Qualcomm, a Publicly Owned company headquartered in the United States, was founded in 1985 and has approximately 45,440 employees, specializing in connectivity infrastructure. The company reported $44.3B in revenue as of 2025. Qualcomm creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology.
Qualcomm is preparing to launch its Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 flagship mobile platform this month at the Snapdragon Summit 2026, poised to compete with MediaTek's new chipset. This follows reports on September 11 indicating that Samsung's Foundry division is increasingly reluctant to offer Qualcomm price reductions for 2nm chip manufacturing, citing its bolstered order book. Earlier on September 11, Qualcomm also forged a long-term partnership with Amazon.com Inc., which could see Amazon purchase up to $60 billion of Qualcomm's AI data-center chips and related products. As part of the agreement, Qualcomm granted Amazon warrants, valued at approximately $4 billion, to acquire Qualcomm shares at $161.26 per share, vesting upon product purchases. Separately, on September 11, Qualcomm's 2nm chip deal with Samsung stalled due to pricing disputes, with production potentially delayed to 2027 after Samsung reportedly refused discounts. Previously, on September 10, Qualcomm participated in a seminar in Hanoi focused on Vietnam's strategy to develop specialized semiconductor chips and deepen its integration into global semiconductor value chains.
Qualcomm offers 5 products in the telecoms tech and media tech industries. Qualcomm's product portfolio comprises of connectivity infrastructure and broadband and VAS software.
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Qualcomm's revenues were $44.3B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Qualcomm's revenue into 2 different product categories.
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Qualcomm's customers primarily consist of telecoms, semiconductor Manufacturing and consumer electronics companies. Examples of Qualcomm's customers include TSMC, EE and Apple. Qualcomm has commercial and technical partners like Mercedes-Benz, Viettel and Jio. Examples of Qualcomm's suppliers include Qualtrics, Ant Media and Adobe.
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