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From: Ruffian
Thursday, Nov 4 1999 1:37PM ET
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Thursday November 4, 1:03 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated
QUALCOMM Vice President of Technology Receives
TR 100 Award
- Paul Bender Recognized as Visionary who will Help Drive the Future of Technology -
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:
QCOM - news), pioneer and world leader of
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology today announced
that Dr. Paul Bender, vice president of
technology for QUALCOMM, has been named by Technology Review as one of the
Top 100 Young Innovators with the
potential to make significant technological contributions in the next century.
For the past seven years Dr. Bender has contributed his expertise to the development of
innovative CDMA digital
communications at QUALCOMM. His responsibilities have included formulating the
system test team and leading the system
engineering team that developed commercial CDMA (IS-95) cellular and PCS
infrastructure. Currently, as vice president of
technology, he leads a team responsible for developing QUALCOMM's High Data
Rate (HDR) technology, which is
optimized for packet data and delivers a peak data rate of up to 2.4 Mbps in a standard
1.25 MHz channel. HDR provides an
ideal solution for wireless Internet access in portable, mobile and fixed applications using
a flexible IP-based architecture.
Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Dr. Bender conducted research in signal processing for
digital recording at the Center for
Magnetic Recording Research and assisted students in designing and debugging basic
analog circuits for the Electrical and
Computing Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
In August 1992, he received his Ph.D.
in electrical engineering with an emphasis on communications theory and systems from
UCSD.
''We are proud to have one of our own young visionaries, Dr. Paul Bender, recognized
as a leader who will shape technology
in the next century,'' said Dr. Andrew Viterbi, vice chairman of QUALCOMM.
''QUALCOMM takes pride in hiring the best
and the brightest and providing a work environment that helps facilitate the promotion of
new ideas to lead digital wireless
technology into the next generation.''
Technology Review magazine is the proud sponsor of the TR 100, a competition that
will recognize 100 young innovators
predicted to impact 21st century technology and innovation as determined by a
distinguished panel of judges. The top 10
nominees are profiled in depth in the November/December 1999 issue of Technology
Review. All 100 finalists will be honored
at a symposium held on November 4, 1999 on the MIT campus hosted by PBS
broadcaster, Bill Moyers, and CBS
broadcaster, Lesley Stahl.
While emphasis is placed on cutting-edge technology, which is the centerpiece of
Technology Review's editorial mission, the
primary areas from which the TR 100 were drawn are the most dynamic areas of
technology today: biotechnology, information
technology, chemistry and materials science, including nanotechnology. Nominees were
also considered from areas such as
basic research, transportation, energy generation, construction, business and the arts.
Technology Review is the world's oldest technology magazine. Relaunched in 1998 as
''MIT's Magazine of Innovation,''
Technology Review focuses on the process by which humanity continuously upgrades its
tools and techniques. Published
bimonthly, the magazine identifies and analyzes the process of innovation, focusing on
the dynamic technologic areas where the
most important cutting-edge technologies are evolving, including information technology,
biotechnology, medical technology and
nanotechnology. It also provides information and analysis on the potential impact of
these innovations on science, business, and
society.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless
communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital
technology. The Company's major business
areas include CDMA phones; integrated CDMA chipsets and system software;
technology licensing; and satellite-based
systems including OmniTRACS® and portions of the Globalstar(TM) system.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif.,
QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 1999 FORTUNE 500®
company traded on the Nasdaq under the
ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains
forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including timely product development, the Company's ability to
successfully manufacture significant
quantities of CDMA or other equipment on a timely and profitable basis, and those
related to performance guarantees, change
in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other
risks detailed from time to time in the
Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 26, 1999, and most recent Form
10-Q.
QUALCOMM and OmniTRACS are registered trademarks of QUALCOMM
Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of
Loral QUALCOMM Satellite Services, Incorporated. All other trademarks are
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: QUALCOMM Incorporated |
