Labrador,
US Patent No. 4,901,307 Spread spectrum multiple access communication system using satellite or terrestrial repeaters
US Patent No. 5,109,390 Diversity receiver in a CDMA cellular telephone system
Us Patent NO. 5,266,119 Vacuum sealing mechanism for a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus having inner and outer bellows (This one isn't assigned to Qualcomm, please recheck the patent no.)
US Patent NO. 5,267,261 Mobile station assisted soft handoff in a CDMA cellular communications system
Now, about Nokia buying chips from a third party vendor, I would talk to Engineer (i think that is his handle) about this. I remember chatting with him about this on the Qualcomm thread....
dave |