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QCOMSemiconductorsSan Diego, United States

QUALCOMM Incorporated is a company dedicated to developing and bringing to market fundamental technologies crucial for the global wireless communication industry. Its operations are structured into three primary segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT division specializes in creating and supplying integrated circuits and system software, leveraging 3G, 4G, 5G, and other advanced wireless technologies. These components are essential for a range of products, including those used for wireless voice and data communication, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning. The QTL segment generates revenue by licensing its extensive intellectual property portfolio, which encompasses various patent rights vital for the manufacture and sale of wireless devices, particularly those adhering to standards like CDMA2000, WCDMA, LTE, and OFDMA-based 5G. Through its QSI segment, Qualcomm invests in early-stage companies across diverse sectors such as 5G, artificial intelligence, automotive, consumer electronics, enterprise solutions, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things, aiming to support the introduction of new products and services for both existing and emerging communication applications. Furthermore, the company provides development services and related products to United States government agencies and their contractors. Founded in 1985, QUALCOMM Incorporated maintains its headquarters in San Diego, California.

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Qualcomm at a glance

Qualcomm is a semiconductors company headquartered in San Diego, United States, founded in 1985. It is publicly listed (QCOM) with a market capitalisation of $190.5B. Xcout tracks 21 named people at Qualcomm, including Cristiano Renno Amon (Chief Executive Officer, President & Director). Xcout recorded 489 job postings from Qualcomm in the last 90 days.

Industry
Semiconductors
Headquarters
San Diego, United States
Market cap
$190.5B
Employees
52,000
Ticker
QCOM
Founded
1985
Founders
Irwin M. Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi
Job postings recorded (90 days)
489
Xcout AI Rank
9/100

Qualcomm leadership

  • Cristiano Renno AmonChief Executive Officer, President & Director
  • Akash PalkhiwalaExecutive VP, CFO & COO
  • Baaziz AchourExecutive VP & Chief Technology Officer of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  • Heather AceExecutive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Colin RyanExecutive VP and Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer
  • Don McGuireExecutive VP & Chief Marketing Officer

15 more named people on record for Qualcomm, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Hiring at Qualcomm

Xcout recorded 489 job postings from Qualcomm in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

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Recent Qualcomm news

11 corporate events on record, with sources — see the full timeline →

Hiring vs the trend

Lagging in AI hiring

Based on 99 job postings in the last 8 weeks (17 Aug – 11 Oct 2026), compared with 138 enterprise technology companies.

This describes a hiring pattern — how often Qualcomm’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.

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Tech stack

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Qualcomm competitors

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MediaTek2454 · SemiconductorsHsinchu City, Taiwan
67% matchPublic

MediaTek Inc., established in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 1997, is a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of integrated circuits (ICs). Its comprehensive array of semiconductor solutions caters to multimedia, computer peripheral, consumer electronics, and various other application segments worldwide. The company engineers chipsets for mobile communication devices, tablets, and advanced automotive systems, alongside wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Offerings extend to artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) device System-on-Chips (SoCs), global positioning satellite (GPS) chips, smart home connectivity solutions, and optical storage chipsets for devices like DVD and Blu-ray players. MediaTek also designs digital television controller chips, alongside diverse power management and USB Power Delivery (PD) Type-C controller chips essential for a wide range of electronics. Its extensive wireless communication chipsets are vital components in smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, and feature phones. NFC (Near Field Communication) and wireless charging solutions are integrated into a broad spectrum of products, including mobile phones, smart wearables, IoT devices, routers, televisions, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, notebooks, and portable navigation systems. The firm also provides digital TV decoder and demodulator chips, which enable the reception and decoding of digital TV signals from satellite, terrestrial, or cable sources, as well as facilitating video-on-demand services via Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Additionally, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are supplied for both consumer and enterprise electronic applications. Networking solutions include xDSL chipsets for DSL and fiber-optic modems, wired DSL routers, and integrated access device (IAD) gateways. For the automotive sector, MediaTek develops specialized SoCs for eCockpit platforms, telematics, and mmWave radar systems. Beyond hardware, MediaTek delivers a wide range of services, encompassing software and hardware design, development, testing, maintenance, repair, and technological consultation. The company is also involved in the import and export of its products, the sale and licensing of patents and circuit layout rights, and various investment activities. Further services include research, marketing, technology provision, and intellectual property rights management.

Market cap$236.1B
Employees6,999
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GSI TechnologyGSIT · SemiconductorsSunnyvale, United States
63% matchPublic

GSI Technology, Inc. (GSIT) operates as a fabless semiconductor company, specializing in the creation, development, and commercialization of sophisticated memory solutions. These products cater to a global clientele across vital industries such as networking, industrial, medical, aerospace, and defense, with a market presence spanning the United States, China, Singapore, Germany, the Netherlands, and other international territories. A core offering from GSI Technology includes its associative processing unit (APU) products. These innovative units are specifically designed to enable similarity search functionalities, supporting diverse applications like visual search queries in e-commerce, computer vision, pharmaceutical discovery, cybersecurity, and various service sectors. Furthermore, the company provides an extensive portfolio of static random access memory (SRAM) options. This range features SyncBurst SRAMs, suitable for microprocessor caches and other applications; No Bus Turnaround SRAMs, crafted to address specific needs in networking and telecommunications; and SigmaQuad and SigmaDDR products, which meet the high-density and rapid random transaction rate demands of networking and telecom systems. Additionally, GSIT offers Low Latency DRAMs, an optimal solution for advanced data networking, as well as Asynchronous SRAM, serving as primary memory for compact, cache-less embedded processors utilized in industrial electronics, measurement instruments, and cost-sensitive networking equipment. A selection of other specialized SRAMs rounds out their memory offerings. For demanding operational environments, GSI Technology also manufactures radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant SRAMs, crucial for aerospace and military applications such as networking satellites and missile guidance systems. These semiconductor solutions are integrated as essential components within the final products of the company's Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners. Their applications are broad, encompassing networking and telecommunications devices (e.g., routers, switches), advanced military and aerospace systems (e.g., radar, guidance systems, satellites), audio/video processing, high-speed test and measurement equipment, automotive technology (e.g., smart cruise control), and medical imaging devices (e.g., ultrasound, CAT scan machines). The distribution of GSI Technology's products is managed through an extensive network of independent sales representatives and authorized distributors. Established in 1995, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.

Market cap$173.4M
Employees125
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