Qualcomm was established on July 1, 1985 by Irwin Jacobs and six other former Linkabit employees (Andrew Viterbi, Franklin Antonio, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Harvey White). Headquartered in San Diego, California, Qualcomm is publicly traded (NASDAQ: QCOM) and led by President & CEO Cristiano Amon. Qualcomm pioneered 5G technology and Snapdragon chips that power most Android devices.