Qualcomm has about 19,000 engineers in India
One of the world's biggest chip design teams works from India, on phones, 5G and smart glasses.
In short
- A Qualcomm leader says about 19,000 of its engineers in India design products for the whole world.
- Some of its new phone chips were launched globally from India.
- It is working with Lenskart on smart glasses and with Indian 5G company Tejas Networks.
Key numbers
~19,000Qualcomm engineers in India
GlobalProducts designed for the whole world
2Indian partners named: Lenskart, Tejas
What happened
- A Qualcomm leader said about 19,000 of the company's engineers in India work on products sold worldwide.
- Some of Qualcomm's new phone chips were launched globally from India.
- Qualcomm is working with Lenskart on smart glasses.
- It is also working with Indian 5G company Tejas Networks.
Why it matters
Why this is useful
- Phone, 5G and edge-AI chips need large teams for design, verification and software.
- New products like smart glasses need chips that are small and use very little power.
Why it is good for freshers
- One of the world's biggest chip design teams is right here in India, so phone, 5G and edge-AI chip skills have strong demand.
- Brush up on digital design, verification (SystemVerilog/UVM) and embedded C.
- Wireless and signal processing basics help for modem and RF roles.
Why it is good for India
- India is not only a market but a place where global chips are designed.
- Partnerships with Indian companies help build local products.
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Words in this story
- 5G: the fifth generation of mobile networks, much faster than 4G.
- Edge AI: running AI directly on a device like a phone or glasses instead of in a data centre.
- Modem: the chip part that connects a phone to the mobile network.