Qualcomm announced Tuesday it is buying Arduino, an Italian developer of tiny computers used worldwide by artists and makers for interactive projects.

The San Diego-based company’s Qualcomm Technologies division said the acquisition is part of a “strategy to empower developers by facilitating access to its unmatched portfolio of edge technologies and products.”

Arduino, which was founded in 2003, develops a wide range of inexpensive microcontrollers and microprocessors that are used by millions of entrepreneurs, developers, artists, educators and hobbyists.

“Arduino has built a vibrant global community of developers and creators,” said Qualcomm’s Naku Duggal, group general manager for automotive, industrial and embedded IoT.

“By combining their open-source ethos with Qualcomm Technolog

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