Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a wireless communications and SoC  research and development company located in San Diego, California, USA. The company produces  semiconductors, software, etc. It is best known for working in 5G, 4G, CDMA2000, and WCDMA standards.

 History 
The company was founded in 1985 by Irwin Jacobs, Franklin Antonio and four other co-founders.

In 1999, the base station production was sold to Ericsson.

In 2000, the company acquired SnapTrack, a developer of A-GPS systems for mobile phones under the gpsOne brand.

In 2000, the production of cell phones was sold to the Japanese company Kyocera. The company focused on the development and licensing of wireless technologies, as well as the production of ASICs that implement these technologies.

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Category:American computer hardware manufacturers
Category:Companies based in California
Category:1985 establishments in California
Category:San Diego