Irwin Jacobs
Irwin Jacobs · Technology & Engineering
Co-founded Qualcomm and pioneered CDMA wireless communications.
1933, New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Qualcomm1985Irwin Jacobs is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-founded Qualcomm and pioneered CDMA wireless communications.
Jacobs, an American electrical engineer and businessman from a Jewish family, co-founded Qualcomm in 1985 and championed Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), the wireless technology that underpins modern mobile phone networks. Earlier he co-authored a foundational textbook on digital communication and co-founded Linkabit. His work on CDMA helped make high-capacity cellular and 3G communication possible worldwide.
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Co-founded Qualcomm and pioneered CDMA wireless communications.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
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