# WiTricity acquires Qualcomm Halo EV charging unit

WiTricity acquired Qualcomm Inc.'s electric vehicle charging unit, Qualcomm Halo, including over 1,500 patents and patent applications for wireless charging. Terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-02-11
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: wireless EV charging technology, patents
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Qualcomm](https://endata.com/companies/16058.md) (target)
- [WiTricity](https://endata.com/companies/37245.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20220922084848/https:/www.autonews.com/suppliers/witricity-acquires-qualcomms-ev-charging-unit), 2019-02-11: "WiTricity's wireless charging technology is key to the future of mobility, which is clearly electric, and increasingly shared and autonomous."

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