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Mar 5, 2019 · Irwin Jacobs cofounded mobile chipmaker Qualcomm in 1985, but, since retiring from its board in 2012, has been focused on giving away his fortune. The Giving Pledge signatory has donated $100 ...
Investor, entrepreneur. Known for. CEO of Genmar Holdings; Founder of Cable Value Network. Spouse. Alexandra Jacobs. Children. 5. Irwin L. Jacobs (July 15, 1941 – c. April 10, 2019) was an American businessman. He was the CEO of several large corporations, including the boat-building company Genmar Holdings. [1]
Jun 1, 2019 · There May Be More to Irwin Jacobs Than You Know For those who knew and worked with Irwin Jacobs, a high-profile heyday and a tragic end are not how his impact should be measured. By Burl...
Aug 7, 2014 · 179. 90K views 9 years ago. At his induction to the Computer History Museum in 2014, Irwin Jacobs told the story of Qualcomm’s first mobile victory. In 1989, the United States needed a standard ...
Apr 10, 2019 · Prominent Twin Cities businessman Irwin Jacobs and his wife were found dead Wednesday in their Lake Minnetonka home in an apparent murder-suicide, according to a close friend and business...
Jul 14, 2020 · The OnQ Team. Jul 14, 2020. When Dr. Irwin Jacobs co-founded Qualcomm with a few fellow tech veterans in 1985, he thought, perhaps, the company could one day reach 100 employees. Now 35 years later, Qualcomm has 175 offices and more than 37,000 employees across the world.
Qualcomm1985–Present. Jacobs is a pioneer in the wireless technology industry. The company that he founded, Qualcomm, developed a satellite-based communications protocol called CDMA, Code Division Multiple Access. Considered one of the fastest growing wireless technologies, CDMA became the industry standard for cellular telecommunications; it ...
