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Qualcomm10-Q: Cybersecurity investment

Facing customer pressure to use open source software, creating IP and security management needs.

What happened

Customer demand for open source components is forcing Qualcomm to navigate complex licensing obligations and potential IP exposure.

Source

SEC EDGARApr 29, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

Qualcomm 10-Q

Filing excerpt

we have seen, and believe that we will continue to see, customers request that we develop products, including software associated with our integrated circuit products, that use open source software elements and operate in an open source environment, which, under certain open source licenses, may offer accessibility to a portion of our products’ source code and may expose our related intellectual property to adverse licensing conditions.

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Signal
10-Q: Cybersecurity investment

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
03/29
Filed
Apr 29, 2026

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Details

CIK
804328
Accession number
0000804328-26-000061
Timeframe
Current year
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Security vendor opportunity
Signal category
Technology

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • open source

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
May 5, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
cybersecurityInvestment

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