San Diego-based wireless products firm Qualcomm (NYSE:[[ticker:QCOM]]) says that it has purchased graphics and multimedia technology assets from AMD (NYSE:[[ticker:AMD]]) for total cash consideration of $65 million. The assets were previously part of Sunnyvale, CA-based AMD’s handheld business, and Qualcomm says it plans to extend offers to some AMD employees who have been part of that business.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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