Friday August 25, I bought 25 shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated at $ 52.13 per share plus commission.
QUALCOMM Incorporated develops, designs, manufactures,
and markets digital communications products and services in China, South Korea,
Taiwan, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through
three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing
(QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and
supplies integrated circuits and system software based on code division
multiple access (CDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA),
and other technologies for use in voice and data communications, networking,
application processing, multimedia, and global positioning system products. The
QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its
intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in
the manufacture and sale of certain wireless products comprising products
implementing CDMA2000, WCDMA, CDMA TDD, and/or LTE standards, as well as their
derivatives. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various
industries, including digital media, e-commerce, healthcare, and wearable
devices for supporting the design and introduction of new products and services
for voice and data communications. The company also develops and offers products
for implementation of small cells; mobile health products and services;
software products, and content and push-to-talk enablement services to wireless
operators; and development, and other services and related products to the
United States government agencies and their contractors. In addition, it
licenses chipset technology and products for data centers. QUALCOMM
Incorporated was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
