Qualcomm, a publicly owned company founded in 1985 and headquartered in the U.S., employs approximately 45,440 people. Its primary business involves the design and development of semiconductors, software, and services centered around wireless technology and connectivity infrastructure.
Qualcomm announced a partnership with HARMAN on September 10 to develop advanced cockpit solutions for vehicles, aiming to create a smartphone-like in-car experience. Later in September, Qualcomm adopted Adobe GenStudio to improve its content supply chain using generative AI. This week, Choi Won-joon, considered the next head of Samsung Electronics' mobile experience division, will attend Qualcomm's annual event in Hawaii, suggesting continued cooperation between the companies on technologies such as application processors and extended reality. Xiaomi plans to launch the Xiaomi 17 series this month in China, featuring Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, followed by Honor's launch of a device with the same processor. The new processor is expected to compete with Apple's processors.
Qualcomm offers 2 products in the media tech and telecoms tech industries. Qualcomm's product portfolio comprises of connectivity infrastructure and broadband and VAS software.
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Qualcomm's customers primarily consist of consumer electronics, telecoms services and semiconductor Manufacturing companies. Examples of Qualcomm's customers include EE, TSMC and Apple. Qualcomm has commercial and technical partners like Viettel, Mercedes-Benz and Reliance Jio. Examples of Qualcomm's suppliers include Qualtrics, Adobe and Ant Media.