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# Irwin M. Jacobs

Recorded founding associations · Qualcomm

## Founding associations

Irwin M. Jacobs is recorded as a founder of [Qualcomm](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/qualcomm-q544847/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Irwin M. Jacobs as American electrical engineer and philanthropist.

## [Qualcomm](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/qualcomm-q544847/)

American global semiconductor company. Recorded founding year: 1985.

Explore the [Qualcomm company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/qualcomm-q544847/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## More from the public record

These details describe the cited record as reviewed on October 9, 2026. They may describe an earlier period; they are not a current employment or operating-status check.

Education in public record

Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cornell University · [View source field](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6075105#P69)

## Research context: Manufacturing and industrial businesses

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## Follow the founding team

Irwin M. Jacobs’s association with [Qualcomm](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/qualcomm-q544847/) can be researched alongside [Andrew Viterbi](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/andrew-viterbi-q505358/). The company’s recorded founding year is 1985. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q6075105](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6075105): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q544847](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q544847): founder association with Qualcomm.

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