Qualcomm Shares Rise Amid Nvidia Strength: What's Going On

Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM shares are moving higher Wednesday afternoon, potentially in sympathy with Nvidia Corp NVDA amid continued AI momentum.

What To Know: Nvidia announced plans to increase its investments in Taiwan, highlighting its strategic partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM and the importance of the local chip supply chain. CEO Jensen Huang, speaking in Taipei, emphasized the company’s plans to build another supercomputer in Taiwan, following the successful launch of Taipei-1 last year.

Additionally, Nvidia is exploring Intel Corp INTC as a potential contract chipmaking service provider. Recent reports indicated TSMC is anticipating a price hike for its AI chip production service.

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What Else: Nvidia has also reached out to Samsung Electronics Co SSNLF for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip supply amid industry-wide supply chain constraints. Tesla Inc TSLA also plans to allocate $3 billion to $4 billion in 2024 for hardware purchases from Nvidia, further boosting the company’s prospects.

QCOM Price Action: Qualcomm shares were up by 3.59% at $211.70 at the time of writing, according to Benzinga Pro.

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