Awards & Recognition
Qualcomm has earned a distinguished reputation that goes beyond CDMA. Qualcomm is among the members of the S&P 500 Index, FORTUNE 500®, and a winner of the U.S. Department of Labor's "Secretary of Labor's Opportunity Award." Its unique work environment, dedicated workforce and expertise has also earned Qualcomm a place among FORTUNE's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" for ten years in a row and FORTUNE's list of "Most Admired Companies." CIO magazine named Qualcomm to its top 100 list for exemplifying the highest level of operational and strategic excellence.
Qualcomm's selected awards and honors include:
Corporate Success
- BusinessWeek “IT 100” – 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
- Forbes “Global 2000” – 2008, 2007, 2006
- FORTUNE's “Most Admired Companies” – 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
- FORTUNE 500 – Since 1999
- Financial Times “Most Valuable Global 500 Companies – Since 2000”
- Financial Times “Top 500 U.S. Companies” – Since 2000
- Deloitte & Touche – “Wireless Fast 50” – 2007
- Deloitte & Touche – “San Diego Fast 50” - 2007, 2006, 2005, 2001, 2000
- Institutional Investor Magazine – Most Shareholder Friendly Companies – 2007, 2006
- Fabless Semiconductor Association's "Best Financially Managed Company"
- BusinessWeek's "Global 1000"
- Forbes "400 Best Big Companies in America"
- CIO's "Top 100 Award"
- Forbes 500 Company
- Financial Times Newspaper's "Top 10 IT Companies"
- Information Week's "Top 500 Technology Companies"
- NASDAQ-100® Company
- S&P 500 Index
- S&P 100 Index
- Domini 400 Social Index
- KLD Catholic Values 400 Index
- KLD Broad Market Social Index
- KLD Large Cap Social Index
- KLD Large-Mid Cap Social Index
- KLD Select Social Index
Company Culture
- Great Place to Work® Institute India “Best Workplaces in India” – 2008, 2007
- Top Ten Best Employers in Korea in 2007 as part of the "Best Employers in Asia 2007" study by Hewitt Associates
- BestJobs USA “Employer of Choice” – 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
- Computerworld “100 Best Places to Work in IT” – 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
- FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” – Since 1999
- FORTUNE’s “20 Great Employers for New Grads” – 2007
- Oregon Business “100 Best Places to Work in Oregon” – 2008, 2007
- Outside Magazine “Best Places to Work” – 2008
- San Diego Business Journal “Best Places to Work” – 2008, 2007
- Training Magazine “Training Top 100” – 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Global Workforce Inclusion
- Urban League of San Diego County President's Award
- Fortune Magazine: Most Diverse Company List
- Black Collegian Magazine “Top 100 Employers” – 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001"
- San Diego Business Journal's "Multicultural Heritage Award"
- Black MBA Magazine's "Top 50 Companies for Black MBAs to Work"
- The Diversity Network “Leading Companies for a Diverse Workforce”
- United States Department of Labor's "Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity Award"
Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy
- THE BCA TEN's "Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America"
- City of San Diego “Recycling Award” – 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
- San Diego Magazine “Philanthropic Business of the Year” 2004
- Environmental Protection Agency – “Best Workplaces for Commuters” – 2006, 2005
- Industrial Environmental Association – Environmental and Sustainability Award – 2007
- Business Ethics Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens"
- FTSE4Good Index
Technology & Innovation
