Qualcomm

Qualcomm is an American technology company that develops wireless communications technologies, semiconductor products, and telecommunications software. Its patents and chipsets have shaped cellular standards including 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G.

Snapdragon: Snapdragon is Qualcomm’s brand of system-on-chip products and related platforms for mobile devices and other electronics. These processors bring Qualcomm’s modem, computing, graphics, and connectivity technologies into consumer devices.
Cellular network: A cellular network provides mobile communication through geographically distributed radio cells and interconnected infrastructure. Qualcomm’s modems and patents operate within this broader communications system.
Irwin Jacobs: Irwin Jacobs is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Qualcomm. Jacobs helped direct Qualcomm’s early research and its push for CDMA cellular technology.
Intel: Intel is an American semiconductor company that designs processors and other computing products. Intel competed with Qualcomm in mobile modems before selling its smartphone modem business to Apple.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X65: The Snapdragon X65 is a Qualcomm 5G modem-radio system announced in 2021. It illustrates Qualcomm’s role in supplying cellular modems for 5G phones.
Cellular modem: A cellular modem encodes and decodes data for transmission over mobile networks. Qualcomm designs modems that implement cellular standards in phones and other devices.
Andrew Viterbi: Andrew Viterbi was an electrical engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Qualcomm and developed the Viterbi algorithm. Viterbi’s communications expertise shaped the technical foundation of Qualcomm’s early work.
MediaTek: MediaTek is a Taiwanese semiconductor company that designs chipsets for mobile devices and consumer electronics. It competes with Qualcomm in smartphone processors and cellular modems.
Qualcomm Atheros: Qualcomm Atheros is a Qualcomm business unit focused on wireless networking and connectivity products. Its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products extend Qualcomm’s business beyond cellular modems.
Standard-essential patent: A standard-essential patent covers technology necessary to implement a technical standard. Qualcomm licenses patents that it considers essential to cellular standards.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CompanyRelated: TSMC manufactures some Qualcomm-designed chips for mobile devices.