QUALCOMM Incorporated
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Company Overview
| Company: | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
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| Industry: | Wireless Communications Components |
| Website: | http://www.qualcomm.com |
Cell phone makers, wireless carriers, and governments worldwide call on QUALCOMM to engineer a quality conversation. The company pioneered the commercialization of the code-division multiple access (CDMA) technology used in wireless communications equipment and satellite ground stations mainly in North America. It licenses CDMA semiconductor technology and system software to more than 150 equipment and cell phone makers. QUALCOMM's OmniTRACS satellite vehicle tracking system is used by the trucking industry to manage vehicle fleets. QUALCOMM Ventures invests in wireless communications and Internet startups. Customers in the Asia/Pacific region account for more than two-thirds of sales.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 10,416 (2009) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | -6.5 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,592 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -49.6 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 16,100 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 4.5 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | September |