Qualcomm, founded in San Diego, California, US in 1985 by MIT Alumnus and UC San Diego professor Irwin M. Jacobs along with 6 other people. Qualcomm is basically a MNC telecommunication equipment company that designs and markets wireless telecommunication services. The main company is Qualcomm Incorporated (Qualcomm) which includes Qualcomm Technology Licensing Division (QTL). Qualcomm's completely owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. (QTI), runs substantially all of Qualcomm's R&D activities, as well as its product and services businesses, including its semiconductor business i.e. Qualcomm CDMA Technologies.