Paul Jacobs

CEO
Qualcomm

Jacobs is chairman of Qualcomm's board of directors and the company's chief executive officer. He has been at the company full time since 1990. Important developments which began under Jacobs include: the first Palm OS®-based smartphone, inclusion of GPS capabilities in mobile phones, the Brew® system of over-the-air downloading of applications, and MediaFLO™ technology for mobile TV. Jacobs has been granted more than 35 patents for his inventions in the areas of wireless technology and devices. He also chairs the World Economic Forum's Future of Mobile Communications council.

Posts With Paul Jacobs

Qualcomm Taps Steve Mollenkopf, Rumored as Microsoft Successor, as Its Next CEO

in Enterprise on December 13, 2013 at 6:04 am PT

The move comes a day after a news report said he was in the running to be the next Microsoft CEO.

Qualcomm Says China Is Investigating Whether Firm Broke Its Anti-Monopoly Law

in Mobile on November 25, 2013 at 9:12 am PT

CEO Paul Jacobs had said the company has been seeing fallout in China related to the NSA scandal and other U.S. government actions.
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Qualcomm CEO Says NSA Fallout Impacting China Business

in Voices on November 23, 2013 at 10:00 am PT

“We are definitely seeing increased pressure,” said Mr. Jacobs. “All U.S. tech companies are seeing pressure.”

Qualcomm Issues Upbeat Earnings Report, But Guidance Disappoints Investors

in Mobile on November 6, 2013 at 1:43 pm PT

The company hiked its forecast for high-end phone shipments for 2013 and said the company sees its revenue and per-share earnings growing at double digit percentages for the next five years.

Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred

in Mobile on May 6, 2013 at 1:05 pm PT

The longtime mobile exec is a high-profile appointment.

Ballmer’s CES Keynote, Courtesy of Qualcomm (Video)

in News on January 8, 2013 at 10:43 am PT

No crazy sweating this time, though.

Qualcomm CEO: ARM-Based Chips Make for Visibly Better Windows PCs

in Mobile on October 24, 2012 at 3:10 pm PT

Although they can’t run older Windows programs, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said, ARM-based devices will be thinner and have better battery life –qualities that people these days value even more.

Viral Video: Will Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs Bring Adorkable “Born Mobile” Toddler to CES?

in Mobile on October 18, 2012 at 3:16 am PT

The massive annual tech gathering truly goes mobile in 2013.

Qualcomm Posts Chipper Earnings, Raises 2012 Forecast

in Mobile on February 1, 2012 at 1:16 pm PT

The chipmaker posts results and an outlook ahead of what analysts had been expecting.

Grover Is at CES and I Am Missing It

in Mobile on January 10, 2012 at 9:30 am PT

Qualcomm has worked with the creators of “Sesame Street” to bring its Muppets into augmented reality.

Qualcomm Makes It Official, Grabs Atheros for $3.1 Billion

in Enterprise, January 5, 2011 at 8:42 am PT

Why Qualcomm Is Interested in Atheros [Updated]

in Enterprise, January 4, 2011 at 2:58 pm PT

AT&T Buying Qualcomm’s FloTV Spectrum for Nearly $2 Billion

Qualcomm to Give FloTV Users Money Back

in Mobile, December 10, 2010 at 9:29 am PT

Exclusive: Palm Boss Talks Past, Future of WebOS

in Mobile, December 9, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

Qualcomm CEO Explains What Happened to Smartbooks

in Mobile, December 2, 2010 at 6:30 am PT

Palm, Qualcomm Chiefs Weigh Wireless Future

in Mobile, November 30, 2010 at 6:32 pm PT

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs at D8: The Full, Uncut Video

in D8, July 19, 2010 at 8:42 am PT

Full D8 Interview Video: Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs

in D8, July 19, 2010 at 8:00 am PT

Full D8 Video: EBay CEO John Donahoe

in D8, July 15, 2010 at 8:00 am PT

D8 Video: Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs Dives Deep on Chips

in D8, June 2, 2010 at 6:53 pm PT

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs Live at D8

in D8, June 2, 2010 at 3:25 pm PT

The D8 Site Is Now Live

in News, May 18, 2010 at 10:15 am PT

The D8 Site Is Now Live

in D8, May 18, 2010 at 10:15 am PT

Welcome Back, Steve: Apple CEO Jobs to Appear Onstage at D8

in News, April 27, 2010 at 5:01 pm PT