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Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal

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The e-commerce giant could buy up to $60 billion in processors to support its buildout of data centers over the next 10 years, according to a securities filing.

Directly affected

  • QCOM Qualcomm

    Named in this report.

  • AMZN AMAZON COM INC

    The reported development directly names AMAZON COM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to AMZN.

Indirectly affected

  • NVDA NVIDIA

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor

    The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan

  • ASML ASML

    Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules

  • AVGO Broadcom

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMD AMD

    Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes

  • AMAT Applied Materials

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • LRCX Lam Research

    Chip-equipment makers feel export controls

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor

    A fund of semiconductor companies

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with chip-supply risk

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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The e-commerce giant could buy up to $60 billion in processors to support its buildout of data centers over the next 10 years, according to a securities filing.

Source: Manufacturing Dive

Amazon Com (AMZN) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is +3.52%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a +2.75% difference versus the market.

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Disclosure records for Amazon Com (AMZN) within two months of 12 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Amazon Com (AMZN)

Companies carried with this story

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names AMAZON COM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to AMZN

  • QCOM Qualcomm

    In “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal,” Qualcomm (QCOM) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names QUALCOMM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to QCOM

  • TSEM Tower Semiconductor

    For “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal,” Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TSEM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • INDI indie Semiconductor

    In “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal,” indie Semiconductor (INDI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected INDI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ARR Armour Residential REIT

    For “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal,” Armour Residential REIT (ARR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ARR as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=part). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CNX CNX Resources

    In “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal,” CNX Resources (CNX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CNX as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=part). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • COYA Coya Therapeutics

    Coya Therapeutics (COYA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal.” Reason on file: GA selected COYA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=part). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CYTK Cytokinetics

    Cytokinetics (CYTK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal.” Reason on file: GA selected CYTK as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=part). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal” reaches Amazon Com (AMZN)

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the company in “Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal,” the 12 Sep 2026 this story story.

Amazon Com (AMZN) is on the page because The reported development directly names AMAZON COM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to AMZN

Also listed, Qualcomm (QCOM): The reported development directly names QUALCOMM INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to QCOM

Price levels for Amazon Com (AMZN)

AMZN traded between 244.75 and 263.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 262.50. QCOM traded between 169.01 and 205.84 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 173.46. TSEM traded between 195.09 and 268.62 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 200.35.

What the saved facts support for Amazon Com (AMZN)

46 out of 100

“Qualcomm to make custom chips for Amazon as part of $4B deal” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.