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Qualcomm’s Board of Directors will not renominate Dr. Paul Jacobs as a director. The decision was taken after Jabos informed the Board that he is exploring the possibility of making a proposal to acquire Qualcomm.
Dr. Jacobs relinquished his role as Executive Chairman of the Qualcomm Board of Directors last week, days prior to President’s decision to block Broadcom’s proposed acquisition.
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From the Graveyard
You just read about Qualcomm. One of the companies whose work it now carries:
Atheros Communications built Wi-Fi, Ethernet and connectivity semiconductors. What became of it?
Atheros Communications brought Wi-Fi, Ethernet and connectivity semiconductors to Semiconductor. That work was distinctive enough to lead to its acquisition by Qualcomm for US$3.1B. The standalone name now passes into the archive — but the team and technology continue inside Qualcomm today. One of 430 names here whose work outlived the company.
From 25 years of the Converge Digest archive.
