Qualcomm was established in 1985 by Irwin Jacobs and six other co-founders. It owns patents critical to the 5G, 4G, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA and WCDMA mobile communications standards. It creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology. Qualcomm Incorporated ( / ˈ k w ɒ l k ɒ m/) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, and incorporated in Delaware.