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	*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]		*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
	*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260204170410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|archive-date=4 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~AnRQL~~ \|archive-date=~~18 Nov 2025~~ \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>		*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260204170410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|archive-date=4 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222001450/https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>
	*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.		*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
	*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].		*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].

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	*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]		*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
	*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube ~~\|url-status=live~~ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260204170410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|archive-date=4 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>		*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260204170410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|archive-date=4 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>
	*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.		*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
	*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].		*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].

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	\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}		\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}

	'''{{wplink\|Arduino\|Arduino}}''', now a subsidiary of [[Qualcomm]], is an Italian open-source hardware and software, project, and user community that designs and manufactures [[wikipedia:Single-board_microcontroller\|single-board microcontrollers]] and [[wikipedia:Microcontroller\|microcontroller]] kits for building digital devices. Its hardware products are licensed under a [[wikipedia:Creative_Commons_license\|CC BY-SA license]], while the software is licensed under the [[wikipedia:GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License\|GNU Lesser General Public License]] (LGPL) or the [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GNU General Public License]] (GPL),<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Getting Started: FOUNDATION > Introduction \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829015201/https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction \|archive-date=2017-08-29 \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=arduino.cc}}</ref> permitting the manufacture of Arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. Arduino boards are available commercially from the official website or through authorized distributors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arduino - Home \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/ \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=www.arduino.cc}}</ref>		'''{{wplink\|Arduino\|Arduino}}''', now a subsidiary of [[Qualcomm]], is an Italian open-source hardware and software, project, and user community that designs and manufactures [[wikipedia:Single-board_microcontroller\|single-board microcontrollers]] and [[wikipedia:Microcontroller\|microcontroller]] kits for building digital devices. Its hardware products are licensed under a [[wikipedia:Creative_Commons_license\|CC BY-SA license]], while the software is licensed under the [[wikipedia:GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License\|GNU Lesser General Public License]] (LGPL) or the [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GNU General Public License]] (GPL),<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Getting Started: FOUNDATION > Introduction \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829015201/https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction \|archive-date=2017-08-29 \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=arduino.cc}}</ref> permitting the manufacture of Arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. Arduino boards are available commercially from the official website or through authorized distributors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arduino - Home \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/ \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=www.arduino.cc \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260213164019/https://www.arduino.cc/ \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]		*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
	*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>		*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260204170410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|archive-date=4 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>
	*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.		*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
	*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].		*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	*User Freedom: Before the [[Qualcomm]] buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After [[Qualcomm]] acquired the company... [Section to be finished]		*User Freedom: Before the Qualcomm buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After Qualcomm acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
	*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed [[Qualcomm]] holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>		*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed Qualcomm holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>
	*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.		*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
	*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].		*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].
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	*Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to [[Qualcomm]] over all user-uploaded content		*Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to Qualcomm over all user-uploaded content

	*Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features		*Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features

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	===Microprocessor/controller manufacturers===		===Microprocessor/controller manufacturers===

			*[[Intel]]
	*[[Panasonic]]		*[[Panasonic]]
	*[[Texas Instruments]]		*[[Texas Instruments]]
	*[[Intel]]

	==References==		==References==

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	\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}		\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}

	'''{{wplink\|Arduino\|Arduino}}''' is an Italian open-source hardware and software ~~company owned by [[Qualcomm]]~~, project, and user community that designs and manufactures [[wikipedia:Single-board_microcontroller\|single-board microcontrollers]] and [[wikipedia:Microcontroller\|microcontroller]] kits for building digital devices. Its hardware products are licensed under a [[wikipedia:Creative_Commons_license\|CC BY-SA license]], while the software is licensed under the [[wikipedia:GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License\|GNU Lesser General Public License]] (LGPL) or the [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GNU General Public License]] (GPL),<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Getting Started: FOUNDATION > Introduction \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829015201/https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction \|archive-date=2017-08-29 \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=arduino.cc}}</ref> permitting the manufacture of Arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. Arduino boards are available commercially from the official website or through authorized distributors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arduino - Home \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/ \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=www.arduino.cc}}</ref>		'''{{wplink\|Arduino\|Arduino}}''', now a subsidiary of [[Qualcomm]], is an Italian open-source hardware and software, project, and user community that designs and manufactures [[wikipedia:Single-board_microcontroller\|single-board microcontrollers]] and [[wikipedia:Microcontroller\|microcontroller]] kits for building digital devices. Its hardware products are licensed under a [[wikipedia:Creative_Commons_license\|CC BY-SA license]], while the software is licensed under the [[wikipedia:GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License\|GNU Lesser General Public License]] (LGPL) or the [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GNU General Public License]] (GPL),<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Getting Started: FOUNDATION > Introduction \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829015201/https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction \|archive-date=2017-08-29 \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=arduino.cc}}</ref> permitting the manufacture of Arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. Arduino boards are available commercially from the official website or through authorized distributors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arduino - Home \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/ \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=www.arduino.cc}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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	\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}		\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}

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	\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}		\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}

	'''Arduino''' is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by [[Qualcomm]], project, and user community that designs and manufactures [[wikipedia:Single-board_microcontroller\|single-board microcontrollers]] and [[wikipedia:Microcontroller\|microcontroller]] kits for building digital devices. Its hardware products are licensed under a [[wikipedia:Creative_Commons_license\|CC BY-SA license]], while the software is licensed under the [[wikipedia:GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License\|GNU Lesser General Public License]] (LGPL) or the [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GNU General Public License]] (GPL),<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Getting Started: FOUNDATION > Introduction \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829015201/https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction \|archive-date=2017-08-29 \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=arduino.cc}}</ref> permitting the manufacture of Arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. Arduino boards are available commercially from the official website or through authorized distributors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arduino - Home \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/ \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=www.arduino.cc}}</ref>		'''{{wplink\|Arduino\|Arduino}}''' is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by [[Qualcomm]], project, and user community that designs and manufactures [[wikipedia:Single-board_microcontroller\|single-board microcontrollers]] and [[wikipedia:Microcontroller\|microcontroller]] kits for building digital devices. Its hardware products are licensed under a [[wikipedia:Creative_Commons_license\|CC BY-SA license]], while the software is licensed under the [[wikipedia:GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License\|GNU Lesser General Public License]] (LGPL) or the [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GNU General Public License]] (GPL),<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Getting Started: FOUNDATION > Introduction \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829015201/https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction \|archive-date=2017-08-29 \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=arduino.cc}}</ref> permitting the manufacture of Arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. Arduino boards are available commercially from the official website or through authorized distributors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arduino - Home \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/ \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=www.arduino.cc}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

	* User Freedom: Before the [[Qualcomm]] buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After [[Qualcomm]] acquired the company... [Section to be finished]		*User Freedom: Before the [[Qualcomm]] buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After [[Qualcomm]] acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
	* User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed [[Qualcomm]] holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>		*User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed [[Qualcomm]] holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>
	* Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.		*Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
	* Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].		*Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	* Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to [[Qualcomm]] over all user-uploaded content		*Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to [[Qualcomm]] over all user-uploaded content

	* Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features		*Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features

	* Patent infringement identification clause preventing users from identifying potential patent violations<!-- This one may need a mini explanation especially -->		*Patent infringement identification clause preventing users from identifying potential patent violations<!-- This one may need a mini explanation especially -->

	* Extended data retention of usernames for years after account deletion		*Extended data retention of usernames for years after account deletion

	* Global data integration of all user data (including minors' data) into Qualcomm's ecosystem		*Global data integration of all user data (including minors' data) into Qualcomm's ecosystem

	==Products<!-- Copied from: https://store.arduino.cc/ -->==		==Products<!-- Copied from: https://store.arduino.cc/ -->==

	=== Boards, SOMS, SBCs ===		===Boards, SOMS, SBCs===

	* Uno		*Uno
	* GIGA		*GIGA
	* Nano		*Nano
	* MKR		*MKR
	* Portenta		*Portenta
	* Nicla		*Nicla
	* Modulino		*Modulino

	=== Kits ===		===Kits===

	* Starter Kit		*Starter Kit
	* Plug & Make Kit		*Plug & Make Kit
	* Science Kit		*Science Kit
	* Sensor Kit		*Sensor Kit
	* Student Kit		*Student Kit
	* PLC Starter Kit		*PLC Starter Kit
	* Portenta Proto Kit		*Portenta Proto Kit

	==See also==		==See also==

	=== Microprocessor/controller manufacturers ===		===Microprocessor/controller manufacturers===

	* [[Panasonic]]		*[[Panasonic]]
	* [[Texas Instruments]]		*[[Texas Instruments]]
	* [[Intel]]		*[[Intel]]

	==References==		==References==

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	}}		\|ParentCompany=Qualcomm\|Type=Subsidiary\|Website=https://www.arduino.cc/\|Description=Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by Qualcomm, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.}}
	{{Ph-C-~~Int~~}}
			'''Arduino''' is an Italian open-source hardware and software company owned by [[Qualcomm]], project, and user community that designs and manufactures [[wikipedia:Single-board_microcontroller\|single-board microcontrollers]] and [[wikipedia:Microcontroller\|microcontroller]] kits for building digital devices. Its hardware products are licensed under a [[wikipedia:Creative_Commons_license\|CC BY-SA license]], while the software is licensed under the [[wikipedia:GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License\|GNU Lesser General Public License]] (LGPL) or the [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GNU General Public License]] (GPL),<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Getting Started: FOUNDATION > Introduction \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/introduction \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829015201/https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction \|archive-date=2017-08-29 \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=arduino.cc}}</ref> permitting the manufacture of Arduino boards and software distribution by anyone. Arduino boards are available commercially from the official website or through authorized distributors.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Arduino - Home \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/ \|access-date=2026-01-13 \|website=www.arduino.cc}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	{{Ph-C-~~CIS~~}}
			* User Freedom: Before the [[Qualcomm]] buyout, Arduino was centered around free and open source software and hardware, allowing even other companies to manufacture Arduino boards. After [[Qualcomm]] acquired the company... [Section to be finished]
			* User Privacy: Post-acquisition, the company has claimed [[Qualcomm]] holds an irrevocable perpetual license over all projects uploaded to Arduino's servers, as well as retention of user data in a way that violates GDPR and similar legal acts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2025-11-21 \|title=EEVblog 1721 - RIP Arduino (New T&C Deep Dive) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO7hdxyCNCA \|url-status=live \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-29 \|title=Terms and Conditions \|url=https://www.arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/AnRQL \|archive-date=18 Nov 2025 \|access-date=2025-11-25 \|website=Arduino}}</ref>
			* Business Model: The sale of microcontrollers and microprocessors, referred to as Arduinos.
			* Market Control: Significantly used within industries, however is competing with other microcontroller/processor manufacturers such as ''Raspberry Pi'', [[Intel]], and [[Panasonic]].

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	{{Ph-C-~~Inc}}~~		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
			===Terms of Use/Privacy Policy change (Nov 2025)===
			In 2025, Qualcomm, an American semiconductor manufacturer, acquired Arduino for an undisclosed amount. Shortly after this acquisition, the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for Arduino was modified in a way that harmed consumers.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

			The following is an incomplete list of these changes:

			* Introduction of an irrevocable, perpetual license granted to [[Qualcomm]] over all user-uploaded content

			* Surveillance-style monitoring implemented for AI features

			* Patent infringement identification clause preventing users from identifying potential patent violations<!-- This one may need a mini explanation especially -->

	~~This is a list~~ of all ~~consumer~~-~~protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[~~:~~Category~~:~~{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]]~~.		* Extended data retention of usernames for years after account deletion
	===~~Example incident one (''date'')~~===
	~~{{Main\|link to the main CR Wiki article}}~~		* Global data integration of all user data (including minors' data) into Qualcomm's ecosystem
	~~Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).~~
	===~~Example incident two (''date'')~~===		==Products<!-- Copied from: https://store.arduino.cc/ -->==
	~~...~~
			=== Boards, SOMS, SBCs ===

			* Uno
			* GIGA
			* Nano
			* MKR
			* Portenta
			* Nicla
			* Modulino

			=== Kits ===

	~~==Products==~~		* Starter Kit
	~~{{Ph-C-P}}~~		* Plug & Make Kit
			* Science Kit
			* Sensor Kit
			* Student Kit
			* PLC Starter Kit
			* Portenta Proto Kit

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~
			=== Microprocessor/controller manufacturers ===

			* [[Panasonic]]
			* [[Texas Instruments]]
			* [[Intel]]

	==References==		==References==