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Qualcomm Inc.

(QCOM) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$74.4B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.1B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Qualcomm leads the information revolution. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, CA, Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. The company builds on its CDMA platform, with circuits, software, multimedia, GPS, and other technology. It provides two-way data messaging and position reporting services for transportation companies, private fleets, construction equipment fleets, and other enterprise companies. It markets in North America, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The company has 2005 revenue of about $5.7 billion and employs about 9,300 people. In JAnuary 2006,the company was named one of FORTUNE magazine's '100 Best Companies to Work for in America,' for the eighth consecutive year.

Number of Employees 15,400

Contact Information

5775 Morehouse Dr

San Diego, California 92121-1714

www.qualcomm.co...

(858) 587-1121

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing: 334220

Company News

Recent Events

Reclaim Your File Cabinets With Document Management

12/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Sulpizio Named Qualcomm Unit President

12/03/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
Upgrades & Downgrades: Airlines Take Flight

12/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Investigation into Qualcomm Ceases

11/28/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story
Qualcomm's New Gobi2000 Technology to Deliver 3G Connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops

11/23/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Qualcomm's New Gobi2000 Technology to Deliver 3G Connectivity in Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops

11/20/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
UPDATE: MediaTek, Qualcomm Reach Agreement On Chip Patents

11/20/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Apple uses Infineon 3G chips to dodge Qualcomm royalties

11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
FLO TV Reviewed

11/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Panasonic Introduces Incentive Programs for Its Toughbook H1 Mobile Clinical Assistant

11/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
UPDATE: Qualcomm To Launch TD-SCDMA Wireless Chip Next Year

11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Cell-laptop hybrid looks good for Lenovo [The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.]

11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Qualcomm Releases Mobile Internet TV Device.

11/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Qualcomm introduces MSM7x30 chip family built for multimedia, graphics, and web

11/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

qualcomm inc. and taiwan semiconductor manufacturing co. ltd. - All News and Analysis

Intel, Qualcomm, Nvidia On Collision Course

BNET - 2009-03-04

Competition is far from over in the chip sector, as illustrated by the recent flurry of moves by semiconductor manufacturers. Intel's decision to outsource some chip manufacturing to Chinese foundry TSMC may seem curious given the current economic downturn, but TSMC fabs are set up to produce...

Tags: NVidia Corp., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Qualcomm Inc., Internet Device, Intel Corp., Mobile Internet Device, Chip, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Networking, Michael Hickins
Semiconductor Insights: Qualcomm Realizes 65nm with TSMC

- 2007-03-29

Semiconductor Insights SI, the leader in technical and patent analyses of integrated circuits and electronic systems today announced that it is starting analyses on Qualcomm's MSM6260 65nm baseband applications processor. "TSMC is the foundry of record for Qualcomm and this device is the first time we've seen TSMC's 65nm...

Tags: Qualcomm Inc., semiconductor, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Semiconductor Insights: Qualcomm Realizes 65nm with TSMC.

- 2007-03-29

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Mar 29, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Semiconductor Insights SI, the leader in technical and patent analyses of integrated circuits and electronic systems today announced that it is starting analyses on Qualcomm's MSM6260 65nm b OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Mar 29, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX --...

Tags: Qualcomm Inc., semiconductor, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Qualcomm Samples TSMC 65nm Technology (Electronic News)

- 2006-04-10

The world's largest semi foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC said today that Qualcomm is sampling wireless devices manufactured on its 65nm process technology. The world's largest semi foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC said today that Qualcomm is sampling wireless devices manufactured on...

Tags: Qualcomm Inc., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
TSMC 65nm Wireless Devices Being Sampled by QUALCOMM; Hot Off TSMC Production Lines, Advanced Devices ''Ring'' for the First Time

- 2006-04-05

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- TSMC today revealed that QUALCOMM is sampling state-of-the-art wireless devices manufactured on TSMC's 65nm process technology. The news comes two months ahead of schedule, and less than a month after the first devices proved their functionality by actually making wireless phone calls.

Tags: Qualcomm Inc., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., wireless, wireless device