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Greensboro's Qorvo is being sold in a $10 billion deal. What does that mean for the city?
- Richard Craver
- Nov 2, 2025
- Nov 2, 2025 Updated Nov 10, 2025
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Qorvo Inc., the Greensboro-based chipmaker, has accepted a $10 billion puchase offer from Skyworks Solutions of Irvine, Calif.
Walt Unks, Journal
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Nearly 11 years ago, the Greensboro predecessor of chipmaker Qorvo Inc. completed a $1.56 billion purchase of a West Coast chipmaker to raise its national profile, expand its customer base and pad its revenue stream.
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