall to top $6.9 billion after the deal.
The agreement must be reviewed by the US Federal Trade Commission.
Qualcomm agreed to license patents related to Huawei’s LogicFolding chipmaking technique.
The multiyear cross-license covers technologies including 5G devices, AI services, optical technologies and networks.
Huawei says LogicFolding improves semiconductor performance and data transmission speeds.
Huawei is pursuing domestic chip development amid US restrictions on access to advanced foreign technologies.
The deal’s value was not disclosed; Huawei expects its overall patent-licensing contract value to exceed $6.9 billion.
- Who
- Qualcomm and Huawei.
- What
- They signed a multiyear cross-license agreement that includes Qualcomm licensing patents related to Huawei’s LogicFolding chipmaking technique.
- When
- The agreement was announced Monday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Huawei is based in Shenzhen, China; the agreement concerns the two companies’ technologies.
- Why
- The agreement licenses technologies across areas including 5G, AI and networks, and supports Huawei’s efforts to develop and monetize its technology.
- Agreement
- Multiyear cross-license between Qualcomm and Huawei.
- Key technology
- Huawei’s LogicFolding chipmaking technique.
- Other technology areas
- 5G devices, AI services, near- and co-packaged optics, and networks.
- Deal value
- Not disclosed.
- Huawei licensing forecast
- Overall contract value of its patent-licensing agreements is expected to exceed $6.9 billion following the deal.
- Review
- The agreement is subject to US Federal Trade Commission review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.
- Review threshold cited
- The act applies to deals valued at more than $133.9 million.