Qualcomm

Summary

Qualcomm is a public company^[1]. Qualcomm ranks in the top 2% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,595 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Qualcomm was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[3].
• Qualcomm was a member of CVE Numbering Authority^[4].
• Qualcomm was a member of FIDO Alliance^[5].
• Qualcomm was a member of SD Association^[6].
• Qualcomm was a member of Wireless Power Consortium^[7].
• Qualcomm is in the country of United States^[8].
• Qualcomm is in the country of US^[9].
• Qualcomm's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• Qualcomm's instance of is recorded as business^[11].
• Qualcomm's founder is recorded as Irwin M. Jacobs^[12].
• Qualcomm's founder is recorded as Andrew Viterbi^[13].
• Qualcomm's headquarters location is recorded as San Diego^[14].
• Qualcomm's chief executive officer is recorded as Cristiano Amon^[15].
• Qualcomm's child organization or unit is recorded as Qualcomm MEMS Technologies^[16].
• Qualcomm's child organization or unit is recorded as Qualcomm (United Kingdom)^[17].
• Qualcomm's child organization or unit is recorded as Qualcomm (Canada)^[18].
• Qualcomm's child organization or unit is recorded as Qualcomm Communications SARL^[19].
• Qualcomm's child organization or unit is recorded as Qualcomm Atheros^[20].
• Qualcomm is part of S&P 500^[21].
• Qualcomm is part of S&P 100^[22].
• Qualcomm is part of Nasdaq-100^[23].
• Qualcomm's Commons category is recorded as Qualcomm^[24].
• Qualcomm's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[25].
• Qualcomm's industry is recorded as semiconductor industry^[26].
• Qualcomm's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): H1J8DDZKZP6H7RWC0H53^[28]

• Registered legal name: Qualcomm Incorporated^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1991-08-15^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2012-06-06^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-22^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-05-08^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000602^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 2271160^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

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Founding

Founders include Irwin M. Jacobs^[12] and Andrew Viterbi^[13]. Recorded inception include July 1985^[43] and 1991-08-15^[44]. Qualcomm's location of formation is recorded as San Diego^[45].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500^[21], a stock market index^[46], in United States^[47]; S&P 100^[22], a stock market index^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1976^[50]; and Nasdaq-100^[23], a stock market index^[51], in United States^[52]. Qualcomm's short name is recorded as QCOM (NASDAQ)^[53].

Leadership

Qualcomm's chief executive officer is recorded as Cristiano Amon^[15]. Qualcomm's chairperson is recorded as Paul E. Jacobs^[54].

Operations

Qualcomm's headquarters location is recorded as San Diego^[14]. Subsidiaries include Qualcomm MEMS Technologies^[16]; Qualcomm (United Kingdom)^[17], a public company^[55], in United Kingdom^[56], founded in 1985^[57], headquartered in Farnborough^[58]; Qualcomm (Canada)^[18]; Qualcomm Communications SARL^[19]; and Qualcomm Atheros^[20], a business^[59], founded in 1998^[60], headquartered in San Jose^[61].

Industry

Industries include semiconductor industry^[26], telecommunications^[27], and radio^[62].

Ownership

Qualcomm's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[25]. Products include networking hardware^[63], Qualcomm Snapdragon^[64], Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless^[65], software^[66], and computer hardware^[67].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Qualcomm include San Diego Stadium^[68], a stadium^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1961^[71].

Why It Matters

Qualcomm ranks in the top 2% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,595 views/month).^[2] Qualcomm has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] Qualcomm is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

Entities named for Qualcomm include San Diego Stadium^[68], a stadium^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1961^[71].