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May 13, 2022 · Franklin Antonio, the UC San Diego graduate who co-founded chipmaker Qualcomm, helping fan the growth of everything from cellphones to social media to wearable medical devices, has died,...
May 16, 2022 · Franklin Antonio, a University of California San Diego alumnus from 1974, co-founder of Qualcomm and generous philanthropist, has died. Antonio gave $30 million to UC San Diego in 2017 to support the programmatic expansion of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.
Franklin P. Antonio is one of the founders of QUALCOMM and serves as executive vice president and chief scientist of the Company. He also served as a director from 1985 thru 1989. He has been awarded 290 patents worldwide, 34 in the United States and several pending.
Franklin Antonio, the co-founder of San Diego chipmaking company Qualcomm and a UC San Diego graduate, has died. Qualcomm announced the death of Antonio in a statement on Friday, but did not state when, where, or why he passed away. Antonio was 69 years old.
Other co-founders included Andrew Viterbi, Franklin Antonio, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Harvey White. The company was named Qualcomm for "Quality Communications". It started as a contract research and development center largely for government and defense projects.
Franklin P. Antonio was the founder of QUALCOMM, Inc. which was founded in 1985, where he held the titles of Chief Scientist & Executive Vice President. He also held former positions as Director at Genalyte, Inc. and Executive Vice President at QUALCOMM Ventures.
May 16, 2022 · The SETI Institute is profoundly saddened by the news that supporter, friend and collaborator Franklin Antonio, co-founder of Qualcomm, has unexpectedly died.
