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QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM)On Jul 10: 43.44  Up 0.38 (0.88%)  
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QUALCOMM Inc.
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714
United States - Map
Phone: 858-587-1121
Fax: 858-658-2100
Web Site: http://www.qualcomm.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector:Technology
Industry:Communication Equipment
Full Time Employees:15,400

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
QUALCOMM Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services based on its code division multiple access (CDMA) technology and other technologies. The company operates in four segments: Qualcomm code division multiple access technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), Qualcomm Wireless and Internet (QWI), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). QCT segment develops and supplies CDMA-based integrated circuits and system software for wireless voice and data communications and multimedia functions, as well as global positioning system products used in wireless devices, including mobile phones, data cards, and infrastructure equipment. QTL segment grants licenses to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio comprising patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of certain wireless products, such as products implementing cdmaOne, CDMA2000, WCDMA, CDMA TDD, and/or OFDMA standards and their derivatives. QWI segment sells equipment, software, and services used by transportation and other companies to connect wirelessly with their assets, products, and workforce; and products that operate on the Globalstar low-Earth-orbit satellite-based telecommunications system. It also provides BREW-based products that include user interface, and content delivery and management products and services for the wireless industry; QChat that enables instantaneous push-to-talk functionality on CDMA-based wireless devices; development, hardware, and analytical expertise involving wireless communications technologies to United States government agencies; and an application embedded on select wireless devices, which enables financial institutions and merchants to deliver branded services to consumers through the mobile devices. QSI segment makes strategic investments to promote the worldwide adoption of CDMA-based products and services. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    QUALCOMM Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Jul-09 is better than 65.4% of S&P 500 companies and 96.7% of Technology Hardware & Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Dr. Paul E. Jacobs Ph.D., 46
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Member of Fin. Committee and Member of Strategic Committee
    $ 4.02M $ 13.24M
    Mr. Steven R. Altman J.D., 47
    Pres
    $ 2.29M $ 11.08M
    Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs Ph.D., 75
    Founder, Director and Chairman of Strategic Committee
    $ 650.00K $ 209.13M
    Mr. William E. Keitel , 56
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 1.84M $ 19.68M
    Mr. Donald J. Rosenberg , 58
    Exec. VP, Corp. Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 9.68MN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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