Qualcomm buys Atheros to target smartphone and tablet markets
$3.1bn deal expected to close in the first half of 2011
Qualcomm is to buy chip maker Atheros Communications for $3.1bn (£1.9bn) in a move designed to increase the breadth of Qualcomm's hardware platform. The acquisition will help Qualcomm expand its technologies...
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