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Qualcomm Incorporated

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Qualcomm Incorporated is an American multinational semiconductor and telecommunications company headquartered in San Diego, California, founded in 1985 by Irwin Jacobs and six co-founders. It built its early business on code-division multiple access (CDMA) wireless technology and patent licensing, and is now a leading maker of mobile system-on-chip processors under its Snapdragon brand, used widely in smartphones and other connected devices.

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Company Type
American multinational technology corporation specializing in semiconductor design, mobile communications technologies and wireless standards 2
Founded Year
1985 2
Headquarters
San Diego, California, U.S. 2
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Public 1
Qualcomm Incorporated
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1. Wikidata: Qualcomm Incorporated
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  • Wikidata Q544847 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
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2. Qualcomm Incorporated (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead paragraph, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm
    Qualcomm Incorporated () is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in San Diego, California.
  • Infobox: founded
    July 1, 1985
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