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For the Minnesota businessman, see <a href="/wiki/Irwin_L._Jacobs" title="Irwin L. Jacobs">Irwin L. Jacobs</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Irwin M. Jacobs</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Irwin_Jacobs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Irwin_Jacobs.jpg/220px-Irwin_Jacobs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Irwin_Jacobs.jpg/330px-Irwin_Jacobs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Irwin_Jacobs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="429" data-file-height="388" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Jacobs in 2005</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Irwin Mark Jacobs</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1933-10-18</span>) </span>October 18, 1933<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 91)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford, Massachusetts</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BSc</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">MSc</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Science" title="Doctor of Science">DSc</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Engineer, businessman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">Co-founder of <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Joan Klein (m. 1954, died 2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4, including <a href="/wiki/Gary_E._Jacobs" title="Gary E. Jacobs">Gary E. Jacobs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_E._Jacobs" title="Paul E. Jacobs">Paul E. Jacobs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sara_Jacobs" title="Sara Jacobs">Sara Jacobs</a> (granddaughter)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marconi_Prize" title="Marconi Prize">Marconi Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_Medal_of_Honor" title="IEEE Medal of Honor">IEEE Medal of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE_Alexander_Graham_Bell_Medal" title="IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal">IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IEEE/RSE_James_Clerk_Maxwell_Medal" title="IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal">IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation" title="National Medal of Technology and Innovation">National Medal of Technology and Innovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Medal_(Franklin_Institute)" class="mw-redirect" title="Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute)">Benjamin Franklin Medal</a></li> <li>IET <a href="/wiki/Mountbatten_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountbatten Medal">Mountbatten Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Irwin Mark Jacobs</b> (born October 18, 1933) is an American <a href="/wiki/Electrical_engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical engineer">electrical engineer</a> and businessman. He is a co-founder and former chairman of <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a>, and chair of the board of trustees of the <a href="/wiki/Salk_Institute_for_Biological_Studies" title="Salk Institute for Biological Studies">Salk Institute for Biological Studies</a>. As of 2019, Jacobs has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jacobs was born to a Jewish family in <a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford, Massachusetts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> in electrical engineering from <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> in 1956, and his <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">Master of Science</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Science" title="Doctor of Science">Doctor of Science</a> degrees in <a href="/wiki/Electrical_engineering_and_computer_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical engineering and computer science">electrical engineering and computer science</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a> (MIT) in 1957 and 1959, respectively. His doctoral advisor was Edward Arthurs. He is a member of <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Alpha_Mu" title="Sigma Alpha Mu">Sigma Alpha Mu</a> fraternity.<sup id="cite_ref-USC_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Irwin_Jacobs_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Irwin_Jacobs_2023.jpg/220px-Irwin_Jacobs_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Irwin_Jacobs_2023.jpg/330px-Irwin_Jacobs_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Irwin_Jacobs_2023.jpg/440px-Irwin_Jacobs_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3464" data-file-height="2309" /></a><figcaption>Jacobs speaking at <a href="/wiki/UC_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="UC San Diego">UC San Diego</a> in 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>Jacobs was assistant and associate professor of electrical engineering at MIT from 1959 to 1966 and professor of computer science and engineering at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego" title="University of California, San Diego">University of California, San Diego</a> (UCSD) from 1966 to 1972. With <a href="/wiki/John_Wozencraft" title="John Wozencraft">John Wozencraft</a>, he co-authored a textbook entitled <i>Principles of Communication Engineering</i> in 1965, which is still in use today. UCSD's <a href="/wiki/Jacobs_School_of_Engineering" title="Jacobs School of Engineering">Jacobs School of Engineering</a> is named for him and his wife.<sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1968, Jacobs co-founded <a href="/wiki/Linkabit" title="Linkabit">Linkabit Corporation</a> with <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Viterbi" title="Andrew Viterbi">Andrew Viterbi</a> to develop satellite encryption devices. That company merged with <a href="/wiki/M/A-COM" class="mw-redirect" title="M/A-COM">M/A-COM, Inc.</a> in 1980, becoming M/A-COM Linkabit.<sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, Jacobs went on to co-found <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm Inc.</a> along with Viterbi, Harvey White, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Franklin Antonio. Qualcomm developed the OmniTRACS system that was deemed one of the world's most "technologically advanced two-way mobile satellite communications and tracking systems". He pioneered these systems which use the communication bandwidth more efficiently than the older fixed time-sliced <a href="/wiki/Time-division_multiple_access" title="Time-division multiple access">TDMA</a> technology. Its <a href="/wiki/Code-division_multiple_access" title="Code-division multiple access">Code-Division Multiple Access</a> (CDMA) has been adopted as one of two digital standards (the other being <a href="/wiki/GSM" title="GSM">Global System for Mobile Communications</a> [GSM]) used in the next generation of cellular telephones in North America at the time. Jacobs announced in March 2009 that he had stepped down as chairman of Qualcomm and that <a href="/wiki/Paul_E._Jacobs" title="Paul E. Jacobs">Paul E. Jacobs</a>, his son, would succeed him.<sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Affiliations">Affiliations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Affiliations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jacobs was elected a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Engineering" title="National Academy of Engineering">National Academy of Engineering</a> in 1982 for contributions to communication theory and practice, and leadership in high-technology product development. He is also a <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_IEEE" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the IEEE">Fellow of the IEEE</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Inter-American_Dialogue" title="Inter-American Dialogue">Inter-American Dialogue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a chairman on the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and is on the international advisory board for the <a href="/wiki/Technion_%E2%80%93_Israel_Institute_of_Technology" title="Technion – Israel Institute of Technology">Israel Institute of Technology</a>. He is on the advisory board for the School of Economics and Management at <a href="/wiki/Tsinghua_University" title="Tsinghua University">Tsinghua University</a> in Beijing. He is on the board of directors of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Council_on_International_Policy" title="Pacific Council on International Policy">Pacific Council on International Policy</a> in Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-USC_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USC-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Irwin_Honorary_Doctorate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Irwin_Honorary_Doctorate.jpg/220px-Irwin_Honorary_Doctorate.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Irwin_Honorary_Doctorate.jpg/330px-Irwin_Honorary_Doctorate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Irwin_Honorary_Doctorate.jpg/440px-Irwin_Honorary_Doctorate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4118" data-file-height="2745" /></a><figcaption>Irwin Jacobs receiving his honorary doctorate of engineering (honoris causa) from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1980, Jacobs was the co-recipient, with Andrew J. Viterbi, the 1980 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) biannual award. In 1992, Jacobs was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in High Technology by the Institute of American Entrepreneurs, and in May 1993, he was awarded the American Electronics Association (AEA) "Inventing America's Future" award.<sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, for his development of <a href="/wiki/CDMA" class="mw-redirect" title="CDMA">CDMA</a>, Jacobs was awarded the <a href="/wiki/National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation" title="National Medal of Technology and Innovation">National Medal of Technology and Innovation</a>. </p><p>In 1994, he was also awarded the "Cornell University Entrepreneur of the Year" Award. </p><p>In 1995, Jacobs won the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal – For outstanding contributions to telecommunications, including leadership, theory, practice, and product development.<sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, Jacobs was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for his role in the cellular industry.<sup id="cite_ref-Irwin_M._Jacobs_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Irwin_M._Jacobs-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, Jacobs was awarded the <a href="/wiki/The_Franklin_Institute_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="The Franklin Institute Awards">Bower Award</a> for Business Leadership in 2001. <sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-L3-comm-linkabit_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-L3-comm-linkabit-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Jacobs and his wife Joan Jacobs are contributors to public arts and education in San Diego. For this, Jacobs was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson_Awards" title="Woodrow Wilson Awards">Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship</a> in 2004. </p><p>In 2005, Jacobs delivered the 2005 <a href="/wiki/Commencement_speech" title="Commencement speech">commencement speech</a> at <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 2008 commencement speech at the Jacobs School of Engineering.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, Jacobs and Viterbi received the 2007 <a href="/wiki/IEEE/RSE_Wolfson_James_Clerk_Maxwell_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award">IEEE/RSE Wolfson James Clerk Maxwell Award</a>, for "fundamental contributions, innovation, and leadership that enabled the growth of wireless telecommunications".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, he was named a Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, he received<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Marconi_Prize" title="Marconi Prize">Marconi Prize</a> together with <a href="/wiki/Jack_Wolf" title="Jack Wolf">Jack Wolf</a>. </p><p>In 2011, he was named a Marconi Prize recipient and Marconi Fellow.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Jacobs was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/International_Air_%26_Space_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Air & Space Hall of Fame">International Air & Space Hall of Fame</a> at the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Air_%26_Space_Museum" title="San Diego Air & Space Museum">San Diego Air & Space Museum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Jacobs was named the <a href="/wiki/W._P._Carey_School_of_Business" title="W. P. Carey School of Business">W. P. Carey School of Business</a> Dean's Council of 100 Executive of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, Jacobs was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/National_Inventors_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Inventors Hall of Fame">National Inventors Hall of Fame</a>. </p><p>In 2013, he received the <a href="/wiki/IEEE_Medal_of_Honor" title="IEEE Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers" title="Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers">Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers</a> (IEEE), which is the highest honor an engineer can receive from his or her peers. The IEEE said he was receiving the award not just for his innovations but for "the ability to translate innovation into industry applications, time after time after time."<sup id="cite_ref-medal_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medal-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2013, he was conferred the title of "Distinguished Honor Chair Professor" of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/American_Philosophical_Society" title="American Philosophical Society">American Philosophical Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August and October 2014, Jacobs was awarded honorary doctorates by <a href="/wiki/National_Tsing_Hua_University" title="National Tsing Hua University">National Tsing Hua University</a>, Taiwan, and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Polytechnic_University" title="Hong Kong Polytechnic University">Hong Kong Polytechnic University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Jacobs was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Computer_History_Museum" title="Computer History Museum">Computer History Museum</a> as a Fellow – for "his pioneering work in digital mobile telephony, data and communications, and technology".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Jacobs received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Jacobs received an honorary Doctor of Engineering and Technology degree from <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Jacobs and Viterbi received the IEEE Milestone Award for their CDMA and spread spectrum development that drives the mobile industry.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2018, he was appointed an honorary advisor to the president of National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. </p><p>In March 2018, he was named the winner of IMEC Lifetime of Innovation Award.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_York" title="University of York">University of York</a>, UK.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2019, he received the IET <a href="/wiki/Mountbatten_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountbatten Medal">Mountbatten Medal</a> in London.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the co-founder and chairman of <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a>, Jacobs has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the field of education through donations and grants to several schools and organizations. His donations have gone mostly towards fellowships and scholarships for students in the fields of engineering and computer science, as well as the arts, and are focused in the San Diego area.<sup id="cite_ref-FOP_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOP-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LJ_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LJ-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_San_Diego_Union-Tribune" title="The San Diego Union-Tribune">The San Diego Union-Tribune</a></i> in 2011 dubbed him the "Philanthropist in Chief".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of September 2009, Jacobs had donated a total of $31 million to his post graduate degrees school, the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>. He had donated $15 million and another $110 million to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego" title="University of California, San Diego">University of California, San Diego</a> where he was a professor of computer science and engineering for several years. Additionally, he has donated $62 million total to the American Society for <a href="/wiki/Technion" class="mw-redirect" title="Technion">Technion</a>, his alma mater <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a>, and <a href="/wiki/KPBS-FM" title="KPBS-FM">KPBS Radio</a> and <a href="/wiki/KPBS_(TV)" title="KPBS (TV)">Television</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOP_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOP-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His KPBS donation was in the sum of $1 million, and the multi-year gift is designed to strengthen the station's local journalism and news collaboration with <a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a>. The Jacobs have donated funds to build studios for KPBS and have supported the station for decades.<sup id="cite_ref-AB_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AB-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, he funded an engineering study on how to fulfill a proposal to remove automobiles from the <a href="/wiki/Plaza_de_Panama" title="Plaza de Panama">Plaza de Panama</a> in San Diego's <a href="/wiki/Balboa_Park_(San_Diego)" title="Balboa Park (San Diego)">Balboa Park</a> and agreed to chair a committee to study the proposal and develop private funding for it.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Irwin and Joan Jacobs donated $5 million in 2002 to the <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_San_Diego" title="Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego">Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego</a> downtown location for the renovation of the former train station baggage building which was named in their honor.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jacobs has pledged $120 million for the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Symphony" title="San Diego Symphony">San Diego Symphony</a>, a similar amount for the <a href="/wiki/Jacobs_School_of_Engineering" title="Jacobs School of Engineering">Jacobs School of Engineering</a> at the University of California, San Diego, $100 million for UCSD's future specialty hospital and $20 million to replace the central library in downtown San Diego. Also in 2005, the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for the <a href="/wiki/La_Jolla_Playhouse" title="La Jolla Playhouse">La Jolla Playhouse</a> was named after Jacobs and his wife in honor of their philanthropic contributions towards the institution's development.<sup id="cite_ref-LJ_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LJ-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Snews_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snews-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2013, the Jacobs donated $133 million to the joint <a href="/wiki/Cornell_Tech" title="Cornell Tech">Cornell Tech</a> campus development on Roosevelt Island in New York City. </p><p>The Joan and Irwin Jacobs TIX Institute at <a href="/wiki/National_Tsing_Hua_University" title="National Tsing Hua University">National Tsing Hua University</a>, Taiwan, was sponsored by Jacobs with the mission of encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" title="American Civil Liberties Union">American Civil Liberties Union</a> Foundation announced in January 2022 that it was renaming its list of pending United States Supreme Court cases the "Joan and Irwin Jacobs Supreme Court Docket" in honor of the couple's $20 million gift, the largest one-time endowment gift in the organization's history.<sup id="cite_ref-ACLU_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACLU-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Giving_Pledge">The Giving Pledge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The Giving Pledge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2010, Irwin and Joan Jacobs joined the <a href="/wiki/Giving_Pledge" class="mw-redirect" title="Giving Pledge">Giving Pledge</a>, pledging to give away most of their fortune to philanthropy.<sup id="cite_ref-Snews_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snews-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1954, Jacobs married a New York City native, dietician, and fellow Cornell graduate (1952), Joan Klein.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They reside in <a href="/wiki/La_Jolla,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="La Jolla, California">La Jolla, California</a>, and have four sons.<sup id="cite_ref-ForbesBillionaires_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ForbesBillionaires-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their son <a href="/wiki/Paul_E._Jacobs" title="Paul E. Jacobs">Paul E. Jacobs</a> succeeded Irwin as CEO of Qualcomm until stepping down in March 2014. Jeff Jacobs was the chief marketing officer of Qualcomm. Hal Jacobs, the second oldest, played on the 1985 USA <a href="/wiki/Maccabiah_Games" title="Maccabiah Games">Maccabiah Games</a> volleyball team, and is a co-producer of the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Boys" title="Jersey Boys">Jersey Boys</a></i>. Their eldest son, <a href="/wiki/Gary_E._Jacobs" title="Gary E. Jacobs">Gary E. Jacobs</a>, is the head of the board of the <a href="/wiki/Gary_and_Jerri-Ann_Jacobs_High_Tech_High_Charter_School" title="Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School">Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IEEE_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEEE-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His granddaughter, <a href="/wiki/Sara_Jacobs" title="Sara Jacobs">Sara Jacobs</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> politician, is the representative for <a href="/wiki/California%27s_53rd_congressional_district" title="California's 53rd congressional district">California's 53rd congressional district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His wife, Joan Jacobs, died on May 6, 2024 at the age of 91, following a lengthy illness. Her celebration of life included a public memorial that was held at The Rady Shell on May 13, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irwin_M._Jacobs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 33em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBerkman2011" class="citation news cs1">Berkman, Jacob (September 2, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=207507">"Jews take 5 of top 6 spots in annual list of top US givers"</a>. <i>Jerusalem Post</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Jerusalem+Post&rft.atitle=Jews+take+5+of+top+6+spots+in+annual+list+of+top+US+givers&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.aulast=Berkman&rft.aufirst=Jacob&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpost.com%2FJewishWorld%2FJewishNews%2FArticle.aspx%3Fid%3D207507&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIrwin+M.+Jacobs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/jewish-philanthropy-2-0/">"Jewish Philanthropy 2.0"</a>. 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