Qualcomm has announced its acquisition of open source hardware and software company Arduino.

No financial details regarding the transaction have been disclosed. Qualcomm said the deal will help improve customer access to the company’s edge technologies and products, building on its other recent acquisitions of Edge Impulse and Foundries.io.

Arduino will retain its independent brand, tools, and mission, while continuing to support a wide range of microcontrollers and microprocessors from multiple semiconductor providers, Qualcomm said, adding that following the closure of the deal, Arduino’s more than 33 million active users will gain access to Qualcomm’s “powerful technology stack.”

The first step towards this is the release of Arduino UNO Q, a next-generation single board computer featuring a “dual brain” architecture powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210 processor, designed to support AI-powered vision and sound solutions in Edge applications.

UNO Q will also integrate into the newly launched Arduino App Lab, a development environment offering an open-source platform on which developers can design, prototype, and scale AI-powered solutions to production.

“With our acquisitions of Foundries.io, Edge Impulse, and now Arduino, we are accelerating our vision to democratize access to our leading‑edge AI and computing products for the global developer community,” said Nakul Duggal, group GM, automotive, industrial, and embedded IoT, Qualcomm Technologies. “Arduino has built a vibrant global community of developers and creators. By combining their open-source ethos with Qualcomm Technologies’ portfolio of leading-edge products and technologies, we’re helping enable millions of developers to create intelligent solutions faster and more efficiently – including a path towards global commercialization by leveraging the scale of our ecosystem.”

Fabio Violante, CEO, Arduino, added: “Joining forces with Qualcomm Technologies allows us to supercharge our commitment to accessibility and innovation. The launch of UNO Q is just the beginning – we’re excited to empower our global community with powerful tools that make AI development intuitive, scalable, and open to everyone.”