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Irwin Mark Jacobs (born October 18, 1933) is an American electrical engineer and businessman. He is a co-founder and former chairman of Qualcomm, and chair of the board of trustees of the Salk Institute. As of 2019, Jacobs has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. Early life and education.
Irwin Jacobs has used all three to inspire and innovate, from his early life in academia through his years as Qualcomm founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. His spirit of invention, as well as his generosity, has had a profound impact on San Diego, the wireless industry, and the world.
Irwin Mark Jacobs was born October 18, 1933 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He received the B.E.E. degree in 1956 from Cornell University, and the M.S. and Sc.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in 1957 and 1959, respectively.
Irwin M. Jacobs. Qualcomm. 1985–Present. Industry: Communications. Era: 1980. 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.
Apr 25, 2013 · Qualcomm cofounder Irwin M. Jacobs wins the 2013 IEEE Medal of Honor for his pioneering work in digital communications
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 transmission technology for...
Irwin M. Jacobs was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his vision, innovation and leadership in the field of digital wireless communications over the past 25 years; and for his development of Code Division Multiple Access as a commercial technology adopted as a U.S. digital cellular standard providing increased capacity ...
