Qualcomm Inc.

Qualcomm Incorporated (Qualcomm) is the world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies, and innovations driving mobile and adjacent industries forward. For more than 30 years,Qualcomm's technologies powered the smartphone revolution and connected billions of people. Qualcomm pioneered 3G and 4G – and now it is leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected devices. Qualcomm's products are revolutionizing industries, including automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways never before imagined.

Founded in 1985, the company’s headquarters are located in San Diego, California, United States, and Qualcomm has more than 33,000 employees worldwide. With innovation as its core trait, Qualcomm treats future development as a responsibility, and makes considerable investment in the research and development of new technologies to accelerate the development of the whole ecosystem through its “Invest-Share-Collaboration” business model, and ultimately support the success of companies in the whole industry chain. About 20 percent of its revenue is re-invested into R&D each year. To date, Qualcomm has invested over $42 billion into R&D.

Qualcomm entered the Chinese market in 1990s and has been cultivated in this market for over 20 years. Currently, Qualcomm China has branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi’an. Two R&D centers have also been established in Beijing and Shanghai, and Qualcomm’s first Innovation Center has been set up in Shenzhen. With the concept of “Rooted in China, Share wisdom, Enable Innovation”, the company has always been committed to supporting Chinese operators, device manufacturers and application developers as China evolves through the next generation of wireless technology. In 2016, Qualcomm was honored with the “Most Admired Company” award at the award ceremony, co-hosted by The Economic Observer and Peking University. This authoritative prize measures the operations, technological innovation, social responsibility and reputation of a company.